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Re:Turkish GSM networks currently play a message of the Pres... by gonvaled on Sunday July 16, 2017 @01:27AM (#14780634)
Why is having a monarchy that nobody voted to get rid of more democratic than having a president people voted for?

Why is your elected president hijacking the telephone network worse than your unelected queen hijacking your tv network?

Re:Turkish GSM networks currently play a message of the Pres... by bencollier49 on Sunday July 16, 2017 @04:10AM (#14781082)
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.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alternative_Christmas_message

Re:Turkish GSM networks currently play a message of the Pres... by mrtksn on Sunday July 16, 2017 @04:39AM (#14781151)
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 (#14781805)
>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 (#14781955)
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 (#14781877)
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 (#14783574)
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.
Re:Turkish GSM networks currently play a message of the Pres... by sgift on Sunday July 16, 2017 @03:29AM (#14780986)
Phones are an essential service, TV isn't.
Re:Turkish GSM networks currently play a message of the Pres... by golergka on Sunday July 16, 2017 @09:04AM (#14781814)
Because Queen doesn't have almost any real power.