Comments on: Should Turkey Ignore Europe’s Advice On Democracy? http://themoderatevoice.com/20275/should-turkey-ignore-europes-advice-on-democracy/ An Internet hub with domestic and international news, analysis, original reporting, and popular features from the left, center, indies, centrists, moderates, and right Mon, 28 May 2012 13:28:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: runasim http://themoderatevoice.com/20275/should-turkey-ignore-europes-advice-on-democracy/comment-page-1/#comment-137482 runasim Mon, 09 Jun 2008 22:21:03 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/places/asia/turkey/20275/should-turkey-ignore-europes-advice-on-democracy/#comment-137482 The debate at MVDG's site is interesting, but no one really addressed the question about foreseeable consequences in the future.<br>In the past, suppression by force was much easier.Today, with the Intermet, cellphones and easy travel, it's much harder.<br>Michael likes force, but I wonder if he is not depending too much on history without considering the ways in which history can not be repeated.<br>If the minority builds a dam to hold back the majority, there is always the risk of the dam bursting more violently than iit need have done if there were vents to relieve the pressure. .<br><br>I do agree, though, that it's a problem for Turkey to solve, and Westerners should be more humble in offering opinions. The debate at MVDG's site is interesting, but no one really addressed the question about foreseeable consequences in the future.
In the past, suppression by force was much easier.Today, with the Intermet, cellphones and easy travel, it's much harder.
Michael likes force, but I wonder if he is not depending too much on history without considering the ways in which history can not be repeated.
If the minority builds a dam to hold back the majority, there is always the risk of the dam bursting more violently than iit need have done if there were vents to relieve the pressure. .

I do agree, though, that it's a problem for Turkey to solve, and Westerners should be more humble in offering opinions.

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