Erdogan may be an authoritarian, but he makes decisions in Turkey’s interests, not other nation’s interests. His country is over 95% Muslim, so I don’t know why you’re surprised by this. I don’t like the man but am glad he’s taking this step
All signs point to this being a fascist genocide rooted in a capitalist settler-colonial ideology. But please, explain to me how this is about religion.
Turkey’s pivot away from Israel and towards the Palestinians is due to the conservative and pro-Islamic grassroots of Mr. Erdogan’s AKP party
Turkey has a deep-rooted shared history and maintains strong cultural and social connections with the Palestinian people
The Turkish president has built his political platform on the theme of an ascending Turkey — with a historic responsibility to protect the dispossessed Muslim populations in the region, including, of course, the Palestinians
Religion is at the very basis of this, and your buzz-word salad makes no sense
I only claimed Israel’s genocide was secular, I didn’t claim Turkey’s actions were as well. If Turkey has a religious motivation for taking action against a secular atrocity, then that’s certainly worth analyzing more. But Israel’s genocide has nothing to do with religion.
If you don’t understand how a fascist government could ever commit a fascist genocide over a landgrab for capital interests, then I don’t know what to say.
Your comment is a starting point for more info. It’s not the end-all-be-all, and therefore it’s worth looking at other factors before determining Turkey’s actions are truly about religion. The genocide itself is not about religion though. It never has been.
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