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Military Coup?

Nymr83 Jul 15 2016 08:40 PM

Continuing a popular Turkish traditional, the military is supposedly throwing out the government as we speak! [url]http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-36809083

Ashie62 Jul 15 2016 08:48 PM Re: Military Coup?

I am a disabled middle aged male. I barely care.

sharpie Jul 15 2016 09:41 PM Re: Military Coup?

Erdogan is pretty horrible. Of course, somebody worse could always take his place.

Edgy MD Jul 15 2016 10:00 PM Re: Military Coup?

Erdoğan has been a nightmare of an autocrat but obviously you'd like to end nightmares within the institutions of the Democratic process. As the bridge between the Middle East and Europe, it's not the place you want to fall into anarchy. Just, let us remember there's a third way between autocracy and anarchy, Turkey. Looks like my friend Mark got out of there with his wife and kids in a nick of time.

Nymr83 Jul 16 2016 02:34 AM Re: Military Coup?

Edgy MD wrote: As the bridge between the Middle East and Europe, it's not the place you want to fall into anarchy. news says the army has closed off the physical bridges in Istanbul that literally connect the Middle East to Europe.

Edgy MD Jul 16 2016 03:58 AM Re: Military Coup?

Perhaps, but an army in such a crisis, while we hope it can be agent of law, order and justice, can quite quickly become an agent of something quite the opposite. The more I think about it, the more I realize it's one of the most important places on the map. And I realize why, when regime change in a country is threatened, foreign governments often subtly root have the stability of known despot or even an enemy than a potentially more friendly unknown upstart. They keep backing the devil they know.

Lefty Specialist Jul 16 2016 12:45 PM Re: Military Coup?

Looks like this has been put down. Erdogan, already a strongman, will use this to consolidate his power further. Expect quite the crackdown now.

Frayed Knot Jul 16 2016 12:56 PM Re: Military Coup?

When you play the game of thrones you either win or die, there is no middle ground. -- Cersei Lannister

d'Kong76 Jul 16 2016 04:58 PM Re: Military Coup?

~ 250 dead and 1,500 wounded in last thing I saw. It's like every freakin' day something fucked up is going down somewhere in the world and it's driving me crazy.

batmagadanleadoff Jul 16 2016 05:01 PM Re: Military Coup?

Maybe that country'll relax its copyright laws enforcement so that Turkish Batman, in its entirety, can play again on Youtube.

batmagadanleadoff Jul 16 2016 05:05 PM Re: Military Coup? Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Jul 16 2016 05:52 PM

Hey! Whaddya know? It's back. Now we can get a Vic Sage review! Hooray. [youtube:3ircbg91]0dXsaLLuEcM[/youtube:3ircbg91]

Zvon Jul 16 2016 05:27 PM Re: Military Coup?

I can forgive all the other ridiculousness but Batman shooting bad guys dead with a hand gun is a bunch of bullshit.

Lefty Specialist Jul 17 2016 03:01 AM Re: Military Coup?

I should have watched this instead of the Mets game tonight. This too was incredibly bad with some incomprehensible moments but at least the participants weren't being paid millions of dollars.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Jul 17 2016 05:43 AM Re: Military Coup?

I'm generally no conspiracy theorist. And my knowledge about Turkish affairs doesn't go river-deep. But this is one instance-- terribly-planned coup attempt, executed with significant civilian targeting, during a time when Erdogan isn't anywhere near the capital-- where the likelihood of a false-flag operation sounds a little north of ImpossibleTown. (I mean, it's still somewhere in the suburbs of HighlyUnlikelyBurg, but still.) The exiled populist leader he wants extradited from here has similar thoughts, but then, he would.

Lefty Specialist Jul 18 2016 02:51 PM Re: Military Coup?

I wouldn't say it's impossible. Erdogan is working through his enemies list, almost like this had been planned. And asking the US to turn over his rival for nebulous reasons? Hmmmm.

Vic Sage Jul 18 2016 05:20 PM Re: Military Coup?

i never buy into conspiracy theories, because they assume that all the conspirators are intelligent enough, and discreet enough, to pull off such chicanery. My experience of humanity indicates that such an assumption is baseless. However, even i had the initial thought that this works out well for a strong man leader trying to consolidate and increase his power. But more importantly: I can forgive all the other ridiculousness but Batman shooting bad guys dead with a hand gun is a bunch of bullshit. Actually, Zvon, Batman started out in the comics armed with a pistol, shooting at bad guys. [fimg=600]http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2116/144/1600/q.jpg[/fimg]