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I have sympathy for the protesters but I do wish they had protested just as vehemently when the government began to silence the Press. A Free Press does not gua
by manishsharan 13y ago
I have sympathy for the protesters but I do wish they had protested just as vehemently when the government began to silence the Press. A Free Press does not guarantee democracy but it does bark loudly and fiercely when it senses danger to the democracy.
- diminish 13y agounfortunately you are right; that's why the government slowly captured the media; the 2nd largest group was employing prime minister erdogan's groom for a long time (probably still is). today the minister called, 'there is this damned twitter, ruining our society...' so turks use now, twitter, facebook, foursquare, ustream tv, tumblr as 'the media'..
- tome 13y agoI wish they had protested when the government started imprisoning generals, although admittedly it is harder to get worked up about the army than it is about the press.