Viewpoint wrote:bill cobbett wrote:Of the opinion that post any settlement, there should not be separate flags for the northern and southern zones and there shouldn't be any separate anthems.
These things are divisive symbols of separatism and the nationalist motherland lovers on both sides will take them and run with them. Best if they didn't have the chance to do so.
There should only be a single CY National Anthem (a nice instrumental number or one in a neutral language) and Flag.
Take it all agree??? ......
They have separate state flags in the USA.
Absolutely VP... and it may surprise you know that I can describe an unusual feature of the state flag of Hawaii, so am very familiar with states flags, state trees, state flowers in the USA but .... but.... BUT....
... but...the USA doesn't have scallywags of the likes your good self and die-hard Turkish Nationalists and the not so good Yialoser, and his black-shirted ELAN cross-dressing friends, all of who will have a field day with state anthems, state flags, statues of Atadicky at every chance... etc etc ... best not to carry this excess baggage in to a new era.
(oh ... and they don't have ethnically based quotas in elections in the USA)