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Turkey's bid to become an EU member: What will it mean for the region?

by Anthony Ratkov

Created on: June 29, 2010

If Turkey becomes a member of the European Union, you can expect widespread unrest in the European Union, and the unrest will probably cause the European Union to collapse. There are many reasons why Turkish accession to the European Union will cause unrest. Race is one reason. The Turkish people are Asian, not European, and most Europeans would resent having Turks in the European Union. Europe is the homeland of the European people, and opening Europe to Turks would probably inspire outrage among Europeans. Another reason is drugs. Turkey has been a major producer of hashish and opium for many years, and if Turkey becomes a member of the European Union, illegal drugs from Turkey will flood into European countries, adding to the drug problem. What makes it particularly bad is the misguided drug policies of The Netherlands. In The Netherlands, they treat marijuana as if it were perfectly legal. I've read about coffee shops in Amsterdam where you can go in and buy marijuana as easily as you can buy a cup of coffee, thanks to The Netherlands' inane policy of 'decriminalization'. Allowing Turkey to join the European Union will certainly cause a tremendous increase in drug use in The Netherlands, and other European countries.

It's possible that when Turkey becomes a member of the European Union, there will be an increase in racism,and right-ring hate groups will have a new issue to deal with: the issue of Turkish invaders coming into the homeland of Europeans! It's possible that this new wave of racism could cause riots and protests all over Europe, and it will eventually lead to the collapse of the European Union. Companies may close, if they are targets of strikes and protests. If enough companies close, the result would be the economic collapse of the European Union.

After the European Union collapses, there will probably be many people who flee from the former European Union as refugees. The refugees will mostly be white Europeans, who are trying to flee from the Turks that they believe are destroying Europe. Some refugees may be Turks or Asians who are fleeing from racist attacks perpetrated against them by angry right-wing Europeans. If the refugees are Turkish, they will probably go back to Turkey, and this influx of refugees will be difficult for Turkey to handle. I don't think the Turkish government will refuse to let them into Turkey,because many Turks will sympathize with them. Many Turks will say, "These fellows wee the victims of racist attacks perpetrated against them by white Europeans, we have to let them in!" This will put tremendous pressure on the Turkish government, because it will be difficult to find housing and jobs for the European Turks who flee to Turkey.

The largest groups of refugees will be white Europeans who flee to countries like Canda and the U.S.A. These whites will flee from Europe because they feel that Turks coming into Europe have ruined Europe. Some may settle in Canada, some of them may even settle in Russia. The movements of large numbers of white Europeans to countries like Canada, Russia, and the U.S.A. will create new political and social pressures. The political implications would be felt globally.

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