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Love him or hate him, Turkish President Recep Erdogan makes for great television. If you thought the world of politics was boring, I suggest you plug in to his latest rant.
Before beginning my analysis, I'd like to thank Mr. Erdogan for the profound lessons he and his entourage ever so generously imparted to the world. How lucky we are to stand in the shadow of a man whose expertise encompasses all subject matters and all issues.
If I didn't know better, I would dare venture that Turkey's president
suffers from a Messiah complex - thankfully such impure thoughts would never enter my subterranean brain - I am only a woman after all, and women cannot possibly hope to equal men - let alone understand them.
And so I would ask of you my fellow readers to please bask with me in the glorious wisdom Mr. Erdogan - the great Sultan of all Turkey - decided to share with us, common mortals.
President Recep Erdogan had a busy week. In the span of a few days our gallant head of state
managed to anger women, make a parody of Islam, and threaten a few nations with dire reprisals should they defy his will. Who said it was easy being dictator? I must admit that when it comes to dedication to a job well done -
totalitarianism - Erdogan is putting in the extra hours.
It all began with my personal favorite: "We will multiply our descendants. They talk about population planning, birth control. No Muslim family can have such an approach," said the Turkish president before ranting on: "Nobody can interfere in God's work. The first duty here belongs to mothers."
May I assume that like me your jaw hit the floor.
Did Erdogan just appoint himself as God's personal spokesperson, demanding that the whole of Turkey reproduce? It appears he just gave a whole new meaning to the term 'Godspeed'.
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