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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...

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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?

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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.

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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?
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