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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(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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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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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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Point taken. I didn’t know of your own background.
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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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Two highly respected guys you are, in my eyes. So it's nice to see you engage.
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Thanks. That’s a nice, encouraging way in which to start the week!
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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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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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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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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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