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13-Foot Golden Erdogan Statue in German City Annoys Locals
Newsweek ^ | August 28, 2018 - 13:08 | Damien Sharkov

Posted on 08/28/2018 2:22:48 PM PDT by Texas Fossil

A shining effigy of controversial Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has suddenly appeared in southwestern Germany—to the surprise and chagrin of locals.

The 13-foot statue, painted gold, depicts Erdogan with his hand, outstretched and pointing at the horizon. Erdogan is a divisive figure in Germany—which has a diaspora of around 3 million people of Turkish nationality or descent—and when residents of Wiesbaden, 20 miles west of Frankfurt, woke up to a monument honoring the man, they had questions for city officials.

"We have received calls from a string of irritated citizens—it is not clear to people that it is part of the Biennale," a spokesperson for the city said of the statue, according to German news agency DPA, referring to the ongoing art festival in town.

The golden Erdogan figure is an installation that is part of the festival, known as the Wiesbaden Biennale for Contemporary Art, though city officials also had no specific knowledge that the statue would pop up in town. The festival’s theme this year is "bad news" and besides having already inflamed public opinion in Germany with strong remarks and accusations, Erdogan is set to make headlines again when he visits Berlin next month.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; Germany; News/Current Events; War on Terror
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Erdogan the Islamist called a number of European leaders Nazi's? And Turkey is the nation whom the phrase genocide was coined for?

Now, someone erected a 4 meter tall gold statue of him giving the 1 finger Islamist signal.

Will Europe wake in time?

How long will the Dictator in Turkey last?

So many important questions. I'm very surprised to see this from Newsweek.

1 posted on 08/28/2018 2:22:48 PM PDT by Texas Fossil
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To: Texas Fossil
Will Europe wake in time?

Maybe...

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6102545/German-govt-condemns-far-right-demo-eastern-city-fatal-dispute.html

2 posted on 08/28/2018 2:26:40 PM PDT by kanawa (Trump Loves a Great Deal)
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Preserving and maintaining German Sovereignty, Culture and Identity is not a left or right issue, it is a GERMAN issue.


3 posted on 08/28/2018 2:27:37 PM PDT by kanawa (Trump Loves a Great Deal)
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To: Texas Fossil
Uh-oh. Somebody's going to be charged with a hate crime...

4 posted on 08/28/2018 2:28:11 PM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
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To: Texas Fossil

Erdogan is more powerful than Merkel in Germany.


5 posted on 08/28/2018 2:28:35 PM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: BenLurkin

“Goodbye, Erdogan.”


6 posted on 08/28/2018 2:28:57 PM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: dfwgator

Sad state of affairs.

He is not more powerful than the US, Israel or Russia.

And he is on the wrong team. In the end, he will lose.


7 posted on 08/28/2018 2:32:40 PM PDT by Texas Fossil ((Texas is not where you were born, but a Free State of Heart, Mind & Attitude!))
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To: BenLurkin

Yes, and Germany under Merkel might actually bring charges. Headshake.


8 posted on 08/28/2018 2:33:28 PM PDT by Texas Fossil ((Texas is not where you were born, but a Free State of Heart, Mind & Attitude!))
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To: Texas Fossil

If you think that’s bad, wait til the statue animates and starts moving and talking


9 posted on 08/28/2018 2:33:42 PM PDT by rdcbn
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To: kanawa

I hope they do. Islamist are pure poison.


10 posted on 08/28/2018 2:34:09 PM PDT by Texas Fossil ((Texas is not where you were born, but a Free State of Heart, Mind & Attitude!))
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To: Texas Fossil



11 posted on 08/28/2018 2:34:16 PM PDT by Fiddlstix (Warning! This Is A Subliminal Tagline! Read it at your own risk!(Presented by TagLines R US))
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To: Texas Fossil

It’s nothing a thermite grenade can’t solve.


12 posted on 08/28/2018 2:35:09 PM PDT by Flag_This (Liberals are locusts.)
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To: Texas Fossil; RushIsMyTeddyBear; metmom; CynicalBear; SkyPilot; tuffydoodle; tang-soo; ...

A statue to a man acting like he wants to be an Islamic Caliphate?


Ezekiel 38 checklist:

Persia = Iran. Check.

House of Togarmah = Turkey. Check.

Put / Phut = Libya. Check.

Some think Gomer is Germany. Hmmmm.

Of course, not everyone agrees with this list. So, YMMV.

Personally I agree with Dr. Ed Hindson. I’ve met Ed a couple of times. Excellent resource, IMHO.

I’m trying to find his Gog-Magog broadcast on YouTube. It used to be there.


13 posted on 08/28/2018 2:36:24 PM PDT by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
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Yes, there are a lot of things that continue to align.

It is good to observe. But we will not understand until it is time.


14 posted on 08/28/2018 2:38:06 PM PDT by Texas Fossil ((Texas is not where you were born, but a Free State of Heart, Mind & Attitude!))
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To: dfwgator; Bon mots

[Erdogan is more powerful than Merkel in Germany.]

You know, these days, I believe you just may be correct.


15 posted on 08/28/2018 2:38:17 PM PDT by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
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To: Flag_This

smile.

Now that you mention that, I remember the huge etched glass monument to Che that was cut down with a machine gun, like you took a knife and sliced the tempered glass.


16 posted on 08/28/2018 2:39:48 PM PDT by Texas Fossil ((Texas is not where you were born, but a Free State of Heart, Mind & Attitude!))
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To: Texas Fossil

13 foot

Is that anything like an amputee centipede?


17 posted on 08/28/2018 2:40:14 PM PDT by Scrambler Bob (You know that I am full of /S)
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To: rdcbn
If you think that’s bad, wait til the statue animates and starts moving and talking

Stuff like that does happen in Germany.

You don't want to see what they did with Trump.

18 posted on 08/28/2018 2:40:28 PM PDT by x
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To: Texas Fossil

I believe (the first) Gog and Magog is a separate battle from Armageddon.

When it occurs in relation to the last 7 years I don’t think we can actually prove. I’ve read the multiple theories.

Obviously some thought it takes place immediately after the paralambano event. I guess the world is gonna find out.


19 posted on 08/28/2018 2:40:39 PM PDT by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
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To: Texas Fossil
Needs the "Lenin" treatment....


20 posted on 08/28/2018 2:40:52 PM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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