Go handle this, Merkel

[dreamville_bg]

So, Turkey was supposed to be our buddy now, wasn't it? They were going to keep our borders from the dirty unwashed Middle Eastern refugees, weren't they? In exchange for a few billion euros, that is. Well, guess what. Our new buddies don't give a shit about free speech. Still want to keep that negotiation for EU entry with Turkey, Merkel?

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[underlankers]

As long as France is free to redesign its constitution down autocratic lines and Hungary and Poland are free to suspend civil rights at will without the EU even pretending to give a shit, all this whining about Turkey just smacks of "How dare these people with an active terrorist movement blowing up babies react with predictable means for people in such situations! We totally care about people who suspend freedom of speech as long as they're Muslim and not in the EU so we can't actually do anything about it."

As opposed to showing their standards on human rights and civil rights mean something by enforcing them with actual EU states. Oh, right, Brussels makes states vote on what it wants until they change no to yes. Silly me, if it's that undemocratic with what Brussels wants, why should it pretend to give a shit about being something it's not?

[dreamville_bg]

I've responded in your post. Don't want to waste too much time responding to what is a very one-sided standpoint anyway.

[underlankers]

I'm surprised you even responded what with your statement that you wouldn't talk to or respond to anything I wrote. If I had a dime for every time some butthurt fellow on the Internet made such a statement and failed to follow through...I'd own Livejournal, LOL.

[dreamville_bg]

Well, you do stay classy.

[mikeyxw]

Why is anyone surprised? The deal was that Turkey would hold back the migrants and the West would ignore Mr. Erdogan's growing authoritarianism. Both sides seem to be holding up their ends of the bargain.

[dreamville_bg]

And Erdogan is making further demands, and Europe is making further concessions. How's that proper business?

[mikeyxw]

It's Danegelt, and it's older than capitalism. Hell, Danegelt is older than Danegelt.

[abomvubuso]

Danegeld.