Finland's president says EU should expand to 40 states — including Canada

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Alexander is tripping if he thinks Turkey can ever join while Cyprus is a member.

But overall I agree with his comments. He’s a smart dude.

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Opportunistic and slimy but sure Canada good addition, Turkey probably not

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I think if Turkey ever reverts back to a secular democracy, you might change position on that. I think the ‘they’re Muslim’ part is a smaller problem then you (or at least a lot of people) think, and the ‘they’re not democratic’ part will keep them from joining anyway, regardless how anyone feels about it. Turkey really isn’t as middle-east as the countries a bit more east.

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I didn’t even remember religiousness, the dictatorship needs some revolting

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I can’t imagine the EU letting a semi-democratic country in. It shouldn’t happen according to the paper reality, but Hungary made sure it won’t happen in the real reality either.

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Technically none are democratic as capitalist countries but I digress

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His public persona is very different from his private one, and his public agenda is also different from his private one.

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