BirKibrisli wrote:Piratis wrote:BirKibrisli wrote:Piratis wrote:BirKibrisli wrote:Piratis wrote:This is not about which foreign invader ruled Cyprus, but about what Cyprus is. Foreign invaders come and go, this doesn't change who we are and what our island is - a Hellenic island. Nothing the foreign invaders will do can change this. The Turks will fail to destroy our heritage on our island just like all other foreign invaders before them failed.
It is all in your mind,Piratis...Hellenic Cyprus is a figment of your imagination...Cyprus is what it is...A piece of island inhabited by some seriously deluded people who think they can deny others their birthright.Try to be inclusive opposed to exclusive,compassionate instead of hateful,generous instead of parsimonious,and you will see where that will get you...Because the road you are on is a deadend!
Are the Greeks in Turkey denied their birthright?I am inclusive, compassionate and generous to those who are also inclusive, compassionate and generous. Unfortunately you do not qualify.
What was ever inclusive with the Turkish demands? From the time they set their foot on Cyprus until today they always tried to discriminate and segregate people based on our religion or ethnicity.
When have the Turks/TCs been generous? They always wanted far more than what proportionately belongs to their 18% minority, on the expense of our human and democratic rights.
When have they been compassionate? We forgave you 300+ years of oppression, and we are willing to forgive you again for your second round of crimes against us, so we can leave the past behind and finally have in Cyprus a normal democratic country. On the other hand you want to make us "pay the price" for a problem which was mostly your creation and impose on Cyprus some divisive, racist, apartheid so called "solution".
As I said before: Start acting like a friendly fellow Cypriot and you will be treated as a fellow Cypriot. For as long as you are acting as our enemy, trying to take our lands and our human and democratic rights, you will be treated as an enemy and that is exactly what you deserve.
On top of everything,you are an ingrate,Piratis...
If the Ottomans hadn't treated you with certain compassion and gave you the freedom to practice your language and religion,in those times where the Sultan's word was law,and there was nowhere to appeal,You would've been speaking Turkish and praying to Allah by now!!!Think about that and count your lucky stars...
The Ottomans killed 10s of thousands of Cypriots. How do you think your minority was created in Cyprus. They murdered real Cypriots and they imported Turks to replace them. They didn't kill everybody because they wanted to exploit the Cypriot people. Dead people don't pay taxes.
But don't worry, you will be treated in the same way that the Ottomans treated us, if thats what you want.
In the old days when empires wanted to expand they simply conquered other places and brought them under their rule...This was usually brought about by force of arms,and both sides had heavy casualties as a result...The Ottomans lost 80,000 soldiers to capture Cyprus...And I have no doubt 10s of thousands of Venetian soldiers were killed...I dispute your claim that 10s of thousands of Cypriots were killed..
That was not the Ottoman way...But your hatred and bitterness would not let you see the truth of the matter...The same hatred and bitterness which drove you and your like to seek revenge on the TCs hundreds of years after the Ottoman invasion...And I have no doubt you would carry out your threats if you find the TCs at your mercy once again...But guess what? You might not have learnt anything from the past but we did...The TCs will never allow themselveds to be at your mercy again,not on your life!
You are really brainwashed. Not the Ottoman way? Really??
In the summer of 1570, the Turks struck again, but this time with a full-scale invasion rather than a raid. About 60,000 troops, including cavalry and artillery, under the command of Lala Mustafa Pasha landed unopposed near Limassol on July 2, 1570, and laid siege to Nicosia. In an orgy of victory on the day that the city fell--September 9, 1570--20,000 Nicosians were put to death, and every church, public building, and palace was looted.
We didn't seek any revenge for the Ottoman invasion from the TCs. In fact after Ottoman rule ended GCs and TCs lived together in peace without any major problems between them.
But unfortunately just 80 years after the end of Ottoman rule, you again collaborated with foreign Imperialists and
you attacked us with the aim to once again have Ottoman style gains on our expense.
Our island will be liberated sooner or later either you like it or not. If you do not want to live as equal Cypriots in a free and democratic Cyprus, but instead you want to live separate from us in a Turkish state, then your only option will be to move to Turkey, because in Cyprus there will not be any Turkish state, not even a pseudo state, and any kind of racist discrimination and segregation will be abolished.