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[–]useless_aether[S] 5 insightful - 2 fun5 insightful - 1 fun6 insightful - 2 fun -  (5 children)

yes, erdogan stated he wants to recreate the ottoman empire, just how putin wants to recreate the soviet union.

[–]skiseme 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

That's not very kemalist of him...

[–][deleted] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

I don't think that's going to work for him.

[–]useless_aether[S] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

yeah. but the thing with the politicians is that they will say anything to further some obscure goals by exploiting the masses..

they all usually want some nearby oil fields and pipelines that are just out of their reach atm..

[–]Chipit 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Wow, isn't that convenient. The very powers our banks wish to destroy are cast as evil Hitler clones. Amazing, that.

[–]useless_aether[S] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)