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It's really not that simple. That's akin to saying the people of Russia and North Korea voted time and time again for Putin and KJU. When 90% of media is eithe
by vintageseltzer 9y ago
It's really not that simple. That's akin to saying the people of Russia and North Korea voted time and time again for Putin and KJU.
When 90% of media is either in prison or controlled by the state, when judges are appointed and dismissed based on their politics, when massive protest after massive protest is brutally crushed, when investigations into irregularities at polling stations are ignored, year after year after year, it can't be said that this is simply what the people voted for. The opposition has been being illegally and brutally suppressed for a decade.
- remind_me_again 9y agoDon't forget the drum beats to convince US public to invade Iraq. Media is much more controlled by the establishment than any other country here in US.
- maxxxxx 9y agoThe Turks in Germany also voted for Erdogan in large numbers. There is a little more going on than just oppression.
- cJ0th 9y ago> The Turks in Germany also voted for Erdogan in large numbers. The Turks in Germany who voted voted for Erdogan in large numbers.
- maxxxxx 9y agoIn most elections only the people who voted get counted. That's the way elections work. The Turks in Germany could have voted against him if they had wanted to without fear.