Turkish spring? by oldenglanddry

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Turkish spring?

POSTED BY: OLDENGLANDDRY
UPDATED: Wednesday, August 28, 2013 12:25
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Saturday, June 1, 2013 7:11 AM

What started as a protest against the development of an Istambul park has grown into widespread and violent anti-government protests.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-22741644

http://imgur.com/q3XfOFf

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Saturday, June 1, 2013 10:15 AM

OLDENGLANDDRY

But it's not America so who cares, right?

http://ireport.cnn.com/docs/DOC-980610

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Saturday, June 1, 2013 10:48 AM

AURAPTOR

America loves a winner!

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Originally posted by oldenglanddry:
But it's not America so who cares, right?

Fathom the hypocrisy of a government that requires every citizen to prove they are insured... but not everyone must prove they are a citizen

Resident USA Freedom Fundie

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Saturday, June 1, 2013 10:49 AM

AGENTROUKA

I don't think Turkey is necessarily comparable to Libya/Egypt/Syria.

It is a democracy and has strong ties to Europe, to the point where there was serious talk about it joining the EU. It's far from perfect and has a slightly spotty human rights record but nothing that requires an entire peaceful revolution to fix.

The comparison sort of distorts the conditions in Turkey.

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Saturday, June 1, 2013 12:29 PM

JONGSSTRAW

"Lawrence

Lawrence of Arabia

He was an English guy

He came to fight the Turkish"

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Sunday, June 2, 2013 8:05 AM

OLDENGLANDDRY

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-22744728

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Sunday, June 2, 2013 10:19 AM

GEEZER

Keep the Shiny side up

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Originally posted by oldenglanddry:
But it's not America so who cares, right?

http://ireport.cnn.com/docs/DOC-980610

So are you concerned that the churches in Venezuela can't get communion wine?

How 'bout the plight of indigenious peoples being displaced in Brazil and other South American countries?

Or the turtle activist who was killed recently by poachers in Costa Rica?

There's just a lot of stuff to keep up with.

"When your heart breaks, you choose what to fill the cracks with. Love or hate. But hate won't ever heal. Only love can do that."

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Sunday, June 2, 2013 10:20 AM

AGENTROUKA

I'm going to amend my previously stated opinion.

I still don't think that it's entirely comparable to the Arab Spring.

I do, however, think that these people have good reason to protest. And the way the government is handling the response, the asinine utterances of Erdogan with regard to the fact that these people are (peacefully) expressing some serious dissatisfaction... disgraceful.

Go, Turkish protesters!

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Sunday, June 2, 2013 10:43 AM

AGENTROUKA

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Originally posted by Geezer:
So are you concerned that the churches in Venezuela can't get communion wine?

How 'bout the plight of indigenious peoples being displaced in Brazil and other South American countries?

Or the turtle activist who was killed recently by poachers in Costa Rica?

There's just a lot of stuff to keep up with.

This is a country that shares borders with Iran, Iraq and Syria - and is generally considered a solid ally of the West. Inner turmoil seems like it would be a significant development.

A friend is working a summer job in Ankara and says the police response is just insanely disproportionate and there have been other oppressive moves before that, such as using the terrorist attacks near the Syrian border as an excuse to ban public gatherings/concerts - conveniently prohibiting planned protests against Erdogan's foreign policy, which is considered war mongering by some. Seems like a serious test of Turkey's democratic system and values.

Thus it seems reasonably relevant in terms of world news. Not that local injustice elsewhere isn't also horrid, but perhaps less far-reaching.

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Saturday, June 15, 2013 9:42 PM

OLDENGLANDDRY

http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/everyone-who-enters-taksim-square-wil
l-be-treated-as-a-terrorist-turkish-eu-minister.aspx?pageID=238&nID=48875&NewsCatID=338#.Ubz3XEksK2Y.twitter

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Saturday, June 15, 2013 10:32 PM

AGENTROUKA

Insane. Utterly insane.

Can't wait for Europe's collectively voiced "concern" over this lovely development.

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Wednesday, August 28, 2013 12:25 PM