Don’t Panic: Is Turkey’s military plotting to overthrow its government?
Americans may kvetch about our red vs. blue bipolar politics, but we’ve got nothing on Turkey
Let’s play trivia!
There’s no cheating, so turn off your smart phones and shut down your computer or else you’re disqualified (unless you’re reading this on a computer or a smart phone, in which case, never mind).
OK, ready?
Q: Which NATO giant has a powerful and vocal ultra-nationalist minority that refuses to accept the result of the country’s fair, democratic elections, in part because they worry their country’s elected leader has a secret plan to fatally subvert the nation’s constitution with Islam?
Um, maybe that’s too vague. Let me rephrase.
Which NATO giant other than the United States?
You don’t know!?! OK, here’s a hint: The answer’s in boldfaced type at the top of this page. That’s right, Turkey!
Americans may kvetch about our poisonous, left vs. right, red vs. blue, donkey vs. elephant bipolar politics, but when it comes to internal strife, we’ve got nothing on our pals over in Turkey.
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(Photo illustration by Andisheh Nouraee)