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Turkish President Erdogan HUMILIATES EU chief Ursula von der Leyen
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EU-Turkey Relations: Erdogan Left Europe Commission President Speechless After Humiliating Snub
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As far as I can recall, I have never approved of President Erdogan’s actions, but he gets a thumb’s up on this one.
Why? For being disrespectful to a woman? A diplomat?
You are a one trick pony, Vera. This attitude actually sets women back. Makes them look like fragile little princesses you are not allowed to contradict (that includes have a serious debate with) lest you get demonized as some despicable sexist monster. That’s not what equality means. What about that don’t you get?
I have mixed feelings about this, and have to read some more before forming an opinion. First thoughts that leapt to my mind were that the US Banana Republic, as well as the soon-to-be EU banana republics should think twice before referring to Turkey as a banana republic. Turkey may have been that before Ataturk turned Turkey into a modern nation in many ways more democratic and more advanced and enlightened than many Western nations. Erdogan is an Islamist and has set the country back in many respects, especially culturally, but today’s Turkey has many cultures, and Erdogan was not… Read more »
The US has eyes bigger than its stomach,war with Russia would be suicidal, Russia can’t project as much power as the US abroad,but at home defending mother Russia, Russia is its equal. .P.S.,the EU is run by incompetents and idiots. .
Ozymandias – War against Russia will indeed be suicidal, but everything the US has been doing has been suicidal – one might call it a slow suicide. Russia defending itself is not equal to the US, it is Vastly superior. The US has not won a war since WWII, and WWII was also won by Russia, (although the US joined at the 11th hour and marched in as “victors” after Russia had already defeated Germany.) Besides, Russia will be joined by China, Iran, and a number of other smaller nations in the coming WW III. Unless as yet unforeseen forces… Read more »
She wore a red jacket to match Turkey’s flag, already subservient.
Does that mean Spanish bullfighters are subservient to bulls? I had no idea the color red expressed humility and subservience? I always thought of it as projecting daring and aggression.
Even a plain peasant has better manners than this Erdogan guy. Or is it a case of chauvinism? Or both?