Pro-gov't media in Turkey claims that "insulting the president" is a crime in advanced democracies
. Cases by Pres. Erdogan up to 1800 btw.
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One case in US of a man (of dubious mental health) who told security that he'll kill Obama & also posted on FB. That's their comparison.
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Meanwhile, the number of academics in jail in Turkey for signing a petition keeps going up. Not to mention those losing their jobs, etc.
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I'd find some faults in any mass media system around the world, but the total collapse of any semblance of truth is really damaging.
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Most mass media in Turkey keeps managing to perform lower than my already lowest expectations. Shameful archives for the future. sigh
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Most shameful examples are the people actively engaging in "whataboutism" that they know is dubious & false. They know. They read English.
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I see almost nobody with the guts to say "Look, I support this gov't but here are things I'm really critical of." Nope. Sycophancy rules.
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zeynep tufekci Retweeted Ati
Example of common pro-gov't sentiment in Turkey, claim if I criticized the US government, I'd be in jail. hahahahttps://twitter.com/firmayati/status/717356605071888384 …
zeynep tufekci added,
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The regular people get this "US isn't a democracy so whatever happens in Turkey is okay" from pro-gov't media that blasts the claim. +
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Trouble is, they are so "free" from facts they don't even know how to actually criticize the US government. (I'd recommend reading but...) 
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@zeynep As a result of years of freedom from facts, this passes as acceptable speech by authority figures… (see vid) https://twitter.com/super_titiz/status/717329726726086656 …Jamie added,
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