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[lonewolfcypriot]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4OlMZb5LMnM I have been questioning my views and I have grown out of this whole Cypriot nationalist malarkey.

[Pyrpolizer]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4OlMZb5LMnM I have been questioning my views and I have grown out of this whole Cypriot nationalist malarkey.

I didn't quite agree with your previous views, like i don't I agree with the new ones.
They are both "black and white" views.
There millions of shades of grey in between. Depending on what the final solution of the CP problem will be the grey colour might be dominant, or lean towards black/white.

[repulsewarrior]

...i feel sad for you. You still have to decide who is this larger Family you belong to. Indeed join the Borg, but which one? You say you are not an Individual, I ask you instead of being Turkish within a Family of Man, can you be a "Turk"?

...so you are a Cypriot Turk, not a Turkish Cypriot; i suggest you think again.

You say Cypriots don't exist; i say you are a coward, and an ignorant one at that. Think again.

[lonewolfcypriot]

...i feel sad for you. You still have to decide who is this larger Family you belong to. Indeed join the Borg, but which one? You say you are not an Individual, I ask you instead of being Turkish within a Family of Man, can you be a "Turk"?

...so you are a Cypriot Turk, not a Turkish Cypriot; i suggest you think again.

You say Cypriots don't exist; i say you are a coward, and an ignorant one at that. Think again.

Abi, I know you live in canada but are you a Greek cypriot or a Turkish cypriot. Just curious.

[repulsewarrior]

What does it matter? In terms of this conversation, i come from a "mixed" village, if you are to believe the British who called it that.

I know my neighbours and their stories, our closeness to the land, i am fortunate to belong to a family here much longer. The struggle was the same, and in that we did it together; who we feared were not each other. And to this day my village celebrates this their loving nature, in Larnaca, as it is, the village now ''Turkish'' if you believe the Turkish Army, once a year where such a notion that Cypriots exist is not a question, it is a fact, as a village we join together despite the efforts to make it anything but so.

Am i Greek? Who is asking, are you "Turkish" (defined by "Turks") or Turkish? Are you my brother, or one of "Them" no better than the "Greeks" for which my family paid a big price? Principal, Rule of Law, respect for each other whether a believer in God (read: one God), or not, to recognise that Love, as an infinite power is served, that in serving lovingly it cannot "be" a possession: this is the Problem, without a Cypriot way.

...have i answered your question?

If you love the richness and diversity of your culture, enjoy this Liberty. Remember though, Freedom is no different to any one, that as an Individual, what becomes your pursuit as a Person is based on the recognition of this fact, we are not enemies of each other as a Human race, and that our real enemies like Hunger, Disease, and Ignorance, are fears better served with the hatred which to this day we use to "destroy" each other; Lest We Forget.

...i recall a lesson i learned long ago as a child. Did you know that Mary while on her way to Bethlehem rode on a Cypriot donkey? It was no coincidence, then as now this donkey has a special quality that is endearing; by stock a high quality, reliable, enduring, gentle in manner, and while small carries weight.

[lonewolfcypriot]

Personally, I do not hate anyone. I believe that everyone should be treated with equal respect regardless.

[Sotos]

From what I understand you were raised in the UK, maybe even born there, but your parents are not British. This has caused to you an identity confusion since there is no one single group that you can perfectly fit in and you would be a bit of a misfit no matter what you choose to call yourself. We have/had many others like you in this forum. My suggestion is to stop trying to identify with any single group and embrace your individuality. And if you do want to belong to a nation, and you believe that multiculturalism doesn't work, then I would suggest to you to try to become as British as possible and to blend in with the people that you choose to live among and adopt their culture. Cyprus is a small place, so it is easy for the Turks to come here from Anatolia, and then decide that multiculturalism doesn't work so they steal half of our island just for themselves. But the UK is a whole different story. Since multiculturalism doesn't work, when (not if) there will be a big crisis in the UK, the local people will decide that multiculturalism doesn't work and those who are not loyal to their nation and are of a different culture will suffer greatly.