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« on: May 27, 2013, 07:50:50 AM »

http://istanbul.blog.lemonde.fr/2013/05/26/vers-une-interdiction-de-lalcool-en-turquie/
http://www.counterpunch.org/2013/05/24/turkey-lurches-towards-prohibition/

Turkey is dramatically changing, like Iran, which was a modern moslem state before.
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« Reply #1 on: May 27, 2013, 08:07:08 AM »

Sorry, I made a mistake for posting in "US general discussion". Coud you move this subject please?
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« Reply #2 on: May 27, 2013, 08:25:15 AM »

Sorry, I made a mistake for posting in "US general discussion". Coud you move this subject please?

Just delete the thread and start a new one in International General Discussion.
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« Reply #3 on: May 27, 2013, 09:50:16 AM »

Sry. Hit the 'move button' too soon. Tongue Plz move or delete thread.
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« Reply #4 on: May 27, 2013, 10:56:44 AM »
« Edited: May 27, 2013, 10:58:47 AM by So the Heroes Fall »

Not that I agree with the law, but it's a far cry from prohibition. Let's look at the listed things it does:

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Most places already have some law like this. Hell this is slightly laxer than Minnesota's, where the hours are between 10PM and 8AM and not at all on Sundays.

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That's not really a ban on advertising, though far stricter than anything in the US or most Western countries, yes.

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That's incredibly stupid, but blurring out alcohol doesn't exactly disguise what it is, and cigarettes are certainly not illegal in Turkey.

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Probably will just be ignored by all the buyers, and cigarettes are still legal.

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That's basically similar to the laws in all US states, except some allow gas stations to sell it (well if sports clubs means live sporting events yeah that's kind of rather restrictive.)

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Like in just about US municipality.

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That's rather standard DUI laws, and the limit is basically the same as in most European countries.

Of course this comment is no doubt true, and the real reason why the law is concerning:

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« Reply #5 on: May 27, 2013, 01:40:17 PM »

Why was this thread put here instead of the 'International General Discussion' board?  
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« Reply #6 on: May 27, 2013, 02:01:53 PM »

Why was this thread put here instead of the 'International General Discussion' board?  
The person who moved it neglected to select which board to send it to, so it defaulted to the the top board in the list.
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« Reply #7 on: May 27, 2013, 03:36:36 PM »
« Edited: May 27, 2013, 04:19:10 PM by politicus »

Since its placed here Wink

How would Erdogan do in a US presidential election? Could he win any states? And would this issue hurt him?
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« Reply #8 on: May 27, 2013, 07:59:24 PM »

Since its placed here Wink

How would Erdogan do in a US presidential election? Could he win any states? And would this issue hurt him?

It would probably force Southern Evangelicals to come to terms with the fact that many of the things they support have much in common with Islamism.
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« Reply #9 on: May 28, 2013, 10:39:24 AM »

Sry. Hit the 'move button' too soon. Tongue Plz move or delete thread.
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« Reply #10 on: May 28, 2013, 03:41:12 PM »

How would Erdogan do in a US presidential election? Could he win any states? And would this issue hurt him?

Provided he converts to Christianity first, Erdogan would do no worse than Huckabee or Santorum.
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