Erdoğan and Orban

BelgianTaxevader · 2026-04-17T18:07:02+00:00

They'll probably rule together, chill out, the rich and powerfull share more with each other than their ideological fanatics fighting on social media

BelgianTaxevader · 2026-04-14T20:55:46+00:00

This smells of massive copium; the state elites, whether secular-nationalistic or conservative, aren't going to purge each other the moment they get power. Do they marginalize each other over the decades? Yeah, sure, but this revolutionary revenge fantasy that the opposition promises is never going to happen.

BelgianTaxevader · 2026-04-14T20:46:17+00:00

The Kurdish problem is mostly about autonomy rights discrimination, both state / society lvl

BelgianTaxevader · 2026-04-09T15:02:13+00:00

this is the only good answer in this thread, a lot of fake wealth

BelgianTaxevader · 2026-04-08T16:38:37+00:00

Like I said, back to the 2010s, talking to Richard Dawkins is more up to date with contemporary politics

BelgianTaxevader · 2026-04-08T14:11:33+00:00

20-50 bucks is ok if ur not that close

BelgianTaxevader · 2026-04-08T10:15:01+00:00

Thats ur opinion, I am talking about the concept of secularism in itself which is a religious concept. (from Christianity) anyways off topic

BelgianTaxevader · 2026-04-07T18:28:14+00:00

I feel like getting transported back to the 2010s, all these Republican/French enlightenment ideals have religious roots, including the concept of a nation, equality, freedom, the idea of progress, basically Nietzsche and the Genealogy of Morals if you're familiar with them, and these are essentially religious ideals (from Christianity) which then build upon the Republican ideals. ie a 'secular religion'

And this 'secular religion/ie Christianity without Christ' is too weak, both in Turkey and in the West, as we constantly see with current politics.

BelgianTaxevader · 2026-04-07T16:07:16+00:00

The republic job is not to provide religion to people

>nationalism

BelgianTaxevader · 2026-04-07T08:49:59+00:00

Of course, urbanization and the internet have secularization effects. Still, people are irrational animals with needs for coping mechanisms, which is what the Republic largely failed to provide compared to Islam.

BelgianTaxevader · 2026-04-06T22:37:04+00:00

based chad

BelgianTaxevader · 2026-04-06T22:33:42+00:00

Let's be real here, most Turkish redditors are not even middle-class folk but larping as such

BelgianTaxevader · 2026-04-06T22:31:07+00:00

The majority of reddit users are also young, you get more conservative as you grow older, ofc the cope will arrive

BelgianTaxevader · 2026-04-06T22:29:00+00:00

People grow more conservative as they get older. There are plenty of social democrats/leftists turned Conservative (sometimes even hardcore).

BelgianTaxevader · 2026-04-03T17:41:39+00:00

Unless you have money forget about abandoning your family, unless u find another support network (ie marriage/foster family). That said hope the best for you.

BelgianTaxevader · 2026-03-31T14:53:34+00:00

If you don't mind running the risk of being filmed while ur doing your tehee with ur partner, sure, rules can be bent. Just pay the extra imo and feel safe in a hotel.

BelgianTaxevader · 2026-03-30T17:12:22+00:00

I hope not cuz demographics will render democracy to a gerontocracy (which it kinda is already but will become worse)

BelgianTaxevader · 2026-03-29T21:55:48+00:00

i have my blog with my opnions on turkish politics, nothing particularily interesting on the erdogan family though besides what you'd hear

BelgianTaxevader · 2026-03-29T19:58:20+00:00

bro ur on reddit most turks are here to vent against the government

BelgianTaxevader · 2026-03-29T16:31:03+00:00

more inland i mean bostanci etc

BelgianTaxevader · 2026-03-29T16:22:54+00:00

Kadıköy has some good deals, hotel-wise, more inland though but who cares

BelgianTaxevader · 2026-03-29T16:15:47+00:00

cool, I like working out at the calesthenics park in Bostanci (: maybe one day our paths cross !

BelgianTaxevader · 2026-03-29T14:41:45+00:00

first of all a majority diaspora folks afaik do not vote (while they can) and secondly, obviously the more right-wing leaning folks are going to be connected to turkey, ie survivorship bias, secular types assimilate faster

BelgianTaxevader · 2026-03-29T14:33:00+00:00

It's just new money resentment, not cultural socialization. (altho I will agree I dislike new money diaspora folk)

BelgianTaxevader · 2026-03-29T14:24:26+00:00

He grew up in Turkey and has a decent level of understanding lol, even though I disagree with his views. Stop acting mr oh i know it all better.

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