Viewpoint wrote:Noway is Miltiades a traitor of which there are many on this forum, he is someone with a great love for his country Cyprus and tollerance and acceptance of TCs as his equal and people unlike many of the GCs who contribute to this forum. We have disagreed many times becuase his ideology imo it to utopian and lacks the reality which stares him in the face.
When I first joined the CF in April of 2006 , you were the first one that I challenged , we had many unpleasant exchanges , you stood your ground and I stood mine. As time past you accepted me for what I'm and I the same . You have been here when I challenge many on this forum who expressed hatred for one side or the other . I challenged those that presented a case and posted in a manner unlikely to help constructively in the ultimate , for me , solution , the unification of our island.
Those challenged are no longer with us , Malakas was the first one , Lysi , Alexander , Eric Dayi , and some that I no longer recall their names. All had the same qualities. Immesurable hatred either for the G/Cs or the T/Cs .
During the last few years I have met many from the forum I would like to think that all are still my friends just as I'm theirs , the first was MR-from-NG , Kafenes , Halil , Iceman , Lena that I met on 4 occasions including her mother and young brother and of course Niki along with Kalahari and the family . Deniz , a dear friend of mine and a real Cypriot , we dont see eye to eye as far as international events are concerned but are on the same level as far as the Cyprus problem is concerned.
Recently I had the pleasure of meeting Bananiot and his wife for lunch in Limassol .We do not see eye to eye on at least the AP but we are civilized Cypriots and agree that all are entitled to their own views. Those with differing views have a right to challenge if they feel that such views are damaging to the prospects of reconciliation and to the eventual solution which ideally would be the unification of Cyprus.
I will briefly refer to GR and Oracle for one last time since neither is here to defend them selves.
Calling someone my age , a father and a grandfather , one who at the very young age of 13 joined the struggle against the British occupation , a traitor and persisting in maintaining such a stand is not only a despicable act but a very spiteful and nasty accusation that I'm simply , unlike Bananiot who just ignored it , not going to accept it and will react within the boundaries permitted on the forum . Paphitis , the other part of the trio is still persisting in his perverted ideas that anyone who thinks that war is not the only option is a traitor . He is quite an expert in repeating the same over and over again , that I'm ignorant , IM FULL OF DRIVEL ,IM A TRAITOR BLAH BLAH BLAH. I offered him my hand just as I did to GR
he rejected it , I ask him what on earth is my crime , is it my wish to see my grandchildren grow up in a united Cyprus without strife war blood and tears , is it my wish that we should continue with our efforts in the political arena and not enter into a war that GR thinks with the help of mercenaries we can win !!!
I shall continue to challenge and debate with those that behave in a similar fashion to those back in the early 60s and 70s , on both sides of the spectrum , the fanatics who fly the Turkish flag , or the Greek flag , who ignore the reality that this island is an independent entity with its own persona and only as such will it find peace and stability , one Cyprus belonging equally to the G/Cs the T/Cs , Armenians , Maronites and to all other Cypriots .
Vp will agree I have never changed my tune , utopia he calls it, and so be it.