Megaphone diplomacy

It's difficult to think of a more irresponsible form of politics and diplomacy currently going on between Turkey and the Netherlands. A veritable shouting match that does neither country, but especially Turkey, any good. So President Erdogan, increasingly determined to become the all-powerful, not very democratic leader of Turkey, wanted his minions to hold rallies among Turkish residents in the Netherlands to persuade them all to vote for him in a referendum that will provide him with the omnipotency he seeks. The Dutch people, probably among the gentlest souls on the planet, don't fancy having wild rallies involving another country, launching off on their soil. Well, the Dutch government doesn't favour it, because there are crucial elections in the Netherlands this week.and have been putting blocks on Turkish government officials turning up on their borders ready to mount Back Erdogan rallies. It seems to me to be highly provocative of Turkey to imagine they can do what they like in another country - an allied country by the way, both being members of Nato - without doing so in the most friendly, diplomatic and courteous way possible. But no, before you can say "hey wacht eens even" (hey wait a minute), Erdogan is accusing the nice Dutch people of being Nazis. I don't want to be disrespectful to the Turkish president, but is he forgetting that people have rights, that countries have the right to make decisions without being barked at from a foreign country? Now Erdogan is threatening strong counter-measures after the Dutch authorities prevented two of his ministers from entering the country. All very unpleasant, unnecessary, unwise and distinctly sinister.  Megaphone diplomacy was always a dangerous form of interchange. Mr Erdogan needs to calm down and remember we are all supposed to be friends facing increasingly dangerous problems in Europe and in other parts of the world. Put your megaphone back in the cupboard!