Is the PKK your hitman?

There is a fancy-shmancy understanding that some are trying to sell to us as an “analysis.”
It is roughly along the lines of the following: “The Kurdish issue cannot be solved and peace cannot come to Turkey if democratization is not consolidated at all levels.” The intellectual charisma is mind-blowing. But once you scratch a little, something rather devilish comes out of it instead of something benign. This is because it does not uphold human life above political and ideological conflicts. For instance: the attempt to block the road in Lice cost two lives.  While there are some grievances in some places; those voicing this intellectual dupe are full of joy. “Didn’t we tell you; see what happened?” There is the unbearable joy of feeling vindicated.

- The feeling of the “peace process cannot come about without fulfilling the demands of white Turks,” reveals itself.

- While they are meaning to say, “Without solving the cemevi  issue, without the Alevis getting their democratic rights, the Kurds in the mountains should not shake hands with the Justice and Development Party (AK Party);” they are caught right there.

- While they are trying hard with all their might to give this message covertly, “Before the AK Party is dissolved and removed from the political scene, the PKK should not lay down arms; this would be a grave mistake,” the place they are desperately suffering at is right here.

- The feeling of “What if Öcalan strikes an agreement with the government, what if this business is over, what if actually peace comes, then what will happen to us?” here now transforms into an unconcealed joy. Then there is no analysis, logic, ethics or consistency...

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