{"id":280863,"date":"2026-01-02T08:00:32","date_gmt":"2026-01-02T08:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/halkweb.com.tr\/?p=280863"},"modified":"2026-01-02T08:00:32","modified_gmt":"2026-01-02T08:00:32","slug":"obstruction-is-not-politics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/halkweb.com.tr\/en\/obstruction-is-not-politics\/","title":{"rendered":"Obstruction is not Politics"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Barriers, distances...<br \/>\nI say yes to the path of love, the path of love;<br \/>\nThose who put obstacles in the way of unjustified criticism cannot be called politicians.<br \/>\nLet's start here.<br \/>\nA politician;<br \/>\nunderstanding social reactions as long as they do not include swearing and insults,<br \/>\nIt is obliged to find solutions and strategies, not to run away from reactions.<br \/>\nBut it turns out;<br \/>\nand especially on the X platform, they can't tolerate even the slightest criticism.<br \/>\n\u201cwho clung to the \u201dblock\" button<br \/>\nso-called politician,<br \/>\npseudo-artist,<br \/>\nfake academics and journalists<br \/>\n- as far as I remember - I note.<br \/>\nMemory is good.<br \/>\nInternet is better.<br \/>\nQuestion:<br \/>\n* Is it a crime to edit Ali Mahir Basarir with the song \u201cJump up Grasshopper\u201d?<br \/>\nWas humor banned, or was the rhythm too much?<br \/>\n* To G\u00f6khan G\u00fcnayd\u0131n,<br \/>\n\u201cTo criticize the moment he says \u201dI am the CHP chairman\";<br \/>\nIs it a crime to remind what he did when he was the President of the Chamber of Agricultural Engineers?<br \/>\nWas memory loss expected?<br \/>\n* To Umut Akdo\u011fan, playing the saz<br \/>\n\u201cIs it a crime to say, \u201dYou play beautifully\"?<br \/>\nDid the note sink or the string break?<br \/>\n* To Mustafa Balbay,<br \/>\nIs it a crime to share our sister Ne\u015fe's video for ecosystem motivation?<br \/>\nIs laughing also considered dissident activity?<br \/>\nLet's talk about Cemal Enginyurt...<br \/>\nOnce upon a time,<br \/>\n\u201cYou were saying, \u201dI'll talk to Jamal.\".<br \/>\nAnd we supported them as we talked.<br \/>\nWhat now, Cemal?<br \/>\nWhy are you silent?<br \/>\nIs it possible that today you owe allegiance to those you criticized most harshly in the past?<br \/>\nWe ask.<br \/>\nBecause we remember.<br \/>\nAnd then there was G\u00f6k\u00e7e G\u00f6k\u00e7en...<br \/>\nCemal Enginyurt was said to have disgraced himself, but<br \/>\nAnyway, he's on the disabled radar for now.<br \/>\nThe list is long.<br \/>\nI will write as I remember.<br \/>\nBut let me say this clearly:<br \/>\nThose who think they can block voters and get away with it are wrong.<br \/>\nBecause the \u201cobstacle\u201d is temporary,<br \/>\nUncle Google is here to stay.<br \/>\nWhen the time comes,<br \/>\nreminds you of each and every one of them.<br \/>\nOn the Politics of Bostan<br \/>\nMaybe it will be better understood this way:<br \/>\nThe ones who want to turn politics into their own orchard;<br \/>\nhe will only let into this orchard the marabouts who applaud him.<br \/>\ncucumber growers<br \/>\nno good will come to the country.<br \/>\nPoliticians who play the role of orchard keepers<br \/>\nand the slackers who applaud these lords,<br \/>\ngrows crops that poison society with artificial fertilizers.<br \/>\nThis is now an undeniable fact.<br \/>\nAs we enter 2026,<br \/>\n\u201cthat the \u201dnatural\" is precious<br \/>\neven the scarecrows understood.<br \/>\nBut orchard masters and orchard marabouts<br \/>\nstill trying to feed artificial cucumbers to the public.<br \/>\nWe are,<br \/>\nto these shameless landlords<br \/>\n\u201cBecause we said, \u201dImmoral man, isn't that shameful?\"<br \/>\nwith their marabouts,<br \/>\nit's not enough;<br \/>\ndoors are locked, barriers are put up.<br \/>\nAnd from here to the orchard owners,<br \/>\nand to the marabouts of the orchard,<br \/>\nand those who keep silent like scarecrows<br \/>\nthere are many things to say.<br \/>\nRunning away is not the solution<br \/>\nIn these days when the institution of politics is at its lowest ebb,<br \/>\nwhat a pity<br \/>\n\u201cto those who talk about \u201djustice\u201c, \u201dmorality\u201c and \u201dconscience\"<br \/>\ntrying to close the doors.<br \/>\nDo you care?<br \/>\nNo, no, no.<br \/>\nWhat is the only thing you can do?<br \/>\nEscape.<br \/>\nYou run away,<br \/>\nthe artificial cucumbers you grow in your orchard<br \/>\nbut to your marabouts<br \/>\nand in front of the orchard waiting for a cucumber from you<br \/>\nand feed it to the packs of hungry dogs.<br \/>\nBut remember:<br \/>\nThe day will come, the time will come.<br \/>\nOne day hail hits that orchard.<br \/>\nThe marabas don't get their wages, they disappear.<br \/>\nPack of dogs on the doorstep<br \/>\nand plunders the cucumbers left by the hail.<br \/>\nAnd in the hands of the gardener<br \/>\nwhat's left<br \/>\na scarecrow remains.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The country will not benefit from those who want to turn politics into their own orchard; those who grow cucumbers in this orchard only by letting the marabouts who applaud them into this 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