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re: Update: Attempted coup in Turkey, coup fails, go to PT board for more info
Posted on 7/15/16 at 4:23 pm to Cooter Davenport
Posted on 7/15/16 at 4:23 pm to Cooter Davenport
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Good if the military wins out and guides an election where a secular politician is victorious. The military is staunchly secular and loyal to the ideals of Mustafa Kemal.
Bad if the military loses and Edrogan stays in power.
Bad if it all crumbles into chaos and the Islamists take over (more than they already have).
According to twitter it is the police vs the military right now. If that is true then I think the military wins that firefight, and the coup will be successful.
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Posted on 7/15/16 at 4:32 pm to ULSU
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I sure do hope they run that Erdogwan out of power. A country fighting to maintain a democracy is cerainy something to be supported and celebrated. Maybe they'll quit supporting terrorists now.
I'd be fine with a secular autocracy over Erdogan. I don't give a shite about "democracy" as some high ideal anymore. It doesn't work in that region and people need to get over it.
Posted on 7/15/16 at 4:34 pm to BlackCoffeeKid
I'm sure the military was working on Erdogan's orders for anything to do with terrorizing the Kurds.
The wealthy, secular Istanbul elite do not want a fundamentalist country that Erdogan does. They like to drink, have fun and not where ridiculous shite.
The country bumpkins aka the fundamentalist Islamists won't like this, but frick them. They are the problem in every nation in the world whether muslim, Christian, Jewish, etc. Fundies need to be taken out of power. Religion has no place in a democratic government.
The wealthy, secular Istanbul elite do not want a fundamentalist country that Erdogan does. They like to drink, have fun and not where ridiculous shite.
The country bumpkins aka the fundamentalist Islamists won't like this, but frick them. They are the problem in every nation in the world whether muslim, Christian, Jewish, etc. Fundies need to be taken out of power. Religion has no place in a democratic government.
Posted on 7/15/16 at 4:36 pm to ChewyDante
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I don't give a shite about "democracy" as some high ideal anymore. It doesn't work in that region and people need to get over it.
I'm quickly getting to this point as well.
Posted on 7/15/16 at 4:37 pm to ihometiger
quote:can't have that
pro-LGBT people
send them to a turkish prison
Posted on 7/15/16 at 4:39 pm to boosiebadazz
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I don't give a shite about "democracy" as some high ideal anymore. It doesn't work in that region and people need to get over it.
I'm quickly getting to this point as well.
According to the dude on Sky News, PM and Erdogan called on the police to defense the government, and the Mayor of Istanbul just called on the ppl to go out and oppose the coup. So far it looks like the ppl have said
Military shutting down the broadcast as I type because police and military in a standoff in the middle of Istanbul.
Posted on 7/15/16 at 4:40 pm to ghost2most
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I'm sure the military was working on Erdogan's orders for anything to do with terrorizing the Kurds. The wealthy, secular Istanbul elite do not want a fundamentalist country that Erdogan does. They like to drink, have fun and not where ridiculous shite. The country bumpkins aka the fundamentalist Islamists won't like this, but frick them. They are the problem in every nation in the world whether muslim, Christian, Jewish, etc. Fundies need to be taken out of power. Religion has no place in a democratic government.
This you hit the nail on the head...
Posted on 7/15/16 at 4:41 pm to WeeWee
Erdogan was elected in a fake election anyway. frick his extremist arse
Posted on 7/15/16 at 4:43 pm to Old Money
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Erdogan was elected in a fake election anyway.
Yeah those elections were more rigged than a election in post soviet Russia.
Posted on 7/15/16 at 4:45 pm to WeeWee
If you've a coup in Constantinople
You'll be fighting in Istanbul...
You'll be fighting in Istanbul...
Posted on 7/15/16 at 4:55 pm to Kafka
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The AFP news agency reports that a violent explosion has been heard in Ankara, while a US source tells Reuters that gunfire has been near the headquarters of the Turkish military's general staff in the capital.
Posted on 7/15/16 at 4:57 pm to WeeWee
Twitter is saying the PM of Turkey is requesting asylum in Germany, and Germany denied.
Posted on 7/15/16 at 5:20 pm to WeeWee
Posted on 7/15/16 at 5:25 pm to BIGDAB
Nothing says "I'm in charge" like a FaceTime interview from an unnamed location.
Posted on 7/15/16 at 5:27 pm to WeeWee
Coup in a NATO country. Crazy. Don't even know how that works.
Posted on 7/15/16 at 5:28 pm to Scoop
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Coup in a NATO country. Crazy. Don't even know how that works.
There have been 5 coups in Turkey alone since it's been a NATO member.
Posted on 7/15/16 at 5:37 pm to usc6158
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Nothing says "I'm in charge" like a FaceTime interview from an unnamed location.
A woman parliament member of Erdogan's party giving an interview on Sky News was just pathetic.
Posted on 7/15/16 at 5:47 pm to WeeWee
ive yet to see one woman in the streets.
Posted on 7/15/16 at 5:49 pm to Gtothemoney
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ive yet to see one woman in the streets.
Who the hell would be in the streets. Well, unless you run out of Lebanese hash.
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