Turkish said:
It wasn't just Netherlands that blocked them, also Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Freedom of speech is dead in Europe.
Err that's no excuse to ban freedom of speech whenever you see fit. You cant claim to be a democracy and ban freedom of speech for people and opinions you dislike. Netherlands is no different than Erdogan in this regard, banning opposing views. The ministers of a Nato ally come visit you, not North Korea, you show them hospitality, not treat them like criminals. The concept of hospitality is very strong in Turkish culture, maybe it's a thing the West can learn from them. I'm no Erdogan supporter, but even opposition parties in Turkey have condemned this move by Europe. Europe's hate against Turkey is deep rooted and shown its ugly face.
Agreed. It's funny how they talk about freedom of speech when it only matters to them and their POV. |
For historic reasons (mainly that Hitler actually got elected, democraticaly), Germany has, by the way, always been open to censorship to prevent spread of violence/hate/etc... , in contrary to most of the western world.
Also, it is by the way NOT normal for uninvited foreign politicians to organize demonstrations in a country other than their own. It's not something that any of those mentionned countries ever did.
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