We do not want EU too, do not worry robby the belgic

Submitted by Turk Aybike (Turkey), Nov 1, 2009 at 11:25

In the midst of a division, belgium, composed of different major populations -even decreasing population like most EU countries, who in future might call for labor need- calls NO for Turks. The shallow criticisms made by the belgic writer -how do you call your self, do not know, sorry for calling you belgic, or should it be belgian or something else, you decide it, but I call my self TURK- stems from the subconscious denial of 400 years of presence of Ottoman Empire in Europe Continent. Ask any Austrian "uber duber European" friend of yours if you have one, ask him about the effects of Turks in Vienna and on compositions of Mozart. Ask an Italian artist about the pictures depicting sea wars between Turks and Christian armies. Ask Hollywood writers who Capt. Barbossa was in the famous movie "Pirates of the Caribbean" -He is inspired from Barbaros Hayrettin, the greatest Turkish marine commander of his time, and most feared one of course, and movie character name name also was derived from Barbaros' name-.
I say: hate stems from fear, and fear stems from deep illiteracy and prejudice...

First read some history, and digest it, get some knowledge and lastly come visit Turkiye. And then ask me why we do not want to join EU, ok?? I have been in your EU many times, and I feel no difference between "human beings" there or here..
Your greatest prejudice is confusion of perception of Islam and perception of Turks. You are not wrong, your teachers are....

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