OldLady
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Well, I'm just a simple soul and I like hearing his VP say he admired JFK and MLK. That I can relate to. Putin, Hussein, Erdogan--not so much. I know strong leadership is sometimes necessary, but it doesn't have to run over the people. Not if you're good at leading.What I don't like is that Trump commented on strongarm tactics by all of these men he thought were effective--worthy of his admiration. They were tactics by dictators that would never fly in this democratic country. No one denies they are effective but I sure as hell don't want a leader here who uses them.From Fox News Wednesday 7/20/16:
Turkish Higher Ed Council bans academics from traveling abroad and urges those overseas to return home immediately...Move comes as the gov't engages in widespread crackdown on those it suspects of involvement in Fri's failed coup...On Tuesday, authorities demanded resignation of 1,577 university deans, revoked licenses of 21,000 teachers and suspended 15,000 education ministry officials...
It's all over; freedom of thought is no longer legal in Turkey. From now on, It will be History, Philosophy and Civics according to Erdogan. Some will blame it on the Evil Muslims, but it's the same move that was made by China, by Russia, and probably by every other country that devolved into authoritarian rule. What will the next generation of Turkey's people believe? What they have learned, what is available for them to discover. The lights are going out in Turkey.
Let's make sure that never happens in our country. When some of you call our education system sheer shit and call our schools "indoctrination camps," think about what a real indoctrination camp is. Think about what is actually at stake when you call for making the public school curriculum and colleges less liberal-minded. Liberal-minded education gives both sides of the story, the winners and the losers. The people can decide if they want to take a side or just understand both. We would not have had a Revolution or be a country founded on the principles of the Enlightenment if our founding fathers had not learned the philosophies that shaped our Constitution and our country. The kings may not have been crazy about these ideas, but the words of the philosophers were in our libraries and were discussed by the thinkers of the time.
Why do I worry? What happened in Turkey can't happen here; that's absurd, right? On Wednesday, Trump told the New York Times “I give great credit to [Erdogan] for being able to turn that around,” praising Erdogan’s crackdown in response to an attempted military coup last week. Trump has shown admiration for Putin and Saddam Hussein, as well I do worry.
Read more: Trump Doesn’t Care About Erdogan’s Purges, Says He May Not Honor NATO Treaty
Trump said? as a person I ADMIRE SADAAM? or did he comment on one item of his actions that seemed effective?
Trump said? as a person I Admire Putin?-----or did he comment on one item of his actions that seemed effective?
----even a broken clock is right two times pre day
right----he picked out a few items of their "accomplishments" which in his opinion seems to be ----sometimes a bit of strong-arm is NECESSARY-------he is right ----sometimes stuff like
MARTIAL LAW---is necessary------sometimes something LIKE---sorta