by repulsewarrior » Thu Jun 02, 2016 4:26 am
...i won't disagree with Oceanside, he has a point. So far Akinci, and his predecessors, have not presented to the Cypriot people a Cypriot way. Rather, it has been a matter of "Turkishness", it is a matter of dismissing Cyprus for Cypriots, by dividing it, "Greek" (read: not "Turk")/ "Turk". Naturally extremists (because both "Greeks" and "Turks" exist) have held to this Agenda for all these years because it suits them. What has evolved in the interim, is a stronger Cypriot identity, it is clearer to the other half, Cypriots who do not choose the extremes, what harm has been done, and what they have to lose.
...but it is still, up to us; this summer will be a good time to remind the leaders that they may be Greek, or Turkish, as Persons, but that our lives to lead as Individuals is what is on the line.