Here’s something that should provide a little food for thought:
| Country | Per capita GDP | Religion | EU? |
| Czech Republic | $22,800 | Roman Catholic? | Yes |
| Slovakia | $19,100 | Roman Catholic | Yes |
| Croatia | $13,800 | Roman Catholic | Yes |
| Serbia | $7,800 | Orthodox | No |
All four have Slavic majorities. The Czech language and Slovakian language are closely related West Slavic languages. The Croatian language and Serbian language are closely related South Slavic languages.
The Turks occupied all of Serbia for several hundred years as well as parts of Croatia.
Yugoslavia was never part of the Warsaw Pact. It wasn’t particularly closely aligned with the Soviet Union—it was unaligned if anything.
And the Czech Republic was/is in the German fold.
The Turkish people are genetically Indo-European with a Turkish/Islamic overlay. So what are we saying? That Churchill was right? I personally think he was.