Laura Brown41 said:Adam Harris... Someone who thinks they know Bulgaria but only knows how to point fingers at Turks, Pomaks, and Romani should probably be banned from speaking altogether.
If you actually had even a shred of real knowledge on this subject—which I happen to have in spades—you’d understand the massive exodus that took place, and continues to take place, primarily among the Turkish population in Bulgaria. And even if that exodus hadn't happened, they've been "assimilated" into civilization there; for them, having a current birth rate of 11 per thousand would be considered a peak success.
You, a member of the HEROIC, NOBLE, HONEST, and POSTEN BUG people—who have always stood on the RIGHT SIDE OF HISTORY, upholding EUROPEAN VALUES amidst organized crime, corruption, and the paradigm of a certain... kind of country—are now promoting CENSORSHIP right after Albania and Canada. You call yourself an "EXPERT." Shame on you. Todor Zivkov deported over 1 million Bulgarian Turks. Despite all that, Bulgaria is in total chaos. Everything has scattered under the guise of EU prosperity. Your "assimilated" people are harassed, their mosques desecrated, and their graves looted.http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en. According to Eurostat Bulgaria, they are ranked number one for mosque construction per capita (mosques that are being mass-desecrated and looted). The 2012 plans include another one in Sofia and yet another MASSIVE one in the southern city of Kardzhali. Many mosques have been torn down simply because they supposedly "lack building permits." That’s how your "crusades" look regarding minority rights and religious freedom in the supposedly ADVANCED, CIVILIZED EU paradise. If Todor hadn't pushed out 1 million people, Bulgaria would be a complete mix of Mexican Bulgarians today—they didn't even release all the census data regarding RELIGIOUS STRUCTURE. There's no data on the children being born. Why? What do you think the reason is... Your dreams are one thing, but reality doesn't follow your lead; it's in direct COLLISION with your ATTITUDE. Sorry. Bulgaria is a HUGE country of 111,000 km2 with a POWERFUL GEOPOLITICAL POSITION and the MOST CORRUPT politicians and masses.
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Bulgaria hasn't released all the census data. Specifically regarding RELIGIOUS STRUCTURE. There is no data on the religious affiliation of newborns. Why? What do you think the reason is...
1. If you combine the Turks and the Pomaks, you get the exact number of Muslims.
2. In Bulgaria, the Roma are mostly Orthodox (there is also a significant Protestant minority), then come the atheists, followed by Muslims, and immediately after them are the Protestant Roma.
Though, a firm religious identity rarely exists among them.
That is why it is best not to categorize Christian Roma and Muslim Roma into any specific religious group at all.
3. The Pomaks have a higher birth rate than the Turks.
Those are the primary characteristics.
Detailed information, such as the religious structure of newborns, doesn't exist because those factors aren't prioritized there.
In Bulgaria, it is actually illegal to form political parties or organizations based on ethnic or religious grounds.
In Greece, for instance, there isn't even a census based on ethnic or religious self-identification.
It is a concept that each state handles independently.
The atmosphere and framework governing the former America is one thing; Bulgaria and Greece are quite another... and I am adding to this the fact that you are trying to draw a parallel between Canadian-Mexican relations and the Pomak-Bulgarian dynamic.
The relationship between the first scenario and the second is as different as heaven and earth.