• solo@slrpnk.net
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    5 months ago

    Oops I forgot this one

    • Cyprus is not a colony. Not anymore. It’s a country that chooses to have these bases there, and they have to take responsibility for their choices.
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      jesus fucking christ the land that RAF Akrotiri is on is not and has never been part of the political entity that Hezbollah is issuing threats to here. It is not leased from the Cypriot government. There is no arrangement allowing Britain to run a base on Cypriot land. It is just not Cypriot land. You are doing the equivalent of blaming Morocco for something Spain does in Melilla, or blaming Spain for something Britain does in Gibraltar.

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        5 months ago

        It is not leased from the Cypriot government.

        Who said anything about a lease?

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          How about you actually explain your thought process here rather than just continuing to leave sarcastic implications everywhere. Why, exactly, do you think that the country Cyprus is responsible for RAF Akrotiri?

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            Why, exactly, do you think that the country Cyprus is responsible for RAF Akrotiri?

            Decolonization processes are difficult. For Cyprus this process started in 1959, if I remember correctly. Within these processes having governments that are in favor of western imperialism does not help towards the ousting western military bases. I’m not saying no genuine effort too place during all these decades. Also, many people have been out on the streets for this, but among Cypriots in reality there is no consensus on the matter since many want to keep all ties with the UK.

            [Edit: I have not mentioned how much UK does not want to leave those military bases since it was not part of the question]