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Re:Wikipedia blocked in Turkey by fulafel on Saturday April 29, 2017 @05:55AM (#14225809)
The voters elected and support an autocratic leader, however wonderful people they may be. It's not just about Erdogan.
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Re:Wikipedia blocked in Turkey by Eupolemos on Saturday April 29, 2017 @08:45AM (#14226315)
Turkey has a very harsh rural/cosmopolitan split, just like the US has.

On top of that, the last election (the turn the President into Sultan) had massive fraud and any critical media has been jailed.

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Re:Wikipedia blocked in Turkey by ardaozkal on Saturday April 29, 2017 @08:44AM (#14226311)
Reposting my comment from another place here, as it kinda applies to this too, especially the second sentence:

> Every single billboard and half the TV ads before referendum were ads telling people to vote "yes".

> People didn't even know what they were voting for.

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Re:Wikipedia blocked in Turkey by mk89 on Saturday April 29, 2017 @09:24AM (#14226454)
> People didn't even know what they were voting for.

absolutely true! Which says a lot about those people who voted for him.

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Re:Wikipedia blocked in Turkey by fulafel on Saturday April 29, 2017 @08:57AM (#14226365)
But they voted him many times before, it was apparent where he was heading.
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