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[Get Real!]

You need an addendum to your manifesto

He can add Ted Kaczynski's.

[repulsewarrior]

...it just seems a good moment to ask, have you read my manifesto?

[repulsewarrior]

…first impressions,

“Important opportunities to craft an agreement that can appeal to, and secure the support of, core sections of society, such as women and the young, are being missed. The input of the business community, and various other non-governmental organisations, is also vital”, so too the displaced (from ’63, and ’74).

…a second thought, about civil society’s involvement; consider the Occupy Movement at the Ledras Crossing in the Buffer Zone, it is a spontaneous action by activists who see a larger problem in World Affairs, yet it has stirred the civilian population to act as Cypriots to defend them, in its support not as “Greeks” and “Turks”. Witness the authorities and the failed attempts to remove them, it is their consistency in representing themselves firstly as Citizens of the World without discrimination in support of Universal Principals which gains them this Hope, respect and recognition.

…thirdly, I would like you to consider that the negotiations require the existence of a Federal Government representing all Citizens, as Individuals, and (at least) two constituencies, which as Persons have the self-representation they need to sustain their respective distinct identities. I ask, if there is a President, and a leader of the Turkish Constituency, where is the Representative for the Greek Constituency? It would be a step ahead toward a Unitary State, if it’s Leader represented all its Peoples’ Sovereignty without the bias of having to defend interests that are Greek (even though they represent the vast majority of the population). It would be likely, if at a separate table, the constituencies, which could include, Maronites, Armenians, etc., considered amongst themselves the Territorial Jurisdictions for their National Assemblies, that unanimously they could pass to the Federal Government’s negotiators their desires in a manner which would provide for their Charters.

…furthermore, if enclaves spotting the whole island were included in the Cypriot geography (again) they would not be a dirty word, rather they would provide to the displaced their due, where at least for some they could return in dignity as they left, as Communities. The National Assemblies, Greek and Turkish, would thus be obligated to provide their services to electors island-wide, and the Green Line, even if it remained relatively unchanged would not represent a border but another frontier. Free Movement, Association, and Expression, are assured if the island is no longer two mono-clonal mutually exclusive parts, all Citizens will have greater choices, Justice is seen, the settlers and others newly displaced who would qualify, under these circumstances can thus be provided homes rather than houses.

…well written, and thought provoking, thank-you.

https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2012 ... l-society/