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[–] turtlesareneat@piefed.ca 13 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

That doesn't sound like a real turkish proverb but I'll allow it

[–] TheGoldenV@lemmy.world 24 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

“Anything can be a dildo if you’re brave enough.” -Abraham Lincoln

[–] tryagain@sopuli.xyz 4 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

"If if feels like more than two fingers, it's probably a dick." - Mary Todd Lincoln

[–] jaybone@lemmy.zip 3 points 2 weeks ago

Other than the play, how was the dildo, Mrs. Lincoln?

[–] Gloomy@mander.xyz 3 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

You are right.

It is based on an alledged turkish saying but was tought up by a Lady called Elisabeth Bangs.

Here is her Blog Post about it.

[–] huppakee@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

On Friday evening, January 21st, she repeated the saying on Twitter and Instagram, in slightly different form, adding that it was a Circassian proverb (in Turkish: öküz saraya çıkınca kral olmaz, ama saray ahır olur). At 2 a.m. that Saturday morning, she was detained for ‘insulting’ the Turkish President, which is as strong an admission that she’d hit the mark as it’s possible to imagine.

I read that Orbán was an inspiration to the writers of Project 2025, but i guess Erdogan might also be a real life example for Trump. He needed a few decades to turn his country from a secular democracy into a religious "democracy". I really feel for the opposition there. How long before Trump puts people behind bars for insulating the president and locks up Democrats because of "corruption".

[–] anomnom@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 weeks ago

Depends how well the Supreme Court allowing them to steal the midterms works.

If they lose majority I suspect they’ll start the lockups. Since they projected it so hard, like the pedophilia.