Re:Turkish GSM networks currently play a message of the Pres...
by bencollier49 on Sunday July 16, 2017 @04:10AM
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Because the Queen's Speech is a 15-minute slot on one channel out of about 300, not a mandatory message any time anyone makes a phone call.
Also, if you switch over to Channel 4, you can watch an alternative speech. A few years ago, they had the President of Iran on simultaneously.
Re:Turkish GSM networks currently play a message of the Pres...
by mrtksn on Sunday July 16, 2017 @04:39AM
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Think of it as if the Queen speech was about the excellent job the British people did on the Brexit referendum, defeating the traitors.
Currently, a little bit more of the half of the population supports Erdogan and the other half hates him. Though admittedly the anti-Erdigan half did not support the coup as it is believed to be orchestrated by another islamist, but still...
Re:Turkish GSM networks currently play a message of the Pres...
by coldtea on Sunday July 16, 2017 @09:01AM
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>Currently, a little bit more of the half of the population supports Erdogan and the other half hates him.
So, just like most politicians?
Re:Turkish GSM networks currently play a message of the Pres...
by mrtksn on Sunday July 16, 2017 @09:51AM
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Yes, so? Do you have a point?
My point was that the British public would not be happy if the Queen used her time on TV to push the agenda of the half of the nation - like openly supporting or opposing Brexit using channels that are not available to the opposition.
Re:Turkish GSM networks currently play a message of the Pres...
by zo1 on Sunday July 16, 2017 @09:21AM
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You mean just like all other Democracies out there? Sure, it floats from 60-40, or 70-30 sometimes. But how is 51-49 any less authoritarian against the 49 vs the 30?
Re:Turkish GSM networks currently play a message of the Pres...
by petre on Sunday July 16, 2017 @02:58PM
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You vote for the parties in parliament. Then a government gets formed based on which party got the most votes. It's quite similar to Germany, which isn't a monarchy. However, the president of Germany is elected by Bundestag members and electors while the Queen is queen through birthright.
Why is your elected president hijacking the telephone network worse than your unelected queen hijacking your tv network?