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“Ankara is too important an ally to alienate, no matter what happens on the streets of Istanbul, politicians and officials tell POLITICO.

The European Union is set to keep pumping billions of euros into Turkey despite President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s sweeping crackdown on political opponents.”

politico.eu/article/turkey-cri

Write him a fucking blank cheque, why don’t you, you spineless, racist blocks of cheddar. And why? Because he helps keeps the Brown people away from our pristine white shores.

I swear the next person who uses the words “European values” non-sarcastically in my presence will wish they’d stayed in bed that morning.

#demokrasi #insanHakları #ırkcılık #faşizm #Türkiye #erdoğan #AvrupaBirliği #democracy #humanRights #racism #fascism #Turkey #erdogan #EU

POLITICO · EU faces billion-euro dilemma over Turkey crisisBy Gabriel Gavin
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@aral
> “The status quo before İmamoğlu’s arrest was comfortable for the EU because there was just enough democracy,” Bechev said.

... wasn't even plausible deniability.

Look for more allies because the allies you have are not reliable and they're bad.