It all sounds so familiar. Like there is a worldwide effort being thwarted somehow.
From https://gatesofvienna.net/2019/04/who-needs-tyranny-with-a-democracy-like-this/
…It is not difficult to discover where the money generated in Istanbul flows. Local administration in Istanbul — under Erdogan’s control for 25 years — has an annual budget of almost €5 billion. According to official reports, nearly €135 million in donations went to Islamic foundations. And who do you suppose heads up the four foundations that receive the lion’s share? Erdogan’s son Bilal.
In fifth place is the foundation headed by Erdogan’s son-in-law, Selçuk Bayraktar. Control of the municipality moving from the AKP to CHP means a halt of payments to these foundations, which support the efforts to transform Turkey’s pluralistic democracy into an Islamist autocracy.
And that is not all.
The entrepreneurs enriched by Erdogan so that they could create tame media earned millions from the Istanbul municipality. Almost all services such as the metro, infrastructure maintenance, car rental, and sewerage are funneled by bid to the owners of he newspapers Sabah and Yeni Safak. These publications are not calling the election a putsch without reason.
So what Erdogan lost at the ballot box he is attempting to win by other means. If this is not successful, he has a Plan B in his back pocket. He intends to strip opposition mayors in large cities of their responsibilities. Preparations are being made for the palace to have the say over all bids that “exceed a certain sum.”
A few days ago, Erdogan consoled his supporters: “Even if they are elected mayors, they cannot pay their personnel. Do not be surprised when the banks confiscate communal income.” Could he make it any clearer that, for 25 years, he has been guiding the communities under his control to the edge of bankruptcy?
Are you the kind of person who joined an organization because it’s claimed core values appealed to the values you believe strengthen your impression of an ideal world only to realize a sense of what you gained entry to was a façade designed only to nourish your ego, keep your mind occupied and drain your wallet or your soul while it pursues a completely different, opposite your beliefs version of a life changing agenda?
I mean an organization like a religion, a political party, the FBI, the Commerce Department, the CDC, Planned Parenthood, the Freemasons…Those kinds of organizations.
Is that what’s bothering you, Bucky?