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[I podium]

To all my critics (thank-you to the well-wishers)

If you remember I posted an article a week ago under the title THE CYPRUS ISSUE: A BRITISH VIEW and six pages worth later from people with the unlikely names of Rawk and Zan, not forgetting Rolo, I must restate my birthright of being British (that’s for you Rawk- You must concede poetic licence whereby impassioned speeches don’t rely on punctuation).

All in all the responses were ‘same old, same old’ – the individual sniping
on issues that occurred in times past. The past hashed and reshashed rather than talking about the future. Why don’t both sides accept the Status Quo and move on. The Greek Cypriots were wronged and should get their land back or compensation in lieu. The Turkish Cypriots should stop whining about isolation. In effect their numbers were greatly enhanced by Turks from the mainland. That does not sound like isolation, it sounds like insulation. Blame your Turkish masters – seek redress from them not the rest of the world. Consider that a lot of Greek Cypriots lost everything when they were displaced. I cannot recall hearing them moan about being left high and dry. Instead, they set about becoming economically viable and have succeeded. By the way, unlike the north Turkish Cypriot land in the south has not been sold off to foreign investors. I personally have been shown prime land which was owned by Turks pre-1974 where nowadays goats and donkeys graze. (Cypriot goats not foreign ones)

[G.Man]

I fully concur

[zan]

If you remember I said Greek or honourary Greek, albeit an uninformed one.


Did you ask the goat whether he was Greek or Turkish.

[rawk]

Hi I podium

Very likely Brit name, that one, old boy!

I take my name from Rawkerhayne in Devon from where I can trace my family back to 1425, how Brit do you want me to be?

Sorry if I'm a bit Norman rather than Anglo-Saxon but there was a conquest 400 years before that.

What was that about Cypriot goats and punctuation?

Rawk

[Piratis]

The fact is that many of the British that we have in this forum have connections (or even live) in the occupied areas. They have therefore adopted the Turkish propaganda which apparently suits their personal interests better and they are roaming the Internet trying to support the Turkish position since an end to the Turkish forced illegalities in Cyprus would harm their personal interests.

When a Brit with a different point of view appears they are trying to say that he is Greek and all that crap.

No British or any other person with some conscience would support the Turkish illegalities and crimes. This is done only by those who have something to gain from such illegalities but those are definitely not the majority of British people.

[zan]

The fact is that many of the British that we have in this forum have connections (or even live) in the occupied areas. They have therefore adopted the Turkish propaganda which apparently suits their personal interests better and they are roaming the Internet trying to support the Turkish position since an end to the Turkish forced illegalities in Cyprus would harm their personal interests.

When a Brit with a different point of view appears they are trying to say that he is Greek and all that crap.

No British or any other person with some conscience would support the Turkish illegalities and crimes. This is done only by those who have something to gain from such illegalities but those are definitely not the majority of British people.

Or know the Greeks too well

[Kartal_Aetos]

The fact is that many of the British that we have in this forum have connections (or even live) in the occupied areas. They have therefore adopted the Turkish propaganda which apparently suits their personal interests better and they are roaming the Internet trying to support the Turkish position since an end to the Turkish forced illegalities in Cyprus would harm their personal interests.

When a Brit with a different point of view appears they are trying to say that he is Greek and all that crap.

No British or any other person with some conscience would support the Turkish illegalities and crimes. This is done only by those who have something to gain from such illegalities but those are definitely not the majority of British people.

Isnt it funny how soon as an unbiased individual says anything piratis doesn't like they have suddenly "adopted Turkish propaganda"...lol

[Piratis]

On the contrary Kartal, the person attacked here was somebody that didn't agree with the Turkish propaganda and he was labeled as Greek. Did you miss that?

[Kartal_Aetos]

i was referring to the first paragraph

[Piratis]

If you are referring to my first paragraph, what I said is true.

We have many many British living in the free areas. However most of them do not care much about the Cyprus problem since it doesn't affect them.
On the other hand the foreigners that "purchased" stolen Greek Cypriot property in the occupied areas have realized how easily they can lose their illegal investment if the Turkish occupation ends. Therefore they fully adopted the Turkish propaganda and they are trying to promote it since this is what serves their personal interests.