No to Turkey in the EU

Finally a good bit of common sense coming from the offices of the European Commission:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/6194492.stm

I am staunchly against any prospect of entry of Turkey into the European Union. Leaving aside the religious and geographical debates, which bear great significance nevertheless, Turkey's bid to enter the European club is abhorrently arrogant.

We have seen Turkey in action right before the beginning of the membership talks, claiming aggressively that it would settle for nothing less than full membership. We have seen it in action again, when it expected to negotiate with the EU while treating Cyprus as a non-existent state.

These are the same guys that claim they did nothing wrong when massacring and torturing Armenians.

Religion bears no significance in this debate. The EU was founded as a Union of countries with a common objective and common fundamental aspects of culture.

The latest enlargement was a big enough shock for the core values of the Union, transforming it into a big charitable organisation acting as a big moneybag for anyone who isn't too lazy to stick his hands into it. Bulgaria's and Romania's accession later this year will be another rushed mistake.

The EU doesn't even know what it wants right now, all thank to saboteur Prodi's tenure as President of the European Commission. History shall judge him harsher than his peers. This weakness is open for exploitation by such countries like Turkey, who want to join on their own terms, giving the least possible and gaining all that's available.

Today's Turkey does not belong in Europe, nor will it in a century according to my instinct. It needs deep reforming and radical change, from a State founded on everything but the principles for which Europe stands for.

They came to us shouting and screaming, thinking they could dictate the course of action to be taken. Let us all show them the door.