{"id":6889,"date":"2023-01-29T12:28:00","date_gmt":"2023-01-29T09:28:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/penna.cydialogue.org\/?p=6889"},"modified":"2023-02-06T14:15:00","modified_gmt":"2023-02-06T11:15:00","slug":"the-horrifying-human-tragedy-you-fail-to-see-refuse-to-acknowledge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/penna.cydialogue.org\/the-horrifying-human-tragedy-you-fail-to-see-refuse-to-acknowledge\/","title":{"rendered":"THE HORRIFYING HUMAN TRAGEDY YOU FAIL TO SEE, REFUSE TO ACKNOWLEDGE!"},"content":{"rendered":"
The weather was very cold…<\/p>\n
A young African at the supermarket…<\/p>\n
He was wearing a pair of rubber or plastic summer sandals…<\/p>\n
He had no socks on…<\/p>\n
And it just so happened that the rain that never comes poured that day…<\/p>\n
-*-*-<\/p>\n
An old tracksuit and an even older hooded top, worn out…<\/p>\n
Obvious that he had not shaved for months…<\/p>\n
Nor showered…<\/p>\n
-*-*-<\/p>\n
He bought a package of rice…<\/p>\n
A single package…<\/p>\n
He gets in line to pay…<\/p>\n
I am standing behind him…<\/p>\n
-*-*-<\/p>\n
He extended the package of rice to the Turkmen lady at the cash register who scanned it with an optic scanner. Beep, \u20ba27.90…<\/p>\n
The young boy or man, extremely embarrassed extended his right hand; he only had a \u20ba20 bill and a single \u20ba5 bill…<\/p>\n
\u20ba25…<\/p>\n
It wasn\u2019t enough…<\/p>\n
He bows his head…<\/p>\n
The cashier is very sad as well…<\/p>\n
-*-*-<\/p>\n
Whispering to the cashier, I tell her, \u201cI\u2019ll pay the remaining \u20ba2.90, please let him go.\u201d<\/p>\n
The cashier woman handed the man the package of rice…<\/p>\n
He took it and walked towards the exit, as he left, he glanced back, he understood what I had done and said \u201cThank you\u201d in English…<\/p>\n
-*-*-<\/p>\n
A few days later…<\/p>\n
At another supermarket…<\/p>\n
Another young African…<\/p>\n
I saw him holding a single tomato, one onion, and a few packs of biscuits…<\/p>\n
And two loaves of bread…<\/p>\n
Beep, beep, beep…<\/p>\n
\u20ba105 and a few kuru\u015f [cents<\/em>]!<\/p>\n The boy extends his hand…<\/p>\n A single \u20ba100 bill!<\/p>\n He returned two of the biscuits, and the cashier took them back, reduced it from the total and I think gave him back \u20ba3 in change…<\/p>\n The boy left…<\/p>\n The clothes he was wearing were old, unwashed…<\/p>\n -*-*-<\/p>\n I know, you will rush to tell me about the loud African young men and women who drive around in luxury cars and who live a life of luxury!<\/strong><\/p>\n -*-*-<\/p>\n That\u2019s where the problem lies…<\/p>\n You, I mean the TRNC state, has tricked these children, these young people into coming to this country…<\/strong><\/p>\n Of course not all of them…<\/p>\n And unfortunately, the majority of these young people who were lured to this country with promises of <\/strong>\u201c<\/strong>going to a paradise<\/strong>\u201d<\/strong>, guaranteeing them an education, jobs and a European life, find themselves in a trap after arriving. <\/strong><\/p>\n -*-*-<\/p>\n The disaster of being <\/strong>\u201c<\/strong>penniless<\/strong>\u201d<\/strong> is an <\/strong>\u201c<\/strong>evil<\/strong>\u201d<\/strong> that pushes people into all sorts of crimes from drugs to money laundering and prostitution!<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong>-*-*-<\/p>\n Did you say equal and sovereign state?<\/p>\n Was the motherland always by our side?<\/p>\n Were we living a life of luxury?<\/p>\n Ohhh, the taverns are full!<\/p>\n Did everyone have four cars parked in front of their homes, and two mobile phones in their pockets?<\/p>\n And the best brands too!<\/p>\n -*-*-<\/p>\n That is exactly how we are!<\/p>\n If that\u2019s what you\u2019re saying, if that\u2019s what Ersin bey [Mr Ersin (Tatar)<\/em>], \u00dcnal bey [National Unity Party leader <\/em>\u00dc<\/em>nal <\/em>\u00dc<\/em>stel<\/em>], the [Turkish<\/em>] Ambassador and Mehmet bey [Translator’s note:<\/em>\u00a0<\/em>likely reference to<\/em> Mehmet Kaya, senior advisor to Turkish Vice President Fuat Oktay responsible for Turkish Cypriot affairs<\/em>] are saying, then that is how it is dears!<\/p>\n So keep going!<\/p>\n Keeping living like this!<\/p>\n -*-*-<\/p>\n What we have here is a human tragedy, one that you fail to see or refuse to acknowledge!<\/p>\n Keep on going, [keep talking about<\/em>] the flag, the Ezan [Islamic call for prayers<\/em>], Ahmet \u00dcnsal [Head of the Department of Religious Affairs<\/em>], making promises at K\u00fclliye no.2 [Translator<\/em>\u2019<\/em>s note: reference to presidential complex under construction in the north, considered a miniature version of the one in Ankara<\/em>] \u201cwe will do this, we will do that,\u201d and all is good!<\/p>\n In 2023, in Cyprus, the most favourite country of Europe, the mindset that opposes any political solution and regards the occupied Cypriot land as “Turkish property \u2013 rightfully won by the sword”; openly engages in human trafficking or turns a blind eye to it\u2026<\/p>\n It is pushing young Africans into all sorts of crime from drug trafficking to money laundering and the country is like a bomb ready to go off.<\/p>\n These people are openly exploited as very cheap labour…<\/p>\n They are condemned to a life of hunger…<\/p>\n And naturally; they are pushed into committing crimes.<\/p>\n ***<\/p>\n <\/p>\n What lovely birds parrots are!<\/strong><\/p>\n Parrots, belonging to the order \u201cPsittaciformes\u201d, are a species of bird with curved beaks, thick and fleshy tongues, with shiny feathers that live in warm climates.<\/p>\n In addition, some of the species can imitate what we say…<\/p>\n That\u2019s what is written in \u201cWikipedia\u201d…<\/p>\n -*-*-<\/p>\n So what does it say?<\/p>\n Some parrot types can repeat or imitate words we say…<\/p>\n -*-*-<\/p>\n My mother owns a grey parrot named Behl\u00fcl…<\/p>\n It can imitate only a few words…<\/p>\n For many years, I bred many \u201clove birds\u201d or \u201ccockatiels\u201d…<\/p>\n Now I only have one zebra… Of course, I’m talking about the bird zebra [finches<\/em>], not the donkey type!<\/p>\n Anyway, putting them aside, there are a variety of parrots with different colours living in this country, and some can even form long sentences…<\/p>\n -*-*-<\/p>\n Their owners teach them, the parrots learn and they keep repeating the same sentences for years…<\/p>\n For example one of the most taught and repeated \u201clines\u201d, is \u201cThe TRNC will stand firmly on its feet as a result of Turkish-TRNC cooperation… the Greek Cypriots will be jealous\u201d…<\/p>\n -*-*-<\/p>\n What a lovely \u201cline\u201d it is, isn\u2019t it?<\/p>\n I wish it were true!<\/p>\n I wish the Greek Cypriots envied us, so that the 100-year-old \u201csocial-economic gap\u201d in terms of development that exists [between the two sides<\/em>] would not be seen!<\/p>\n -*-*-<\/p>\n Another frequently repeated and taught \u201cline\u201d which carries \u201cno proper meaning\u201d is \u201csovereign equality\u201d…<\/p>\n Squawk… sovereign and equal!<\/p>\n Squawk!<\/p>\n The bird is squawking!<\/p>\n After all, it’s nothing \u201cserious!\u201d<\/p>\n -*-*-<\/p>\n And then there are the completely ridiculous unnecessary \u201csquawks\u201d…<\/p>\n The ones that make people laugh!<\/p>\n For example: \u201cGood morning\u2026 Our nature is smiling again after the rain. It’s green everywhere. I hope more [rain<\/em>] will come…\u201d<\/p>\n Or, \u201cThe Mesaoria plain is lush green… The blessing has come and gone, we hope more will come\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n -*-*-<\/p>\n Parrots are among the most important and valuable \u201cbird\u201d species in our homes…<\/p>\n We love them greatly, they are cute.<\/p>\n They are known for their ability to imitate, their dazzling colourful feathers, the sounds they make and their high level of intelligence.<\/p>\n But in the end, they are \u201cbirds\u201d…<\/p>\n In other words, their brains may be more evolved compared to other birds but they are still \u201cbird brains\u201d…<\/p>\n [Photo insert: A photo of a red parrot<\/em>]<\/p>\n Source: THE HORRIFYING HUMAN TRAGEDY YOU FAIL TO SEE, REFUSE TO ACKNOWLEDGE!<\/a><\/p>\n