Since last week I’ve been getting a lot of junk mail in German advocating, as nearly as I can tell, that Turkey should not be allowed into the EU, and reminding everyone of the Armenian genocide of 1915. The messages mix links to Der Spiegel and other reputable sources with links to the far-right NPD.
I honestly don’t have an opinion about Turkey’s membership in the EU, at least not a very informed one. But this sort of campaign strikes me as unseemly and likely to muddy the debate: if all opposition to Turkey is far-right xenophobia, then there won’t be any legitimate discussion of Turkey’s human rights record and civil procedures, much less the immigration effects of opening the borders.
Secretly Ironic 