Let's educate ourselves

Submitted by Cenk (United States), May 10, 2005 at 14:21

First of all for the commenter who fears that lots of radical Muslims who will join and destroy the EU after Turkey's EU membership: I would suggest that fear from the EU's constitution that allows many freedoms ( I am not saying freedom is bad), which is already feeding radicals. Turkey is more sensitive about these types of issues due to terrorist activities occurred time to time.

Second, about this Armenian Holocaust: have you ever read any historical documents about it? Or have you ever heard what the Turkish officials say about this situation? How much do you know about the history of 1880's through 1920's of Ottoman Empire and Ethnic life? Do you know the total population of Armenians at that time? Let's get educated, let's read some, and not be a part of herd. Don't forget that if Ottomans wanted to destroy other people and religions the world or the Europe would be so much different. I guess people on the east part of the Europe were speaking Turkish and praying 5 times a day. I think Europe should look its own past and actions against other civilizations. You know when Christians was killing many Jews throughout the history in Europe, Ottomans (Muslims) opened its doors to protect them. So this mind, as you say, killed a million Armenian. I think what Europeans want from Turkey is they say we have a past full of killing innocents, so you want to be part of the team, accept one.

For the guy who says, " it would take five years to become a radical state", well it's up to world, you leave the country alone it finds its own roots, if you leave out of EU, that's something might happened. I don't really think it would happen for the next 50 years. There is no such power in Turkey to change its ruling system. It is all ends in the Army. Whatever the army goes the country goes that way. Look at USA, gun manufacturing and oil industry are the strongest and the country behaves according to that. It might be very short but I think adequate description of USA. You may say what about democracy, freedom, American dream, I would say it is the candy that you give it to a child so he can shut up…

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