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[zan]

...then unification is not the pragmatic solution that had been argued for decades.

Problem is, neither is partition because you owned jack-shit. Unless of course you think it’s a good idea to hang onto what isn’t yours for as long as possible and pay the consequences later.

And pay you will because nothing lasts forever.

What nothing

[zan]

If the people of the north and south hate each other and are willing to make each other suffer, then unification is not the pragmatic solution

Here is your problem right here,You can't use language like people of the North and South. I am a person of "the North",85% of the people of "the North" are Greek Cypriot.The people of the "north" you are talking about incorrectly are from anatolia,central asia or outer Mongolia or where ever. I have never lived in the "South" and have no connection to it. Why does "being pragmatic" in your opinion involve war crimes like breaches of the 4th Geneva Convention?

Aren't you mixing your past and present tenses?

[zan]

...then unification is not the pragmatic solution that had been argued for decades.

Problem is, neither is partition because you owned jack-shit. Unless of course you think it’s a good idea to hang onto what isn’t yours for as long as possible and pay the consequences later.

And pay you will because nothing lasts forever.

What nothing

If this is something you subscribe to, then aren't you contradicting yourself

[Me Ed]

LOS ANGELES: Jennifer Lopez called off a controversial birthday show in the breakaway north of Cyprus, provoking celebrations on Friday by Greek Cypriots while Turkish Cypriots denounced the move.

The furore over a luxury hotel inauguration showed how easily bitter rivalry can flare up between Cypriots across the ethnic divide, even as the two sides are locked in fruitless peace talks.

This message will be heard loud and clear and will put front and centre before influencers as to the real issue blocking the unification of Cyprus.

When I read comments such as Bill's etc. it continues to make clear the direction is flawed. The argument of living side by side as countryfolk is nonsense. These efforts do more to cement the partition than anything else.

Bill goes on about the language on J-Lo's FB, yet consider most people are commenting for the first time and are emotional, that bears nothing in comparison to a number of contributors whose hate messages and insults are a daily occurrence on CF.

Your comments are misdirected.

This whole fiasco was created by Turks for their own interests and has only succeeded in causing problems between the Cypriots.

On top of this, it is the TCs that have been made to look very bad whilst the Turks can walk away free of any blame.

[Acikgoz]

GR please you and I don't need to go through the same old dialogue do we? If unification is not going to work then the paradimg shift in the look of the solution is needed. I may be wrong, but I feel making TCs suffer is not really your bag, Bills yes, idiot Ed's yes, numerous others I could mention yes.

I am simply saying the J-Lo incident provides sufficient evidence that there are really deeply entrenched issues held passionately by both sides that will not go away with a full unification. The extent of the foulness in the exchanges by the general public is not what happy mergers/marriages etc are made of.

[Acikgoz]

Oh idiot Ed, you are most definately the dumbest person I have ever had the pleasure of exchanging messages with.

[Me Ed]

Oh idiot Ed, you are most definately the dumbest person I have ever had the pleasure of exchanging messages with.

I'm happy you find it a pleasure

[paliometoxo]

well she did cancell and the turks just made it worse by threatening her. watch her tell them to go stuff themselves now...

[Acikgoz]

Palio, big picture, I don't care about J-Lo coming, I didn't even know she was until probably a week ago.
The reason why she cancelled is the issue, the actions of Greeks and GCs to present a one sided account of the history, perhaps with added influence, meant after all the dialogue GCs and TCs have come nowhere.

It had been said on CF Christofias had apologised for the atrocities committed against TCs. Didn't read it, but assume it to be correct. If there was something to apologise about, how come there was no balance in the declaration. Human rights we all know on this forum is a 2 way street. To cancel and thereupon make such a statement openly declares 0 progress. We all know no one on this forum has won an argument as being innocent, both have abused human rights and continue to do so. Knowingly distorting the truth has consequences, the first being further estrangement.

[Oracle]

The reason why she cancelled is the issue, the actions of Greeks and GCs to present a one sided account of the history ....

On the contrary, it was the one-sided "history" she heard from the Turks which initially tricked her into naively accepting an invitation to gig. Once she heard the other side of the story, she turned her back on you!