The protests happening in Turkey has more to do with PM Ergodan's authoritarian rule and loss of many things like freedom of the press and a few others, not because he started allowing women to wear head scarves and burka on state television, nor because of religion.That's not entirely true. The initial catalyst(s) and focus for the recent protests are not based on religion, but there is certainly still an element of moderate versus conservative (or "more fundamental") beliefs underlying much of the turmoil there.
After decades of moderate reform, the current Turkish regime has been slowly and semi-quietly swinging the pendulum back toward a more conservative system. Resistance against the move toward conservativism has certainly been one aspect of the entire series of protests and confrontations you're now witnessing.
You're just flat out wrong, but ok...The protests happening in Turkey has more to do with PM Ergodan's authoritarian rule and loss of many things like freedom of the press and a few others, not because he started allowing women to wear head scarves and burka on state television, nor because of religion.
not because he started allowing women to wear head scarves and burka on state television
What exactly is wrong with my statement?There is something very very wrong with this statement.
The burka is an abomination.
Remember people that obama supported the Muslim Brotherhood and wanted Mubarak out. He bears some responsibility for the suffering of the Egyptian people.
Now he didn't back the Egyptian people but supported a radical. The people in Egpyt burned an effigy of the American ambassador.
Obama should be ashamed of himself along with his supporters for what they did.
Typical from a clueless scumbag like you.
Morsi wanted Sharia law and was an anti-semite. He was part of the MB and is a radical.
You should be ashamed of yourself for defending Morsi and obama.
This was wrong on so many levels. What'll happen next? There will be elections and another conservative muslim will become president. Why? Because it's the will of the people. Why? Because the silent majority of Egyptians are poor and conservative.
If you want democracy you have to accept it, warts and all...
Obama did not support MB. You take whats given and MB was only organized party that ran. He did not give aid to MB the military gets our aid we own them and trust me they didnt overthrow Morsi w/o OBAMA's blessing. That why Obama is backing off even calling it a coup because then by law he cant send more arms to his army.
Democracy exists as a means to keep government accountable. If it fails to do so then democracy has no purpose other than to put authoritarians in office and be the opiate of the political masses.
An abusive Democracy is something people should not accept.
And? How was the Morsi presidency "abusive"? What did they do that went against the Egyptian constitution? The answer is they did nothing. The people on the streets were the same people that brought down the Mubarak dictatorship. These people are young, educated, and western-oriented. However, they do not represent the majority and, just because their guy did not win the last election they decided to take things to the streets again instead of the ballot box. The Egyptian army, being a pawn of the United States, was in cahoots with them. But the majority of Egyptians wanted someone like them.
What you have here is a minority that prefers violent confrontations rather than put up winnable candidates. Worse, they have an army that's been sucking on Washington's dick/tits for so long they don't know how else to pad their illegal Swiss accounts and influence government other than to play kingmaker.
Fuck the protestors and fuck the army.
You should take your own advice.
Morsi was a radical Islamist who wanted sharia law. He was also an anti-semite supported by obama. Why do you defend the MB?
I defend them because they were elected by the majority of Egyptians. It was the will of the people that he came to power. The Egyptian public knew exactly who they were voting for and they wanted him. End. Of. Story. Fact is, with a democratically elected head of state, the people of Egypt would be wholly responsible for their government's actions. This involves everything, including wars. Now they are not. Why? Because they army and its western backers wanted someone else.
Instead of condemning this and imposing sanctions, Obama and his European puppets are "concerned" and they have "hope" that Egypt's democracy can return. This reminds me of the time when Ireland rejected the Nice Treaty or some other EU treaty. The EU forced them to vote again until they came to the "right" result. Same thing here. It's all bullshit and it's wrong.
Wrong is wrong, no matter how you look at it.
These people elected want sharia law which means women have no rights.
Can you show with links that is what Morsi wanted?
I'm thinking it's more then likely your very active and destructive imagination running wild
These people elected want sharia law which means women have no rights. They are also against Israel. I don't care if the people want this barbarianism, it is wrong.
I can't believe that you defend Morsi but it's typical from you.
When women lose their right to vote, it's another story.
Did that happen? Nope.
Was it just about to happen? Nope.
Was Sharia Law about to be implemented? Nope.
I don't like the man, his Brotherhood or his policies, but unless the democracy is at risk, the military's actions are questionable at best. Again, just because your guy didn't win doesn't mean you can uproot the government and start over again. That's not how a democracy is supposed to work.
The guy was a jihadist and the military did the right thing. He was also ANTI-ISRAEL.
It's good that he was kicked out.
This is a big blow to obama and his supporters. obama was wrong again.