shahmaran wrote:its jsut soo easy for you guys to gang up on VP, ahhh where is Zan when you need him
Kikapu, with all due respect, altho im sure you are TC (and same goes for Birkibrisli), because there is no point in doubting anything on the contrary since there is no way to proove it and i will just take your word for it, its hard to see where you draw the line between your ethnicity and your nationality, because as much as these guys here shout that they are Cypriots not Greeks, when it comes to ethnic background and the GREAT history of the Greeks with all its arts and philosophy and scientists, they sure love to take credit and BE Greek for the moment and be proud and defensive of their past and rights, however you seem to have no affiliation whatsoever with "Turkishness", and altho your political stance on the matter claims to be objective and "what is best for ALL Cypriots regardless of their ethnicity" which i do respect very much, from the view point of the people who actually live in the TRNC, you come off to being a lot more against us than with us.
Now you might say "well thats exactly BECAUSE i dont live there, and i dont feel as emotional as you do" the truth of the matter is that, WE DO live here, and we do have to face with the practical realities and difficulties of the isolations everyday of ourlives, and for you to see something like "direct flights to the TRNC" too much for us, does raise a lot of questions in ones mind about your priorities, afterall who can possibly be from the TRNC and claim that such a simple right can actually be seen as an obstacle for true peace and unity on the island, unless ofcourse you aggree on EVERYTHING with the GCs, who seem to be defending their sides a LOT more selfishly and stubbornly than you do...i dont think there is 1 GC here that is as "objective" as you are...
i really do think that your "objective" point of view on the matter is highly tilted to the south and im sure it would have been different if you did actually live amongst us and faced with the reality of Cyprus every day...and by that i mean in the TRNC.
Shahmaran,
Thanks for your post. I told you before, that I like you and also what you write, even though you do get emotional sometimes ( join the club ). As Bir said before, we can detach ourselves from the everyday crab that you have to go through, to have a decent life, and there is nothing more than I want, is for you to have a better life, but come on, a "non-stop" flight is what we have been waiting for all these years. Is this our end game objectives in Cyprus, so that mrfromng can get to his Villa, an hour earlier. I don't care how long his flight takes to arrive, because I care more for the Greater Cause to all the TC's in a Democratic, 2 state 1 Nation solution, where we can all enjoy simple luxuries of life, as most GC's seem to enjoy, just a stone throw away. I'm sure you have heard this saying, but it is appropriate, "give a hungry man a fish to eat today, he will be hungry again tomorrow, but teach him to fish, and he can have fish every day". I see the direct flight argument just a ploy to benefit the few. I want to teach all to fish, so that they can support themselves. Just because my arguments goes against those who want partition, it is very easy for them to claim my views are one sided. Well my friend, I'm on the side for all of us. Is there anything wrong with that, or do I have to choose one or the other.
Have you ever been to an ice cream shop and wanted more than one flavour, but you just take one scoop and walk out, still thinking the other flavour that you did not choose instead. You know what I always do, I take both the flavours, piled on top of each other. It is the same with the Cyprus situation, I take it all, because at the end, I will enjoy all of it, and not just part of it.