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Elections are coming in Greece as well. Politicians on either side of the aegean have failed their people misserably and are apparently turning to nationalism/

• planetis 4y ago
  > I wish this is understood by both countries (yet I do not expect it...) In the Greek side there hasn't been a single populist "call to arms" by any political party. Greece is not the one that would start an incident, since it's against it's interests and it's advised to remain calm by the media. Recently the Greek PM responded to Erdogan's previous petty statements [1] with just "we are neighbours, we always need to talk, and we always want to keep channels of communication open". Overall their responses in the media are mild and far from nationalistic. [1]: https://www.reuters.com/world/turkeys-erdogan-says-greek-pm-mitsotakis-no-longer-exists-him-2022-05-23/ https://www.reuters.com/world/turkeys-erdogan-says-greek-pm-... [2]: https://www.amna.gr/en/article/649386/PM-Mitsotakis-If-Erdogan-thinks-I-will-not-defend-Greeces-soveign-rights--then-hes-wrong https://www.amna.gr/en/article/649386/PM-Mitsotakis-If-Erdog...
• planetis 4y ago
  The previous night's outrageous addressing to the Greek people from Erdogan in Greek, where he threatened for a disaster like the burning of Smyrna a century ago. [1]: https://twitter.com/RTErdogan/status/1534954757713960962 https://twitter.com/RTErdogan/status/1534954757713960962
• watwut 4y ago
  It does not seem like symmetrical both sides situation to me to be honest.