Erdogan is arguably one of the history’s most cunning politicians. He is such a magician that Turkish opposition falls for his tricks every single time.
https://twitter.com/business/status/1387035324241567747
Nearly a decade ago, Erdogan tried to limit alcohol sale late at night, introducing restrictions that were not necessarily harsher than the ones in US. Instead of justifying it with reasonable arguments, he insulted Ataturk & said laws “created by two drunks” aren’t respectable.
The opposition was furious. Now they started defending being “drunk” in a Muslim-majority nation, granting Erdogan unparalleled political fodder in his quest to trap the opposition. He buried the opposition with just two incendiary words.
In 2012, Erdogan said his government wants to raise “pious generation,” prompting the opposition to question this statement in a country where the state is expected to be secular. It was exactly what Erdogan wanted. Erdogan hit back: “Do you want us to raise atheist generation?”
Turkish opposition shot back: “What’s wrong with being an atheist?”
Turkish opposition was tricked to defend atheism publicly in a conservative country. It is obvious who won this debate.
Turkish opposition was tricked to defend atheism publicly in a conservative country. It is obvious who won this debate.
Erdogan makes tons of controversial, incendiary, provocative statements. It is not because he is unstable. It is because he is a calculating pragmatist. Thanks to incompetent Turkish opposition, he always wins.
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