Enough
Already!
(Publication
Date: March 23, 2007)
Saying
“enough already!” is a sign of distress.
Sometimes, it is the effect
of a great crisis.
Anyway, let’s play
“devil’s advocate” for a bit!
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The other day, our President
said “Enough Already!” about the Greek Cypriot administration.
It was good of him to say it, it was nice of him to say it, but could saying this be too easy?
Before we get to that,
let’s pay close attention to the day on which the words were spoken.
While the Turkish and TRNC press,
the political arena, civil society organizations and the public were all up in arms, discussing a single issue, the President said this.
And the issue being discussed was:
The incident known as the “Handshake Crisis,” which is now familiar to everyone.
Why did the President say “Enough
Already”?
Or how did he say it?
Talat: “The statement that Greek Cypriot Administration leader Tassos Papadopoulos made a proposal to the Turkish Cypriot side and that it was rejected is a manipulation intended to render the Direct Trade Regulation ineffective. He called on Papadopoulos to disclose the contents of his proposal and for talks to begin immediately, without having to ‘wait a week after the committees have convened,’ as the Greek Cypriot leader said in his latest statement.”
Yes, the Greek Cypriot side’s
attitude had exasperated even our President, who was very eager for a solution and had even reached his current position on the basis of the word “solution”; on top of that, many newspapers reported the incident under the headline “Enough Already”!
Did the President really say “Enough
Already!” about the Greek Cypriot administration, or should we put the question this way: “What happened to make the President say ‘Enough Already!’?”
Come on, let’s play a little
devil’s advocate and ask some more questions: “Come on, we made so many promises to the people of the TRNC about a solution, and criticized Denktaş so much, but we can’t reach a solution either because of this Papadopoulos… Enough Already!”
Is that thought always on his mind?
Could the handshake crisis
have brought the President to this point?
Could the President, who comes from a party that doesn’t particularly enjoy singing the National Anthem or observing a Moment of Silence, have said “Enough Already!” in response to the criticism directed at that party over this issue?
Believing that the lack of a solution
on the island has led to these kinds of arguments, could the President, angry with the Greek Cypriot administration, in that moment of fury, have been thinking: “Damn… All of this is caused by the Greek Cypriot administration’s policy of keeping the issue unresolved. Damn it.
‘Enough Already!’”?
Could he have been thinking,
“Just you wait… Let me tell them ‘Enough Already!’ and put them under pressure; let’s see what they do then”?
……………………………….(I’ll
leave this question to you.)
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Joking aside,
saying “Enough Already!” also carries a responsibility.
It requires follow-through.
After all, in terms of its meaning, it also emphasizes the idea that “if that’s how it is, then this is how it will be.”
In other words, it means
there will be more to come.
It requires standing firm!
Aside from everything else, saying
these words signals that a line has been crossed.
Once they are said, they indicate that the speaker’s next move will be a final one, with a definitive outcome.
Actions to the contrary—that is, attempts to do “the same old thing”—raise questions about one’s character, and the consequences are unpleasant.
In other words, saying these words
requires responsibility and resolve.
Consider yourself informed…
See you Monday… Be courteous in traffic!
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