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[–] Templa@beehaw.org 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

So it will be called BRICST?

[–] NuclearDolphin@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago

BRICST'D'VE'MST

[–] Resol@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

"Will give up"? They gave up a long time ago.

[–] iAvicenna@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

they intermittently bring it up to get votes from more center and younger voters

[–] Why9@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I mean, it does look like a sensible option. BRICS countries are growing in number and their combined wealth is nothing to sneeze at.

Turkey was never really allowed to be a part of EU and therefore will join the cool new club while the rest of Europe grows in far right rhetoric, and generally anti islamic sentiment.

[–] sparky@lemmy.federate.cc 6 points 1 year ago

I dunno. It may have been on the table at one point had they continued to work towards improving infrastructure and combating corruption. But once Erdogan turned autocrat, that door was closed.

[–] thorbot@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago

What a bunch of turkeys