Sarkozy against Turkish EU membership

I cannot resist another comment about Sarkozy. He is opposed to Turkey becoming a member of the EU. I am for Turkey becoming a member. It is incredible the fear and anxiety people have for Turkey. I find that Germans generally speak of the Turkish people like white Americans speak of Mexicans and Blacks, how Americans spoke of the Irish when they first emigrated, etc. They don't understand them, there is little communication between Germans and Turks and very few Turkish people whom I've met have German friends. They are definitely the "other" and addressed as such.

Isolating Turkey would be a terrible thing and an enormous setback to solidifying their presence in the world. At present, Turkey is going through a domestic crisis of sorts due to a politician from the Islamist Party being forced to not run for President of the country. The entire weight of the secular establishment came out against him. The secularists in Turkey are a real threat to democracy and Western freedoms, and always have been ironically. The Islamist Party in power in Turkey is moderate and seriously tries to meet all the mandates given them by the EU for membership. They also fully respect democratic politics. What happens in Turkey and whether they can join the EU will have a real impact on the future of Europe.