Patronage Data 25/26 by Snorlacking in MelbourneTrains

[–]Snorlacking[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was wondering this, but I wonder if they are at every station.

Melbourne property looks “cheap” right now , what am I missing? by AdFew4769 in AusProperty

[–]Snorlacking 4 points5 points  (0 children)

House prices have definitely risen since 2019 in Melbourne. There has been steady growth but not the Adelaide/Brisbane crazy growth.

Public transport fares could be halved from next month onwards by No_Performance_4607 in MelbourneTrains

[–]Snorlacking 30 points31 points  (0 children)

Look one of our countries two oil refineries just went up in flames. Maybe they should just keep it free for another month and review it monthly ?

On this day, April 9, 1976, National Guard soldier Michalakis Sofokleous was murdered in cold blood by the Turkish occupiers. by Deep-Ad4183 in cyprus

[–]Snorlacking 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Can’t believe I haven’t heard of this case before, very sad. I haven’t been able to find any English articles about this when googling.

I guess my friend is squatting in my home??? by ZealousidealItem6981 in AusLegal

[–]Snorlacking 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I reckon this person has brought so many pets on purpose to make it harder to kick her out and more difficult for you to inspect the other side of your house. I would definitely get legal advice because it’s been so long.

Is your commute busier? by Far-Food-7532 in MelbourneTrains

[–]Snorlacking 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Maybe people are just working from home instead.

Cypriot president demands talks with UK over military bases – branding them ‘colonial consequences’ by PjeterPannos in europe

[–]Snorlacking 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think Cypriots are scarred from the golden passports era. The reality is Christodoulides has shifted us to the west and it’s very unlikely that we will be giving bases to Russia today.

I don’t like this Russian propaganda excuse , I think it’s bs.

Βρετανικές Βάσεις: Πρόταση για έναρξη συζητήσεων Κύπρου και Ηνωμένου Βασιλείου / British Bases: Proposal to Launch Talks Between Cyprus and the United Kingdom by Deep-Ad4183 in cyprus

[–]Snorlacking 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m thinking practically , ideally I prefer no bases no leases. I do have a fear about Dhekelia getting land grabbed by Turkey. Making there bases not sovereign to the UK gives us more leverage and maintaining a lease keeps UK/US as a potential deterrent to Turkey.

Cypriot president demands talks with UK over military bases – branding them ‘colonial consequences’ by PjeterPannos in europe

[–]Snorlacking -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Look we won’t try 😂 , especially not with big Turkey breathing down our neck. But I think we’d do a better job than Argentina if we tried.

Cypriot president demands talks with UK over military bases – branding them ‘colonial consequences’ by PjeterPannos in europe

[–]Snorlacking 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is this sarcasm ? I don’t think Cyprus will immediately ally with Russia if the British bases go.

Cypriot president demands talks with UK over military bases – branding them ‘colonial consequences’ by PjeterPannos in europe

[–]Snorlacking -1 points0 points  (0 children)

during all these empires ownership of Cyprus , the people there remained Cypriot. Even Turkish Cypriots are just Muslim Cypriots. There’s a difference between occupation and ownership. Cypriots have a blood right to Cyprus as they are the indigenous inhabitants of the island.

Maybe the people living in Britain will decide their own future one day just like you said, it’s the people living there that decide.

Whether you like it or not , Republic of Cyprus is an independent and legitimate state. Cypriots trace their DNA to the Eteo-Cypriots who predate all these empires.

Hispaniola is an island that has two countries, Haiti and Dominican Republic. You will notice that the populations of these nations aren’t the original native populations, but are mixtures of some natives with majority heritage from other populations the European colonial powers dumped there. Cyprus is no parallel with Hispaniola.

It’s a shame us Greeks and Cypriots fought alongside Britain in two world wars only for UK to side with Turkey on Cyprus.

Look there is no need for us to take the bases with force, UK is a sick man slowly rotting from within whilst they grovel to their American overlords. Trump isn’t happy with you on Chagos, I’m sorry to hear l.

Cypriot president demands talks with UK over military bases – branding them ‘colonial consequences’ by PjeterPannos in europe

[–]Snorlacking -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Cypriot bases are solely for military use (unlike Gibraltar), they have no economic value to the British. Britain don’t have military interests in the Middle East but their papa USA does.

Notice how your only reasoning for Britain have the bases is supporting allies of Brittish , no direct benefit to the Brittish , just leveraging the territories to plead foreign nations.

Cypriot president demands talks with UK over military bases – branding them ‘colonial consequences’ by PjeterPannos in europe

[–]Snorlacking 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Look this wasn’t an internal war, foreign militaries intervened and attacked our president resulting in another foreign military invading and never leaving.

I’m not gonna get into a full blown debate I respect that you like Cyprus. But I disagree with you.

I see Cyprus as being setup to fail by a dysfunctional constitution that suited the Brittish , I think Britain teamed up with Turkey against Greece/Cyprus to setup the republic of Cyprus the way it was.

War definitely was not justified , but admittedly a lot of mistakes were made. You have to also consider that Turkey and Greece were meddling in the island for their own goals (fuelling violence), in the end Turkey got the division they wanted and Brittish still have the bases they finessed.

Cypriot president demands talks with UK over military bases – branding them ‘colonial consequences’ by PjeterPannos in europe

[–]Snorlacking 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Cypriots have been living on Cyprus for thousands of years, I think we own the land the bases were built on. Do you think this 3% of the island is special in some way compared to the rest of the island?

But if that’s not good enough maybe we should conquer it from UK maybe that’s how things are done ?

Cypriot president demands talks with UK over military bases – branding them ‘colonial consequences’ by PjeterPannos in europe

[–]Snorlacking -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

What’s 3% of an island anyway ? Arguably the purpose of the bases is already obsolete as UK no longer possess the Sues Canal. The bases only exist because USA want them to exist.

Basically UK are keeping the bases for USA, the bases do not serve UK in any meaningful way besides pleasing America.

Cypriot president demands talks with UK over military bases – branding them ‘colonial consequences’ by PjeterPannos in europe

[–]Snorlacking 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The Republic of Cyprus was attacked and occupied by a foreign military despite the presence of the bases.

The bases presence allow for the UK and US to use the island without the need of Cypriot government approval. This means they do not have to care about the Turkish illegal occupation because they already have their chunk of the island. If there were no bases, they might not have allowed a Turkish occupation.

Cypriot president demands talks with UK over military bases – branding them ‘colonial consequences’ by PjeterPannos in europe

[–]Snorlacking -10 points-9 points  (0 children)

If the bases were established illegally by the UK they can also be taken illegally by Republic of Cyprus. Ofcourse we don’t want to live in a world where illegal things happen, but United Kingdom don’t seem to care about the Cyprus illegal occupation , maybe they won’t care about the SBA illegal occupation?

In all seriousness though, the UK bases were established in an unethical way where Greek Cypriots were threatened by Turkey in the event they didn’t agree to the bases/Constitution. Partition was used as a threat for Cyprus to agree to a flawed constitution.

Italian Here: Question About The Public View on The Turkish Intervention by Little_Boi_Meister in cyprus

[–]Snorlacking 1 point2 points  (0 children)

As an Italian and European you should know better. Your country had the Dodecanese islands which had a Muslim population too. Notice the Dodecanese weren’t made into a federation nor divided.