Submitted by PoorIsTheNewSwag t3_zvzck3 in worldnews
TheDukeOfMars t1_j1suwgc wrote
Reply to comment by _CHIFFRE in Turkey summons French ambassador after Paris shooting by PoorIsTheNewSwag
Turkey is a unitary state, rather than a federal one. That means the national government has direct authority over local politics. So even in a majority Kurd area, they may not feel equally represented at the national level. And the national government ultimately will determine policy at the local level.
Sure, they get to send representatives to the national congress, but because they are such a significant minority those representatives are pretty much powerless. “All politics is local.” We should have governments that reflect that.
Federalism is the way to go for ethnically and politically diverse countries in my opinion. It allows for national rule but local rule is also very important. But that would require changing the entire constitution.
BanBreaking t1_j1tksz4 wrote
powerless? Kurdish votes WILL determine the result of the next general election. they aren't powerless. They are the most sought out party currently in Turkey and appears to stay as such in the future.
abolish_the_prisons t1_j1vfcyc wrote
The kurdish and allies escaping islamist & fascist regimes have already realized a democratic confederalism in Rojava, Kurdistan
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