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Stinky The Clown

(67,807 posts) Mon Apr 17, 2017, 11:53 AM Apr 2017

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Meanwhile, a new dictatorship has been born - by a friend of 45/140.

Turkey's DICTATOR appears to have successfully rigged a referendum vote that grants him, effectively, total power.

http://www.cnn.com/2017/04/17/europe/turkey-referendum-results-erdogan/

Can it happen here?

Yes.

Has it already happened here?

Maybe.

I see this as BIG FUCKING DEAL. The whole world is going nationalist and authoritarian. It has happened in this NATO nation and other European countries are possibly facing similar election outcomes (think Marine le Pen in France).

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Meanwhile, a new dictatorship has been born - by a friend of 45/140. (Original Post) Stinky The Clown Apr 2017 OP

They didn't even bother being subtle.. Kentonio Apr 2017 #1

Kentonio

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1. They didn't even bother being subtle..

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Mon Apr 17, 2017, 12:03 PM

Apr 2017

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