[OFF TOPIC] Politics Thread

[LDOG 2,418]

Sorry to discourage you, but from what I've learned about history military coups have never really "restored democracy" anywhere.

[bestmen 2,831]

turkey , what a circus

[Milan 26]

This is like 1980 or like Egypt 2013. Didn't expect this to happen in Turkey now.

I guess Erdogan now doesn't really have a chance to stay in power if most of the army is against him.

[heywoodu 15,332]

  On 7/15/2016 at 10:59 PM, Milan said:

This is like 1980 or like Egypt 2013. Didn't expect this to happen in Turkey now.

I guess Erdogan now doesn't really have a chance to stay in power if most of the army is against him.

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I think Erdogan can bend everything in his will and severely punish everyone who said one positive word about the coup. I mean, it's of course not without reason that he is mostly called "Erdolf" on internet. 

[VolleyRuller96 264]

SSo apparently according to our TVN24 The militia is / might have beensuppprted by some cleric islamic group... or it was all part of Erdogans game

[Federer91 2,880]

Time for punishments. The president will lay down the law, his law that is.

[heywoodu 15,332]

  On 7/16/2016 at 12:16 AM, VolleyRuller96 said:

SSo apparently according to our TVN24 The militia is / might have beensuppprted by some cleric islamic group... or it was all part of Erdogans game

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Don't they mean the group of Erdogan's rival, who is based in the US and who is actually moderate and very much in favour of a secular state? (which is of course a good thing)

 

 

[NikolaB 432]

I am afraid that Turjey is on edge of civil war

[heywoodu 15,332]

  On 7/16/2016 at 9:58 AM, NikolaB said:

I am afraid that Turjey is on edge of civil war

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Sadly that would not be surprising I guess...possibly the main reason to "cheer" for Erdogan at the moment because at least that could mean some stability? 

 

 

[VolleyRuller96 264]

  On 7/16/2016 at 8:05 AM, heywoodu said:

 

Don't they mean the group of Erdogan's rival, who is based in the US and who is actually moderate and very much in favour of a secular state? (which is of course a good thing)

 

 

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Yes I think so now, this is some cleric who wanted to base the country on secularism and interreligious dialogue

 

BTW This is far from over yer, the militia just now captured military complex in Golçuk and took its commander hostage