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   XPost: soc.culture.german, soc.culture.europe, soc.culture.usa   
   From: pekka.e.niskanen@elisanet.fi   
      
   "rich murphy"  wrote   
      
    wrote:   
   > On Aug 27, 10:15 am, rich murphy  wrote:   
   >   
   > > An EU member, Romania lacks respect to human rights like France,   
   > > Germany and some others in EU do. This is a perfect evidence for EU's   
   > > duble-standards. I ask why is Turkey want to be a member of an   
   > > organization which disrespect human rights with duble-standards.   
   >   
   > Romania is an example of a European culture gone bad, which differs   
   > from Turkey which was never European to begin with. The EU is for   
   > EUROPEAN nations, not Middle-Eastern ones.   
   >   
   > The EU was probably mistaken in expanding eastward so rapidly, but it   
   > must have figured that the Russians would try to reclaim the region   
   > soon, and it would be best to have all of Europe under EU control.   
   > Turkey is not part of Europe, so the EU has no strategic interest in   
   > admitting it as a member state.   
   >   
   > = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =   
   > "Joey, have you ever been in a Turkish prison?"   
   > -- Airplane   
      
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