Holland and Germany just proved they haven't gotten rid of their Nazi ideology.
Dutch-Turkish row: Why is president Recep Tayyip Erdogan obsessed with Nazis?
Turkey’s president Recep Tayyip Erdogan has accused two of Europe’s governments of fascism in as many weeks.
Amid the mounting row with the Netherlands, the Turkish leader told a crowd that the Dutch government was “Nazi remnants, they are fascists”.
He added: “I said 'I thought Nazism was over,' but I was wrong. In fact, Nazism is alive in the West.”
This comes exactly a week after he launched a similar insult at Germany.
On March 5, the Turkish leader accused Merkel’s government of fascist actions that were reminiscent of Nazi times.
Mr Erdogan has a history of comments about Nazism and Hitler.
In January 2016, the Turkish president told a press conference that he would like to have the same powers as Adolf Hitler did.
During the same event, he claimed Hitler’s government was an example of an effective presidential system.
Late last year, Mr Erdogan also caused furore after he said in an interview with Israeli press that he could not judge who was the more barbarous between Hitler and Israel.
German and Dutch politicians alike have responded to the Turkish leader’s latest accusations of fascism.
Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte called Mr Erdogan’s remarks inflammatory, and said: “What they are saying is not helping”.
Angela Merkel, Germany’s Chancellor also addressed the Turkish president’s comments, telling parliament that his comments were incredibly misplaced and cannot be justified.
Mrs Merkel added: “These comparisons with the Nazis must stop.”
So why is he doing it?
Turkish affairs experts said Mr Erdogan was deliberately using provocative language to shore up domestic support ahead of his rederendum on constitutional reforms.
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There is nothing sophisticated going on here," said Scott Lucas, a professor of International Politics at the University of Birmingham.
"He used the Nazi reference firstly because he was talking about Germany, and then when talking about the Netherlands because it was annexed by Nazi Germany. There is no deeper strategy in that sense as to why he chose that word.
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What's interesting here is context.
He is facing a ballot, and he is playing the victim card and he will use the rejection of the rallies to play the nationalist card.
"His use of Nazis and fascism, it's a very unsubtle way of playing the issue. Germany and Netherlands are scape goats for Erdogan's election tactics.
"Almost all main media will be hostile to the Netherlands and encouraging this protest.
"The opposition party (CHP) has also criticised the Dutch, calling it unacceptable behaviour from a country that calls itself a democracy."
'He knows it's offensive - but doesn't realise how offensive'
"Erdogan is just trying to push their buttons - he knows it's [Nazi accusations] offensive," added Ezgi Basaran, Academic Visitor at St Antony's College, Oxford University.
"The pro-government media did not report that part of his speech [in Jan 2016]. The day after, only independent media reported the event. Then later, the palace reported the media had been misguided in their coverage and he had been misinterpreted.
"I don't think he's aware of the extent of what he's saying. He knows it's offensive but doesn't have the full grasp of what he is implying
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/201...resident-recep-tayyip-erdogan-obsessed-nazis/
AND YOU ARE NO DIFFERENT!
Today DUtch Telegraf (The largest one in the country...)
Dumbest one in the country. Actually did collaborate with German occupiers....
Thx to a great part to mister Shell...
So what? It is not called
Royal Dutch Shell plc (LSE: RDSA, RDSB), commonly known as
Shell, for nothing. It is an Anglo-Dutch multinational oil and gas company headquartered in the Netherlands and incorporated in the United Kingdom.
I was right wasn't i?? But the guy I was arguing with, wouldn't accept that his precious rich Arabs would not invest as much as the little country called Holland.
Thats why I posted that, because you didn't
