It's all true. He's under threat and from several fronts and
is working diligently to maintain control of the country's narrative.
But Erdogan is hardly unique. Turkey has a long history of
crushing free speech and suppressing journalism. In fact, those who preceded
Erdogan were probably much more severe in their tactics.
Why weren't we hearing about them in the Western media?
Well, that could be because some of these governments were
being directly supported and in some cases all but installed by the United
States. As long as the pro-US government is in power the American government
and media seem to care not at all about such issues.
It's all immoral to be sure. Free speech is something that
should be treasured and it's good to have people questioning state propaganda.
It's ironic because in the American system most of the people are so
brainwashed as to not even care.
That's not the case in many parts of the world and thus
journalistic dissent becomes quite dangerous.
Erdogan is an evil man. He's just like every US president,
Putin and many other rulers. You don't ascend to these positions without being a
cutthroat. Once men attain power they will kill in order to keep it. Putin has
plenty of journalistic blood on his hands but so does the United States. There
have been many investigative journalists that have died of rather mysterious
suicides or more conveniently they are killed overseas. The US is more than
happy to utilise proxies. It's easier to sweep under the rug and the US has an
overwhelming number of assets and agents all around the world to help it
accomplish these goals. Turkey is no exception and while Erdogan heads a NATO
member country he also knows there are serious threats from his allies seeking
to undermine and destroy him. Whether it's the Gulen movement or the shadowy
Grey Wolves he knows his programme and power structure are under threat.
But to pillory Erdogan and ignore the context and the larger
truth is a travesty. If Erdogan is an enemy of journalism then he's simply
following a tradition long established in Turkish politics by military
dictatorships and American meddling.
