Bananiot wrote:Mr-from-NG, the book is only in Greek I am afraid, but you are right, it is a most interesting and informative book.
Just to come back to Piratis once again, not in the vain hope of installing some sanity into this person, but for the benefit of all forumers, I would like to stress a simple fact that really shouldn't be needing any stressing. The intercommunal strife did not start just like that, as the late Tommy Cooper would say. It was brewing, long before it started, thanks to the efforts of the sick nationalists of both sides. Here is another example:
On April 23 1956, EOKA members shot a GC policeman next to the Seray in Nicosia. A TC policeman (named Nihat Pacit) went after them and they shot him dead. The perpetrators were arrested on the spot by Turkish Cypriot women, would you believe. You can imagine what followed. The TC mob went on a rampage stoning and setting alight GC shops next to the pandopoleio. This setting went on for the next two days and eventually, the old pandopoleio was left in the hands of the TC's and the GC's turned the ginaikopazaro into a pandopoleio and thus segregation was duly achieved to the delight of the nationalists. Two separate pandopoleia as far back as 1956 and some naive forumers still think that separation and partition happened in 1974.
Another event that produced arson attacks and beating in many parts of Cyprus, including Larnaca and Limasol, was the murdering of TC policeman Lisani Ahmed in Polis on May 23 1956. Who were the murderers is not conclusive. It could have been EOKA or even TMT to incite racial hatred. This was a method practiced by both sides during this "preparatory" period of the demise of Cyprus.
Thats a shame Bananiot, judging by the few examples you so kindly give it would have been a great read.
Unfortunately our dear friend Piratis chooses to live in denial, not only that but he also knowingly distorts the truth to such an extent that anybody looking from the outside in would think he was certifiable.
Let me be absolutely honest here, it saddens me to tell you that the vast majority of TC's are now in the firm belief that partition is the only sensible solution. I wonder if Piratis and the likes are even aware that they are solely responsible for the swing of opinion within the TC community?
Anyway, we must not give up hope, as they say "time is a great healer", we must therefore be optimistic for the future and look forward to the day that the Piratis's, Oracles B25's, Sotos's etc etc will become just an insignificant few, the Bananiots will be the majority and Cyprus will live happily ever after.