Hi people. It's been a long time.

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Would you be interested in sharing any of the stuff you wrote, unity?

i'd rather not, since that would be linking the unity100 identity and my real identity too much. i very much think that it is not a good idea to expose yourself online too much, even though personal identities are pretty much easily trackable to various states/governments.

Working with the local groups in your country to make sure everyone is fed and sheltered is magnificent service.

That's not what i did. Important though these are, they do not have lasting impact on the direction that a society takes. Moreover, in certain countries organizations of certain type (religious, political or other affiliation) monopolize these activities, and it may be dangerous for those who engage in charity activities in an organization which is competing with other affiliations. This may not apply to every country, of course.

Is your country now effectively a dictatorship under the new leader, or have you relocated?

The main problem with Turkey was not a particular man, but Islamism being pumped up as a control tool by mainly United States foreign policy. This created numerous and sizeable islamist groups, which have not only pushed Turkey towards a radical islamist axis, but also became states-within-state themselves, complete with their social, economic and recently political ecosystem.

This was greatly aided by neoliberal economic policies, which created massive, massive income and wealth inequality in between socioeconomic groups and also piecemeal dismantled social state and social services. As a result, poorer segments of the society had found solace in the social services and support islamist groups provided, ranging from direct charity/aid to schools, even to actual employment. This sped up islamicization of the society. While these happened, the modern/secular/educated segment of the population was practically enjoying themselves in indolent luxury...

So today, what secular/modern social element which was created in Turkey with M. Kemal's reforms and the following years is now reduced to an extremely marginalized segment of population, which doesnt have any power left now, unfortunately. They are now removed from every aspect of power: Military already purged, Police had been in the hands of islamist/nationalist elements since a loong time, bureaucracy was incrementally filled with islamist/nationalist segments, and recently judiciary was also purged and repopulated with the same social segment. Education etc were already gone in mid 1990s anyway. Lately, with the emergence of economic power of islamist groups, economic power also is gone too.

Its not the power concentrated within one man, but the increasing extremism in society which is taking Turkey down the hill. Islamist/nationalist groups have little tolerance for those who do not adhere to their lifestyle today, even less tolerance for secular/modern segment. Any kind of actual left ideology or people who adhere to any of them (even including social democracy) are practically seen as practical enemies. Its not so absurd, since there is a gigantic cultural gap today in between these segments.

Im not in Turkey since a long while, and there is a massive exodus of educated/secular segments of Turkey.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/...ows-no-end

The numbers in the article are bit off, but the general picture is correct.