The way erdog manages the local politics is very insidious. But also remarkably simple.
Any major figure you hear of? Incompetent fools, or erdogs cronies. He makes sure to block, intimidate, or straight up eliminate anyone who may pose a threat to him. Example A: Ekrem İmamoğlu. Was too popular, so was taken in with a bullshit excuse and a circus act of an investigation that picked at so many straws, the entire swamp got flattened.
Only people he allows the voices of are people like Kemal Kılıēdaroğlu or Muarrem İnce. A complete pacifist who has been made a black goat for literal decades for being Shia muslim, and spineless, cowardly little shit who sells anything for money, respectively. As in, impotent punching bags he can knock down for show. Especially Kılıēdaroğlu. It is a soft dictatorship after all. He allows the elections to happen, and just controls the selections to make sure he is the ''best'' candidate, always. I mean, hell, the parliament keeps getting into fistfights once every three gatherings. The system intentionally selects for these types.
He had said before that he is an economist. And an economy doesn't needs to be monetary to form anyways, it just needs supply and demand. By that sense, he is price gouging.
Erdog has no propositions. Nothing new or old to offer. He has nothing but a vague concept of ''stability'' to promise. And with the intentionally curated freakshow around him, he really does seem like he is. But he is ''stable'' in the sense that he is the eye of the very storm he is warning us against.
Also, the justice system has become a complete joke. Criminals are getting released without consequences after dozens of crimes. Classic strategy of making the people afraid and seek him for a solution. Because fear makes people compliant. At least in the short term.
Father says he will shoot at protestors if they get violent. Lmao. I'd like to see him try. He is not the first one to think of it.
I'd be glad to have history repeat on his face and rip it clean off.