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[–] Dnn@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (9 children)

In addition, Sweden “will actively support efforts to reinvigorate Türkiye’s EU accession process,” the statement said.

There we have it.

[–] pragmakist@kbin.social 0 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Everyone, almost, in the EU want Turkey to accept our values and become more us, and would be happy to support it if it had any chance of succeeding. (For differing values of "our" and "us").

So nothing to see here.

[–] Hank@kbin.social -1 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I can't see how a state with a muslim major population will align with the EU in regards of human rights. Unless Atatürk jumps out of the grave and beats Erdogan to death with a steel chair I can't see how religion and state will sufficiently be separated in Turkey.
We already have a religious hardliner in the EU with Poland and they're already a pain in the ass when it's not about fighting Russia.

[–] pragmakist@kbin.social -1 points 2 years ago

Well, it was sort of the point that there are things we won't accept that Turkey is unlikely to relinquish.

That said apart from maiming baby boys on their penis, Islam works just as well with reasonable modern European values as Christianity.

Ok, ok, just as poorly.

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