While you paint him with the brush of infidels, I'd like to point out you have as much legitimacy in painting him like that as he does of you. Perhaps even more so to the common Turk because he's using the crutch of religion to give his movement legitimacy to the people. A mandate of heaven, if you will.
I'd also like to point out that several branches of our government tried to remove him -- however, it appears that he has friends in higher, more shadowed places.
Geo-politically-wise, it does make sense to support this man, if only for the chaos he causes in Turkey. However, it is rather questionable to the US to allow any religious group to rise to the top -- the intelligence arm thought the Taliban would be fantastic neighbors, for example. That did not turn out well at all.
It is weird how you pit liberals and islamists together, as liberal ideology often conflicts with Islamist ideology -- perhaps these are not liberals you speak of? I find it hard to believe that liberalisms like "freedom of speech" and "freedom of religion" would be welcomed by the Islamists.
I'd also like to point out that several branches of our government tried to remove him -- however, it appears that he has friends in higher, more shadowed places.
Geo-politically-wise, it does make sense to support this man, if only for the chaos he causes in Turkey. However, it is rather questionable to the US to allow any religious group to rise to the top -- the intelligence arm thought the Taliban would be fantastic neighbors, for example. That did not turn out well at all.
It is weird how you pit liberals and islamists together, as liberal ideology often conflicts with Islamist ideology -- perhaps these are not liberals you speak of? I find it hard to believe that liberalisms like "freedom of speech" and "freedom of religion" would be welcomed by the Islamists.
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