Posts by feralwolf92

Larry Edwards4 said:I’m with you there 100%. 🙂

And I agree with this, too. 👍

But that’s just how it plays out. Between its indecision and general lack of backbone, the EU ends up aiding every single "disruptor" out there—all those small, scattered factors pushing their own agendas. Usually, we're talking about extremists of one kind or another. You see it from Heider, through the twins of the Polish president and prime minister, Václav Klaus, the current Canadian political elite, and so on and so forth...

Exactly. Though, honestly, I won't touch the Egypt situation—it's way too tied up in US interests. Russia's position is just as bizarre: they absolutely crushed the Chechens—brutally so—and then suddenly they're playing nice and cooperating with other Muslim states whenever it suits them. And the weirdest part? They get away with it every single time.

Russia's position isn't weird at all.
Russia doesn't have friends (except for those irrelevant Mexicans). 😍
Russia is staring down a demographic collapse and a legitimate military threat from the West (who clearly have their eyes on Siberia and its massive wealth).
Russia can't be a friend to the West, and vice versa, because their interests just don't line up. The West is practically broke (are they not?), so there's zero chance they can compete fairly with Asians. Plain and simple: the Asians are running circles around them. Their only lifeline is looting Siberia and Russia itself, but the Russians aren't about to let that happen.
On the flip side... Muslims aren't facing any real danger from Russia. Sure, the Chechens fought the Russians, fueled by Saudi Arabia, but we all know whose interests that crowd in Riyadh is actually serving. Besides, Chechens make up maybe 1% of the global Muslim population, so their struggle isn't a universal one.
What I'm getting at is that Russia has already burned its bridges with Muslims; they aren't a real threat anymore. Quite the opposite, actually.
Most Muslims don't like Russians, just like most Russians don't like Muslims.
But hey, interests align when they need to, and the cooperation keeps rolling.

Larry Edwards4 said:It’s not about what’s happening inside their borders—it's the low prices, the infrastructure built specifically for tourism, and most importantly: that endless stretch of Mediterranean coastline and those few rocky outcrops instead of islands that the Greeks left behind.

On another note, I’m with the people saying Turks have nothing to do with Europe. Sure, they had a connection back in 1371 after their victory at the Battle of the Marica river, which allowed them to push into the European continent. But let's be real—that isn't a cultural or civilizational connection.

They wiped out over a million Armenians during World War I, and now they're eyeing the Kurds... meanwhile, Barack Obama is pushing back against Turkey joining the EU due to broader US interests. It would actually be great to rein in Turkish extremists for the long haul, but that won't happen until the EU undergoes some serious reform and updates its constitutional framework. My guess? Turkey will end up as some sort of EU satellite—an associated member with certain perks, but without full membership status. Most likely, this same model will eventually be applied to South Africa too.

Listen, man... Turkey isn't America. They aren't going to settle for that "us against the Russians, 300 million strong" vibe, or just bark whenever NATO says something and Markan starts screaming about how much we're "crushing it."
Turkey wants equal footing, a seat at the table just like Germany, or they don't want in at all.
Obviously, the new government—which is actually decent, the first good one since the 1920s—knows that a progressive, liberal Europe will never sign off on them. There's this blatant, thinly veiled hatred toward Muslims in general, which is only going to widen the gap between the Turkish people and the EU... and honestly, that's exactly what the new government wants. They want to undo everything Mustafa Kemal Atatürk achieved in terms of Westernizing the Turks.
Of course, the real endgame for the Islamic Turkish government is to wipe out the legacy of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk "Pasha" (something the EU is helping them do with its current stance) and pivot elsewhere—specifically toward Iran and Russia, and eventually an independent Egypt. The potential in that region is massive compared to the EU. The EU is basically a nursing home waiting to go extinct. There's no future there. Plus, they aren't even independent; they're just vassals and servants to the USA, which is already in imperial decline.😢

vividheron2 said:Not according to my friend, a Turk from Istanbul who tells me they all get a bit uneasy whenever they look at anything 'right' of the European parts and Izmir...
The Westernized Turks are really just a minority, and even they struggle with acknowledging the genocide against Armenians. They outnumber Kurds, who were actually quite prominent during the Armenian pogrom, and honestly, it’s a country that just doesn't belong in Europe. Not because of the geography, I mean, but because of the religion and the history. Still, I suppose they have massive economic potential.

"Because of religion and history"... 🤣🤣🤣
Oh, sure. By that logic, we should just kick out Orthodox Romania and bring in Mexico instead... or maybe reject Turkey and let Egypt in just because of the Copts. Makes perfect sense, right?😂

Richard Morales3 said:Once you cross the Bosphorus and start winding through those massive canyons and mountains on these narrow, sketchy roads toward the distant border... man, you really feel like you've landed on another planet. And when it comes to both the people and the landscape... it's just unreal. Honestly, more than once you find yourself praying to God just to make it there in one piece...😲
Just a heads-up if you ever decide to go...

Ha, maybe that's exactly why they're such massive tourist powers now. They've basically taken over Italy (I won't even bring up America here... only 4 million people and long enough 622 miles coastlines, they can't develop tourism). I guess tourists are just dying to pray to God to stay alive.😍

jadeorca42 said:So, does this mean Miomir Žužul is eventually going to have to go on record saying—"Of course American kids will be out there securing Israeli airports and nuclear facilities once America joins NATO"?

Exactly. You'll have American kids guarding an airport in Tel Aviv in 2020 while NATO jets are busy evacuating the last few civilians right before Sephardic units roll into town...
And who's gonna evacuate them? NATO won't touch that.👎