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by utku_karatas2 3624 days ago
I am flagging down all Turkey related threads these days. I don't see how political debates about the failed coup is a subject to be discussed on HN.
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There's potentially an interesting discussion to be had here about the technical and political effects of ham radio during disruptions in "official" centralized communications systems, e.g. during a coup or counter-coup crackdown. But of course we're just getting a "Turkey politics 101" thread instead.
That's exactly why I've been flagging. The discussions are almost identical with some conspiracy theories, how Turkey is going backwards and how much Erdogan sucks. This is just r/WorldNews level stuff right there.
Wanton flagging like that is a good reason to have your flagging privileges taken away by the mods.

Besides, you're Turkish. If you don't want the world's attention to be drawn to the joke that Turkey has become (I say this as a Turk), then your flagging is probably politically motivated.

Please don't export Turkey's censorship to the rest of the world.