Leader of Germany's liberal party compares Turkey coup reaction to Nazis

Gerald · 08-06-16, 06:34 PM

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The leader of Germany's liberal Free Democrats (FDP) likened Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan's purge of state institutions to the actions of the Nazi party in the 1930s in comments published on Sunday.

FDP leader Christian Lindner said he saw parallels between Erdogan's behavior and aftermath of the Reichstag fire in 1933 portrayed by the Nazis as a Communist plot against the government and used by Adolf Hitler to justify massively curtailing civil liberties.

"We are experiencing a coup d'etat from above like in 1933 after the Reichstag fire. He is building an authoritarian regime tailored solely to himself," Lindner told the Bild am Sonntag.

I decline initially to make a public comment since this topic is the subject of high "derailment risk".

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-tu...-idUSKCN10H0SD

Note: Sat Aug 6, 2016 6:05pm EDT

Von Due · 08-06-16, 06:50 PM

I must say my initial thoughts were how similar it was to Stalin's purges but then again, pretty much all despots have done the same skit. Pol Pot too would have nodded in acknowledgement over how Erdogan soon targeted the academia. He really layed down the foundations for conspiracy theories on how he had orchestraded the whole thing. That being true or false, he sure didn't do much to prove those theories wrong.

Feuer Frei! · 08-06-16, 07:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Vendor

I decline initially to make a public comment since this topic is the subject of high "derailment risk".

It's the safest course of action to take

Gerald · 08-06-16, 07:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Feuer Frei!

It's the safest course of action to take

U name it.

Jimbuna · 08-06-16, 07:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Vendor

U name it.

Well I suspect you certainly won't.

Gerald · 08-06-16, 07:58 PM

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Well I suspect you certainly won't.

Where are this for comment?

Oberon · 08-06-16, 08:33 PM

I will also not make a comment....

Bugger.

Schroeder · 08-07-16, 04:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Vendor

I decline initially to make a public comment since this topic is the subject of high "derailment risk".

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-tu...-idUSKCN10H0SD

Note: Sat Aug 6, 2016 6:05pm EDT

Actually that's what pretty much everyone thought but no one dared to say out loud because we need our "Ally and Friend" because we're unable to protect our own borders.

The Austrians are finally getting it and I hope the rest of Europe will follow but I won't hold my breath.

08-06-16, 06:50 PM	#2
Von Due Sea Lord Join Date: Jul 2012 Posts: 1,690 Downloads: 30 Uploads: 0	I must say my initial thoughts were how similar it was to Stalin's purges but then again, pretty much all despots have done the same skit. Pol Pot too would have nodded in acknowledgement over how Erdogan soon targeted the academia. He really layed down the foundations for conspiracy theories on how he had orchestraded the whole thing. That being true or false, he sure didn't do much to prove those theories wrong.

08-06-16, 08:33 PM	#7
Oberon Lucky Jack Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 25,976 Downloads: 61 Uploads: 20	I will also not make a comment.... Bugger.