Bananiot wrote:This proposed plan has zero chances of being supported by any community. One could mention numerous reasons as to why but I feel it will be a waste of time and energy to deal with its shortcomings.
Bananiot,
Frankly, I expected many ethnic Greeks and Turks to disagree with the Hellenix plan. It demands compromise on key issues by both sides - and some understanding of sociology.
This said, I think it is better balanced than many other proposals - especially the Annan plan.
The Annan plan is so unbalanced that it makes the ethnic Turks who support it look like sleezy carpet-sellers and the ethnic Greeks who support it look like foolish door-mats.
Both the ethnic Greeks and Turks deserve better than this.
Just one problem with the Annan plan is that it promotes a system in which the minority of the people have a political vote worth far more than their numbers justify. What's worse is that this injustice is entrenched in the system. In other words, permanent injustice, resentment and hostility by the majority towards the minority.
Does anyone truly believe this is the answer?
The Hellenix system accepts that initially the ethnic Turks must be safeguarded from political exploitation by the Senate, but it also includes a mechanism to shift to a proper democracy at a later date when the ethnic Greeks have earned the trust of the ethnic Turks.
I don't think any of us have the right to make a general statement that a plan is unacceptable without being a little more specific.
Give me one or two good reasons to change the Hellenix terms, and I assure you, I will. I am happy to open my eyes to any mistake I have made, but pointless generalizations are not helpful.