Even Twilight is a better love story than this

[mahnmut]

Despite 'wonderful' meeting, Trump and Erdogan fail to resolve conflicts

Trump showed he doesn’t understand Turkey — while standing next to Turkey’s president

Wait, wasn't Donnie supposed to be a great diplomat, a master of eye-to-eye contact, a great deal broker? Then why isn't Recep the fussy boy responding to his love? But, but, Donnie said he's a "great fan" of Recep! I thought it was all supposed to be birds and roses after they meet?

Sure there was an exchange of niceties, but no real results. The two lovebirds spent more than an hour behind closed doors "discussing important topics", and Donnie promised he still considers Turkey a key US partner. But Recep wasn't particularly enthusiastic, what with all those sanctions, warnings against buying Russian weapons, and that infamous letter where Donnie essentially said "don't touch the Kurds, or else". Recep just kept a blank face, and reiterated his previous demands about getting back Gullen, etc. Donnie didn't say anything.

Recep then told Donnie his invasion of Syria should've happened way earlier, which would've prevented thousands of deaths. Whose deaths, you might wonder? Jihadist ones, perhaps. Oh, by the way Recep isn't quitting the Russian missile defense anytime soon, you can be sure of that. He won't get out of Syria, either. So, Donnie, sorry, but you're a shit of a deal-broker.

And these guys are supposed to be running this planet. Hate to say it, but seems like Vlad looks like the voice of reason compared to them. We're fucked. Duh.

Meanwhile, in Bolivia:

[dancesofthelight]

 In the beginning, a man of Indigenous Bolivian descent took power in Bolivia, and imposed the most successful socialist regime in South America. ( I wish that I could define that my first time of anything wasn't really my first and that my third is my second. Then I could say I passed my first math class in college only one time )

( In Bolivia, nobody except CIA agents votes no to MAS. So 51% of Bolivia is CIA agents.  )

( In Bolivia, running for office for indefinite terms is a human right for Evo Morales, because nobody else is going to invoke this particular precedent )

( Evo Morales decides like the EU there is only one no vote ever accepted. Brexit.  )

( It's Springtime for Franco, Madrid is so happy and so gay!  )

In all of this, the prior history of Bolivia that was by no means a secret was forgotten, and the spectacular audacity of proclaiming a human right to indefinite terms in office and in power was neglected. 

So, people of  talkpolitics  , I ask you: is there literally anyone else in the world who would proclaim running for another term of office is a human right who'd expect anyone else not beholden to them to accept this at face value? 

That's the grim irony behind the putsch, it replaces an already lawless mindset of entitlement to indefinite power, and manages to pull a 1936: lawless leftists succeeded by murderous thugs in uniform on the Right, proclaiming adherence to ancient history but motivated by all too modern outside forces to keep it.