tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10276952.post116251135996861332..comments2023-12-29T21:34:44.579-05:00Comments on Political Yen/Yang: Turkey: Are They EU Material?LA Sunsethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00445498119590721449noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10276952.post-1162636709251442192006-11-04T05:38:00.000-05:002006-11-04T05:38:00.000-05:00INteresting posts. Thank you ! I would add somethi...INteresting posts. Thank you ! I would add something. The Historical ties we ( Europe) has with Turkey. Sometimes ally, sometimes ennemy and I could write the same for England ( not UK) or Germany. Turkey is a crossroads and a link between two worlds. Turkey is an important country in our own history. For instance, Molière, a famous french writer at the end of the XVII century, wrote some plays Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10276952.post-1162593097264102772006-11-03T17:31:00.000-05:002006-11-03T17:31:00.000-05:00Anonymous,//It was pleasure to exchange views with...Anonymous,<BR/><BR/><EM>//It was pleasure to exchange views with you. I am glad that you were welcoming and are open-minded.//</EM><BR/><BR/>Thank you. I feel the same way. Come back anytime.LA Sunsethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00445498119590721449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10276952.post-1162592339333218642006-11-03T17:18:00.000-05:002006-11-03T17:18:00.000-05:00LASunsett,First: Sure rushing into admitting Turke...LASunsett,<BR/><BR/>First: Sure rushing into admitting Turkey as full member would be wrong at this point. I for one wouldn't want that. (I mean, to be shoved down the throats of confused and questioning Europeans. Besides, Turkey has real issues that she should sort out on her own before joining in.) But, there is really no danger of this happening. Optimists predict Turkish admission to happen Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10276952.post-1162589913877312722006-11-03T16:38:00.000-05:002006-11-03T16:38:00.000-05:00Anonymous,1. No typo police here. We all are guilt...Anonymous,<BR/><BR/>1. No typo police here. We all are guilty of it. By the structure or your sentences and your thoughts, I can tell you are not an idiot, by any stretch.<BR/><BR/>2. You wrote: <EM>//please do not exaggerate these extreme feelings and their various (non-violent) manifestations and potential results. I think, there is a lot in the US (rise of political religiosity here, or LA Sunsethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00445498119590721449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10276952.post-1162588091765907342006-11-03T16:08:00.000-05:002006-11-03T16:08:00.000-05:00I can't see what I write in this small box; hence ...I can't see what I write in this small box; hence many typos and missing words, etc. Sorry about that.<BR/><BR/>And also, please do not exaggerate these extreme feelings and their various (non-violent) manifestations and potential results. I think, there is a lot in the US (rise of political religiosity here, or unilateralism with insufficient justifications) that we can exaggerate and worry Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10276952.post-1162587564545819402006-11-03T15:59:00.000-05:002006-11-03T15:59:00.000-05:00LASunsett, we don't necessarily disagree, but our ...LASunsett, we don't necessarily disagree, but our priorities may be different.<BR/><BR/><I>//How much support for radical Islamist factions does exist in today's Turkey? And are they spread out, or are they localized in a specific region?//</I><BR/><BR/>I've been lining in the US for almost 10 years now, so I probably can't produce the most reliable answers, but support for "radical Islamic Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10276952.post-1162586269983106602006-11-03T15:37:00.000-05:002006-11-03T15:37:00.000-05:00Anonymous,First of all, thank you for visiting PYY...Anonymous,<BR/><BR/>First of all, thank you for visiting PYY and sharing your perspective here, on this critical issue. Please feel free to come back and comment, when you have the opportunity. Agree or disagree with me, I welcome all viewpoints. Like many other blogs, you will not get shouted down and belittled for sharing your honest opinions.<BR/><BR/>I did suspect you were Turkish, but as I LA Sunsethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00445498119590721449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10276952.post-1162580252273620522006-11-03T13:57:00.000-05:002006-11-03T13:57:00.000-05:00LASunsett,Maybe you could tell, but I am a Turk. I...LASunsett,<BR/><BR/>Maybe you could tell, but I am a Turk. I believe in liberal democracy and secularism. I am non-religious. I seriously fear this dishonest game and its potential repurcussions in Turkey (and beyond as you do). Those "conditions" you seem to believe are understandable (if not justified) are only helping to raise the blood temparature towards the boiling point. One day, I have Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10276952.post-1162568876372940512006-11-03T10:47:00.000-05:002006-11-03T10:47:00.000-05:00Anonymous,//All in all, the rationale presented in...Anonymous,<BR/><BR/><EM>//All in all, the rationale presented in this post for EU's rejection of Turkey is unimaginative really.//</EM><BR/><BR/>You raise some interesting points, but can you not envision a scenario whereby new Muslims riots break out in France and other EU nations, only to have Turkey empathize with the rioters? I can.<BR/><BR/>Muslims, be they moderate or radical, tend to stickLA Sunsethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00445498119590721449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10276952.post-1162568423934978602006-11-03T10:40:00.000-05:002006-11-03T10:40:00.000-05:00Hi Croquette,//Therefore , Turkey is far to be rea...Hi Croquette,<BR/><BR/><EM>//Therefore , Turkey is far to be ready to be in EU. But, do Turkish people really want to be a part of it ? I'm not sure.//</EM><BR/><BR/>I am not sure either. My concern is the radical factions do not and will cause trouble for both Turkey and the other EU countries, if it happens.LA Sunsethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00445498119590721449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10276952.post-1162545248764545662006-11-03T04:14:00.000-05:002006-11-03T04:14:00.000-05:00It is interesting to remember that the last attemp...It is interesting to remember that the last attempted Papal assassination, some quarter of a century ago, was the work of a Turkish nutjob, M.A. Agca. That didn't provoke much discussion as to where Turkey belonged, or what its material was. Now this...<BR/><BR/>True there is a noticeable rise of religiousity (and nationalism) in Turkey. Islamists (mind you, not muslims) have gotten bolder under Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10276952.post-1162543531330308952006-11-03T03:45:00.000-05:002006-11-03T03:45:00.000-05:00Turkey is a secular country with a muslim majority...Turkey is a secular country with a muslim majority. It is the only muslim country to be secular. ( attatürk). Some of these muslims want to put an end to this secularism .Turkey will have to take up this challenge on a short haul. Now for Turkey in EU or not : for its geostrategic position, to encourage secularism etc .. the answer would be YES. But you are Right, as long as the pope ( or other Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com