Syria and Turkey

Look at the economic reports for Turkey and you'll see that the standard of living is half illusion and half a system that's on its way to bust. Look at the policies he's put into effect, moving Turkey from a secular republic back towards a religious one. Look at the arrests and political moves he's made and tell me it's democracy and not a dictatorship. And look at his rhetoric and tell me again that he's a moderate. On Tue, Jun 26, 2012 at 11:24 AM, Larry C. Lyons <larryclyons@gmail.com>wrote: > > I've also noticed that Erdogan has been following the democratic model > in Turkey. You have to admit since the start of his party's control of > parliament, the standard of living in Turkey has doubled. And that has > been encouraging mainly small business and free enterprise. Given the > choice between a right wing dictatorship and Erdogan, I'll go for the > moderate. > > On Tue, Jun 26, 2012 at 10:43 AM, Michael Dinowitz > <mdinowit@houseoffusion.com> wrote: > > > > "Democracy is like a streetcar, When you come to your stop you get off." > > Tayyip Erdogan - Prime minister of Turkey > > > > The democratic process has been hijacked by Islamists time and time > again. > > Remember the Ceder Revolution? > > > > > > On Tue, Jun 26, 2012 at 10:36 AM, Larry C. Lyons <larryclyons@gmail.com > >wrote: > > > >> > >> Its called the democratic process - messy and yes people will get in > >> whom we do not like. That's democracy deal with it. > >> > > > > > > > >