Your In Depth Analysis

Submitted by TruthWFree (United States), Apr 30, 2009 at 01:26

Ianus,

Thanks for your reply. You seem to have an very good handle on the Islamic Turkish situation and I am curious as to how you have such a detailed knowledge of their non-democracy when it comes to Islam. I assume you are a student of history (not just Turkey and Islam).

The Patriachate situation in Turkey appears to be akin to a person trying to eat to stay alive with someone's hands around their throat.

I had gotten into a discussion on USAToday with a Turkish fellow when our US Congress was going to pass the resolution condemning the Armenian massacre or genocide. I was of the opinion at that time that we should have done something long ago and that it served no purpose to blast an ally now. The Turk's defense at that time was that the Armenian situation was war time and had nothing to do with Islam (that seems now to be the standard answer). I was first made aware of the genocide by reading Serge Trifkovic's 'Sword of the Prophet'. After reading your posts and learning more about Turkey's complete lack of religious freedom, I am now of the opinion that Turkey coming into the EU will almost guarantee the Islamization of Europe. I believe most of the Muslims in France are Turks, correct? And in the UK, they are Pakistani's? Does Poland have a Muslim population?

I would be interested to hear your opinion on Turkey's warming up to Iran and if it is related to their EU bid. It seems they would be contenders for supremacy in the Islamic world and Turkey is preferable to the insanity in Iran.

I would also be interested to know how a person like you who appears to be freedom loving fared in Communist Poland. I assume you lived through that era.

By the way, my ancestors came to the USA from Bohemia and Moravia in 1875 from an area near the Polish border.

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