How do we explain to ourselves...?

[Euklid]

..the Humiliating 1960's Constitution of Cyprus?

How did we as Greeks of the Greek state got convinced to sign that piece of crap, and how did we even dare to suggest to Makarios to sign it?

[Orphic_Hymn]

ahhh, far too many "proxies" (in lack of an accurate term for "entolodoxoi" in english) in our history to start counting..

[Euklid]

Nai, sigoura, alla re gamoti mou tosi kseftila? Diavazo kati erga Ellinon, pou ta rixnoun ola sti thriskeytikotita tou Makariou, "gios ktinotrofou, ti na kserei more apo politikH?" Ti mia mera symfonei, tin alli ora sikonetai kai arneitai"..hahaha geloun oi ilithioi, mas kseftilise[O Makarios] lene, me ti anapofasistikotita tou... nai den mas kseftilisane oi politikoi mas pou valane ton kakomoiri ton Papa na ypograpsei ayti tin poutsa.

Apoti exo katalabei to 1960 o Karamanlis den mporouse na kati kalytero giati i chora itan teleios sto eleos ton Amerikanon kai tou NATO.

Otan to '61 giname melos tou EEC, meta apo megales prospatheies tou Karamanli, tote spasame kapos to loro me to NATO kai kaname diversify tous "proxies".

Alla ksero go..ti na po.

[Promethean Fire]

What are you kidding me? You think Makarios hand was forced? Give me a god damn break.....from what i read the Cypriot people voted to unite Greece...from there were to many external opinions...evidently.

Kinda reminds me of the Venitzelos scenario....god damn political ambitions yamise once agan the opportunity for greater freedom.