by John » Mon Apr 17, 2017 8:39 am
Ataturk was right wrote:
> Let's be honest and say, that it this point, the only thing that
> will save Turkish democracy is an assassin's bullet. One of
> Erdogan's guards is going to have to sacrifice himself for the
> good of the nation. Is there not even a single Turk willing to do
> this? Turkey is on the way to becoming another Islamic Republic of
> Iran. What a disaster that has been for everyone.
> This is one of those "go back in time and kill Hitler' moments. I
> know John says it wouldn't matter, but I think in this situation
> it would. Erdogan represents impoverished villagers and the urban
> poor. There is no way he should have been able to get more than a
> third of the votes, which represents his ignorant base of
> support. This vote was a sham, and everyone knows it. The majority
> would welcome back secular democratic rule. Erdogan's Ottoman
> fantasies will end in disaster for Turks everywhere in the world.
> Were people here aware that he wants Turks to relearn the dead
> 'Ottoman' script instead of the Latin Alphabet? I used to laugh
> out loud when I read what Erdogan was proposing next, but no
> more. Erdogan has declared war on the very soul of the Turkish
> Republic.
Last year's foiled coup caused a big surge in support for Erdogan. If
Erdogan were assassinated, there would be massive support for a new
AKP dictator who would take his place, and would probably be a lot
worse than Erdogan.
Also, if the assassination could somehow be traced to the Kurds, or
blamed on the Kurds, there would be civil war.
[quote="Ataturk was right"]
> Let's be honest and say, that it this point, the only thing that
> will save Turkish democracy is an assassin's bullet. One of
> Erdogan's guards is going to have to sacrifice himself for the
> good of the nation. Is there not even a single Turk willing to do
> this? Turkey is on the way to becoming another Islamic Republic of
> Iran. What a disaster that has been for everyone.
> This is one of those "go back in time and kill Hitler' moments. I
> know John says it wouldn't matter, but I think in this situation
> it would. Erdogan represents impoverished villagers and the urban
> poor. There is no way he should have been able to get more than a
> third of the votes, which represents his ignorant base of
> support. This vote was a sham, and everyone knows it. The majority
> would welcome back secular democratic rule. Erdogan's Ottoman
> fantasies will end in disaster for Turks everywhere in the world.
> Were people here aware that he wants Turks to relearn the dead
> 'Ottoman' script instead of the Latin Alphabet? I used to laugh
> out loud when I read what Erdogan was proposing next, but no
> more. Erdogan has declared war on the very soul of the Turkish
> Republic.[/quote]
Last year's foiled coup caused a big surge in support for Erdogan. If
Erdogan were assassinated, there would be massive support for a new
AKP dictator who would take his place, and would probably be a lot
worse than Erdogan.
Also, if the assassination could somehow be traced to the Kurds, or
blamed on the Kurds, there would be civil war.