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Turkey coup? I hope so, it's overdue.
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Spidernick wrote: »Does this mean that they won't now join the EU? :cool:
Might be a minor setback!
Latest is Erdogan has fled the country.0 -
Spidernick wrote: »Does this mean that they won't now join the EU? :cool:
If it succeeds, they will not join for a long time to come.There is no honour to be had in not knowing a thing that can be known - Danny Baker0 -
Why would you want a coup?
I've wanted a military takeover for ages as it's such a shame that Erdogan has been taking further to Islamic extremes and acting like a Dictator
The hope is the military will resume control and a decent moderate more secular government is established
Egypt recently did this when the military threw out the Muslim Brotherhood0 -
I've wanted a military takeover for ages as it's such a shame that Erdogan has been taking further to Islamic extremes and acting like a Dictator
The hope is the military will resume control and a decent moderate more secular government is established
... or you swap one dictator (who pretends to be democratic) for another - with a gun.0 -
cnn reporting a turkish F16 took down a turkish attack helicopter0
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I'm finding it more disturbing that Labour MP's are claiming this is because of Brexit on twitter.
Has Labour HQ turned into a crack den?0 -
Spidernick wrote: »Does this mean that they won't now join the EU? :cool:
The Brexit team assured us they would. So it must be true
Few people are capable of expressing with equanimity opinions which differ from the prejudices of their social environment. Most people are incapable of forming such opinions.0 -
IMO quite the reverse, a moderate secular society is much more to EU tastes
Yes but for how long? I doubt a risk averse EU27 would all vote for it. Too much uncertainty.Few people are capable of expressing with equanimity opinions which differ from the prejudices of their social environment. Most people are incapable of forming such opinions.0 -
Let's see, 80 million people, massive economy, major NATO power.
And I have to chose between supporting a headbanger like Erdogan, or a military junta.
Can we have a referendum on that..._0
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