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I'm from Turkey and this situation is just pathetic.

It's just "if visitor.country = 'turkey' then post.visibility = false".

Every person in the world except people from Turkey can see everyting. We are putting our head in the sand and screaming "trolololo we can't hear you".

A whistleblower account on twitter? disable it to users from turkey. A youtube video with phone call transcripts about corruption between prime minister and some corporation offical? disable it to users from turkey. Same conversation uploaded to soundcloud? meh, just disable it to users from turkey. What about a paper about some government corruption? disable slideshare.

Everyone knows what a corrupt country we are. except us.

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You should revolt, period. It may mean risking your life, but if people like you don't and instead choose to run away, then your country is going to fall for an unknown period into a medieval age.

Read everything you can about the french resistance, start creating networks, go underground, and organize ties with foreign countries ready to help you. But don't run away.

> You should revolt, period. It may mean risking your life, but if people like you don't and instead choose to run away, then your country is going to fall for an unknown period into a medieval age.

Such an arrogant view of the world. The chosen route of Turkey is to preserve the serenity and innocence of it's population, by prohibiting pictures of the prophet much like wardrobe malfunctions are prohibited in the USA. This is not medieval at all , but rather a more refined approach to civilisation than your american upbringing has taught you to appreciate.

Limiting freedom of expression is never refined.

> Limiting freedom of expression is never refined.

Only the most unrefined brute speaks what's on his mind without limits.

I would say that it is highly refined to know when limits should be applied, and when they should not.

The difference is restraining yourself vs being restrained. A brutish response to the latter is the civil response.

I can only hope this route will lead you to barbarism, poverty and assimilation by more successful cultures.

No, frankly, I consider it medieval. Of course, I consider the uproar around nudity in the US medieval too.

Well, I don't know what you mean by Medieval. It depends where. Some places where evolved that time.

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