remarks. translator: and to assure they won t be overtaken by the wave, and therefore my brothers, i encourage you to face the challenging issues of our time. within each of these challenges as life is a gift and as responsibility, the future of freedom and dignityf of our societies depends upon how we will face these challenges. the innocent victims of abortion, and the children who die from hunger or from bombings or the immigrants who drown in search of a better tomorrow, the e elderly or the sick who are considered a burden or the victims of terrorism, wars, violence and drug trafficking,
pope francis and claiming he had joined a conspiracy of an evil front against turkey. this paranoid rhetoric is not an isolated case. a two-hour documentary called the mastermind which aired on a pro-government news channel and featured interviews with top officials from turkey s ruling party, claimed there was a vast international conspiracy against turkey. and last year turkish president reaccept tayib erdogan reportedly said so-called outsiders look like our friends but they want us dead. they want to see our children dead. what in the world is going on here? turkey is an ally of the united states and has been a member of nato since 1952. all of this nasty talk is a symptom of turkey s sad metamorphosis into a textbook illiberal democracy. in my 2003 book the future of freedom i pointed out that
officials from turkey s ruling party, claimed there was a vast international conspiracy against turkey. and last year, turkish president tayyip erdogan reportedly said so-called outsiders look like our friends, but they want us dead. they want to see our children dead. what in the world is going on here? turkey is an ally of the united states and has been a member of nato since 1952. all of this nasty talk is a symptom of turkey s sad metamorphosis into a textbook i will liberal dem illinois liberal democracy. in my 2003 book the future of freedom, i pointed out while some governments may be democratically elected, they can use their popularity to behave in very authoritarian ways. president erdogan s party has won election after election over the years, and things were hopeful at the beginning of its rule, notes one turkish
i d like to ask you about the mood there in south africa and how nelson mandela is being remembered. well, thank you for having me on in this important period. i have to tell you, alex, though this is a somber occasion, be there is a celebratory mood in some parts of south africa. i spent a few hours in the township of soweto outside of the home that president mandela lived in before he was arrested and taken to robben island. there was such jubilation in the streets and a sense that it was time to come together and celebrate this great leader s accomplishments and to look towards the future of freedom, justice and democracy here in south africa. so there are some somber aspects but there s also a celebratory mood, as well. yeah, i so appreciate the joy that is emanating from there. i have to say that i read with a chuckle about the first time that you met mr. mandela back in 1990. i want you to tell people because you were literally star
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