A summer of lunacy and hypocrisy

cannedmoose · Posted: Sun Aug 14, 2005 11:19 pm Post subject: A summer of lunacy and hypocrisy

(archive article - Sunday, August 14, 2005)
THIS PERIOD, every year, political lunacy in Cyprus scales new heights which may have something to do with the high temperature. To be fair, lunacy together with hypocrisy, are the two main features of our political life and are evident all year round. But at this time of year, they are always more pronounced. In the last week, for instance, we witnessed a festival of lunacy and hypocrisy.

http://www.cyprus-mail.com/news/main.php?id=21365&archive=1

brother · Posted: Mon Aug 15, 2005 1:23 pm Post subject:

I read that article aswell but feel this is the same in most countries, don't you moosey.

cannedmoose · Posted: Mon Aug 15, 2005 2:12 pm Post subject:

I'm not sure that outside of the mediterranean EU countries, a cabinet minister would still be in her job and on trial... nor am I sure that in most other places, a prospective President could survive with allegations of forgery... proven or not. We all know that politicians are amongst the most corrupt element of society in most countries, but I think they go a step beyond in the case of Cyprus, the system seems to be designed to encourage clientelism and the rewarding of party supporters with favours or positions in power - I know this is true elsewhere, but from a northern European perspective, governments would fall if those kind of shennanigans were going on. I guess it's just a different way of operating.

brother · Posted: Mon Aug 15, 2005 2:38 pm Post subject:

See in cyprus nepotism etc. is common but you are right that in another country if the president was suspected of anything illegal he would have had to resign by now.

erolz · Posted: Mon Aug 15, 2005 2:45 pm Post subject:

cannedmoose · Posted: Mon Aug 15, 2005 2:52 pm Post subject:

Very true Erol... I've recently been reading a couple of articles about Maltese politics and the parallels between Cyprus and Malta as two small island communities is striking.

Have to say that later this year I'm going to be starting my research on the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus political system and parties, do you know of any good sources on this as there is absolutely nothing published in English. Planning to contact a couple of people that I know directly, but any known sources would be useful.

erolz · Posted: Mon Aug 15, 2005 2:55 pm Post subject:

cannedmoose · Posted: Mon Aug 15, 2005 3:02 pm Post subject:

*sniff*... looks like I'm actually going to have to produce something original then Crying or Very sad