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Aral Balkan
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I mainly post on my blog at https://ar.al  (RSS: https://ar.al/index.xml ) and interact on my Mastodon https://mastodon.ar.al . Please follow me there.

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    Aral Balkan‏ @aral Jul 22

    Aral Balkan Retweeted Michaela Kuefner

    So you know his loyalties lie with an autocratic strongman who jails journalists and political rivals. Don’t for one moment confuse criticism for supporting an Islamist tyrant with “racism.” Racism against people of Turkish heritage is a real thing in Germany. This isn’t it.https://twitter.com/MKuefner/status/1021096958809780224 …

    Aral Balkan added,

    Michaela Kuefner @MKuefner
    #German national player Mezut #Oezil withdraws from #Germany national team over “racism” and “disrespect” ending debate over his dual Turkish-German identity - took photo with #Erdogan. This could take Integration debate in Germany to a new level after it has seen new recent lows https://twitter.com/MesutOzil1088/status/1021093637411700741 …
    2:23 PM - 22 Jul 2018
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      2. Aral Balkan‏ @aral Jul 22

        No Turk who values progressive, democratic values, human rights, or freedom would proudly take a photo with Erdoğan. This isn’t about Turkish heritage, it’s about being a poster-boy for what Erdoğan stands for. If he were of American heritage, it’d be like a photo with Trump.

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      3. Aral Balkan‏ @aral Jul 22

        (And I can only hope that a photo with Trump would have evoked the same outrage. If not, then there are some real questions to ask regarding the influence of race.)

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      2. Tom Lines‏ @TomJLines Jul 22
        Replying to @aral

        Oezil considered that his treatment was racist. Surely he is better placed to judge how he was treated than you are, Aral.

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      3. Aral Balkan‏ @aral Jul 22
        Replying to @TomJLines

        Dunno, man, we’re both of Turkish heritage. What makes you fit to decide that I cannot have an opinion on this, Tom?

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      4. Tom Lines‏ @TomJLines Jul 22
        Replying to @aral

        Point taken. I didn’t know of your own background.

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      5. Aral Balkan‏ @aral Jul 22
        Replying to @TomJLines

        I pass as white, you couldn’t have known. I’m also aware of the privilege that affords me & yet I have family/friends suffering under that tyrant’s rule (& I gave up my citizenship because of him) so I also have a fair bit of skin in the game. Have a good rest of your Sunday :)

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      6. markhughes‏ @markhughes Jul 22
        Replying to @aral @TomJLines

        Two highly respected guys you are, in my eyes. So it's nice to see you engage.

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      7. Tom Lines‏ @TomJLines Jul 23
        Replying to @markhughes @aral

        Thanks. That’s a nice, encouraging way in which to start the week!

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      1. Σελδα‏ @sldmrl76 Jul 22
        Replying to @aral

        in my opinion, Özil did what I see a lot of people with Turkish backgrounds do: blame others for his mistake and take the victim role.

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      1. Julian‏ @julscho Jul 22
        Replying to @aral

        While I agree that a lot of it was and is indeed criticism for supporting a tyrant – and rightly so – I’m afraid that there are a lot of people in AfD/CSU/BILD Germany who used this as a vehicle for their racist agenda.

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      1. RA Amin Negm-Awad‏ @RA_Negm Jul 23
        Replying to @aral

        When the former player Matthäus took a photo with Putin, who jails journalists and political rivals, nobody noticed this. The difference in the public perception is racist. Nothing to confuse.

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      1. Mustafa Akkaya‏ @mistaffaa Jul 22
        Replying to @aral @daghanirak

        Aslinda ona cevap vermis. Mattheaus da Putin’le gorustu o neden ayni tepkileri almadi da ben aldim diyor Mesut. Metinde belirtmese bile bence Rte ile gorusmek zorunda kaldigini hissediyor ve hatta biraz pisman bile olabilir ama daha cok bu ikiyuzluluge laf soylemis.

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