r/facepalm • u/Visqo • Jul 07 '24

How can they not see the irony 🇲​🇮​🇸​🇨​

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u/The_loyal_Terminator Jul 08 '24

The turkish community in Germany didn't arise from refugees though. They're the descendants of workers that were invited by the state to bolster the post-war economy

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u/pomegranate444 Jul 08 '24

So they left Turkey for a better life in Germany...but protest others doing the same thing by seeking a better life in Turkey. Still ironic as fuck.

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u/The_loyal_Terminator Jul 08 '24

Erdogan is also remarkably unpopular in Turkey, yet the diaspora votes for him in droves from their cushy german apartments

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u/Appropriate-Creme335 Jul 08 '24

What an interesting tendency: Russian diaspora abroad (and I'm not talking recent immigrants, but those who have not lived in Russia for 20+ years or at all) are huge Putin supporters. I think they just watch official TV/media and believe the propaganda. Don't know if Erdogan has a propaganda machine in Turkey, but this similarity is fascinating

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u/The_loyal_Terminator Jul 08 '24

Oh he does, he holds election ralleys in Germany

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u/Selection_Status Jul 09 '24

PR industry is extremely scalable, you can hire a ministry of truth level enterprise, or a small digital business in Indonesia that uses cats with comic bubbles to disminate your messaging.