tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5491095.post5359915259475224504..comments2024-01-09T17:16:02.647+07:00Comments on JOTMAN: Confident on its path, Turkey votesJotmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02485510513271661365noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5491095.post-28276069906889972712009-04-01T16:21:00.001+07:002009-04-01T16:21:00.001+07:00J,Thanks for having brought to our attention some ...J,<BR/><BR/>Thanks for having brought to our attention some of the pressing questions concerning human rights in Turkey.Jotmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02485510513271661365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5491095.post-11859636334969605122009-03-30T20:12:00.000+07:002009-03-30T20:12:00.000+07:00And human rights mean nothing? My grandparents su...And human rights mean nothing? <BR/><BR/>My grandparents survived a genocide that Turkey denies happened in its history. The Ataturk ultranationalism is what stops Turkey from being admitted to the EU in addition to its track records on human rights (esp. minority rights), treatment of prisoners, etc. Insulting Turkishness is a criminal offense and is applied regularly to journalists and academics who seek to find the reality of its history particularly in matters of genocide and minorities.<BR/><BR/>I am surprised this means nothing to you as a journalist, Jotman - particularly the assassination of Hrant Dink and the support for his assassins. <BR/><BR/>In 2005 Mein Kampf made the Best Seller list. The ultranationalism is and remains a problem. The "you need us" mentality is a sign of that militaristic notion of superiority - not the kind of same kind of thing we associate with the word "confidence." It is a bullying mentality. Every summer there is another provocation with Greece, that is meant to compensate for internal problems.<BR/><BR/>-J.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com