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Tuesday, February 01, 2005

Turkish Daily News:The problem is with our democracy

"The problem is with our democracy
Tuesday, February 1, 2005
Let�s not act as if we were very upset about the scenes from the congress that we saw. Just like in every other part of our society, shouting at the speaker and walking threateningly towards him or her is considered normal. We shouldn't forget that violence in our Parliament is common

G�nd�z Aktan
If you ask me who made the most correct analysis of the Republican People's Party (CHP) extraordinary congress, I would cite Radikal's Mine Kirkkanat's article that was published on Jan. 30. Just read the third and second from last paragraphs in the article.
Let's not act as if we were very upset about the scenes of the congress that we saw. Just like in every other part of our society, shouting at the speaker and walking threateningly towards him or her is considered normal. We shouldn't forget that violence in our Parliament is common."

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