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Originally Posted by pgardn
Scuds do you have any idea what role the military plays in Turkey? They want nothing to do with Muslim extremists. The root them out and kill them. This is one of the reasons they had trouble getting acceptance by the EU.
TURKEY IS VERY UNLIKE OTHER MUSLIM COUNTRIES BECAUSE OF THE UNIQUE NATURE OF THE MILITARY. Very powerful but definitely hell bent on keeping religion OUT of its ranks.
These countries all have diff. unique characteristics. You paint them with a broad brush and you make a mistake.
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The people aren't that much less religious than in other Moslem countries.You don't see that because the Military won't allow the Government to be a Religious Government.The government preaches NATIONALISM(ala 1930-40 GERMANY AND JAPAN.)I don't know how they keep up with the demand for that Turkish Flag.There must be 20 flags per person in that country.If there are 70 million Turks,then there must be like 2 billion flags in the country.PGRDN,this comes at a high price.They are taught that Turkish blood is supreme,and they use the words "our race" in their national anthem.They call themselves sons of conquerors etc.The have a dual problem.The best way to describe it is they pretty much just like other TURKS.The citizens of other Moslem countries pretty much just don't like non-Moslems.The TURKS don't like Non Moslems,but the twist is they also think they are superior (in blood) to all the other Moslems.They are not less of a problem than other MOSLEMS.If they could get away with it,they would really bomb the **** out of Greece.They don't get along all that well with anybody around them.They are invaders.History tells ya that.Believe me,they don't shy away from that tradition.The people though are 99% Moslem.My friend wouldn't go through that RAMADAM fasting etc. if he thought he could get away with avoiding it.What I am telling you is they don't need the Government to encourage Islam.See,this is why they elected this new guy.He is more religious.They are gunna slowly slide back into the Islamic Government stuff over time.The people favor that by majority.Lets face it,the General (who started modern day Turkey) wanted a non-religious Gov't because he was a big drinker/womanizer.He wanted to be more like Europe.The people would rather be like other Moslem countries.That's why they elected a guy with Pro Islamist background.They are slowly headed back to an Islamic Government. As quickly as the military will allow it.