Get Real! wrote:It looks like Paphitis’ Aphrodite movement isn’t doing too well so he’s decided to join Bananiot’s, with VP having a premature ejaculation on the side!
Bananiot is at least in touch with reality but his opinions about the Annan Plan or other such "peace initiatives" are not the answer. It seems that Cypriots on this forum have no idea about what Cyprus will face in a few years time. But it's not really your fault either, because the Cyprus Government also does not know what to do only because Greece itself does not have the stomach to stand up to Turkey as a 'nation' which is equipped and capable of doing so. If Greece is unwilling or is scared to call Turkey's bluff by claiming it's rightful 12nm territorial seas, which Turkey deems to be an act of war, then Turkey will make even more outrageous claims in the future, and we see this right now.
The Aphrodite movement is going just fine for those real Cypriots, and Greeks who are actually capable of seeing past their nose, and for those Cypriots who understand the need for a real Cypriot identity, and for those Cypriots who place Cyprus before anything else. They are a minuscule minority but things will change over time.
Sometimes reality hurts us. But pragmatism is a requirement when facing Turkey. Greece must behave like a nation capable of protecting it's interests in the Aegean and further a field, otherwise Cypriots should tell them that they are a bunch of gypsy cowards that has only done Cyprus much damage and will continue to be a liability well into the future unless some miracle happens and it starts to take some responsibility. They have enough fire power to behave like an assertive nation but are too stupid to be dealing with Turks.