• rbhfd@lemmy.world
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    10 months ago

    Sorry, I misread your comment as saying you were in the UK. That’s on me, you didn’t formulate it badly.

    I do think that Erdogan’s reelection is worse for Turkey than Brexit is for the UK. And I think the latter is fucked up.

    Still, I truly believe that a lot of people that voted against their own interest are victims of themselves and the lies they were fed. But I’m definitely too soft hearted and naive at times.

    Like you said, I’m an outsider and didn’t mean to imply to mandate who you should have sympathy for.

    • Derin@lemmy.beru.co
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      10 months ago

      I might’ve been a bit too vitriolic in my response as well, sorry about that - tensions are running high over here.

      Still, I truly believe that a lot of people that voted against their own interest are victims of themselves and the lies they were fed. But I’m definitely too soft hearted and naive at times.

      They are victims, for sure. The hashtag “pişmanım” (which translates to “I regret it”) was all over the net the week after the election.

      Having said that, we spent years warning them that they would get fucked if they didn’t change course, and they chose not to listen (time after time again). Now their chickens have come home to roost, and life here is even worse than it was a year ago (during said disasters) - which is saying something.

      C’est la vie - at least I can afford to drink.