Exit Point

When the movie The Matrix first came out, I was very interested in it.

A very interesting subject, action, science fiction.

In short, I said it was the movie for me.

Although you need to read a lot of comments after the movie to fully understand the subject. 

It actually has a deep subject, you can understand it better when you think about it. So it's not just a sci-fi and action movie. There are even themes of religious propaganda in the movie.  

But my intention in this article is not to talk about the plot of the movie.

I am more interested in the points of exit in those difficult moments, which are the subject of the movie and which are very interestingly thought out.

In order to get out of the virtual world of the Matrix, you need to answer the ringing phone, and for that, if the phone rings in a phone booth, you need to reach that booth. 

Because you can only exit with the ringing phone!

It is obvious from the movie that the screenwriter has a very interesting imagination. However, the idea of exiting the virtual world with a ringing phone is perhaps the most striking idea for me in the general scenario of the movie.

However, the idea of an exit point is not unique to this movie.

When we get into trouble in the real world, we also look for an exit point. 

Yes, Mr. İnce was also looking for an exit point. 

And somehow he found it. 

Believe me, I don't understand why he was so sick. If it was because of the tapes about him, I think he didn't have to worry about it.

In any case, whether they were fabricated or real, even if they framed you, since with today's technology it is possible to forge anything, you can just deny it and that's it!

On the contrary, if you are worried about it, you raise enough suspicion that it is real.

If I were in the same situation, believe me, I wouldn't worry at all. 

Maybe I would even say I am not a man, what's it to you? 

But since I am not running for the presidency, it may not matter to me.  For him, of course, it is important, the segment of society he wants to address will criticize him for such issues. 

So I can understand the situation he is in.

But deny it anyway, why bother, is it worth being sick?

Actually, he denied it too, but since he did it with a very worn out look, I can't lie, it didn't rub off on me. It's a conspiracy, of course, but I can't say that I don't have doubts that it could be real.

I think, though, that the reason why he gave up the candidacy is completely different. 

You dream a dream in your own limited mind, and you have a certain community around you that supports your dream. 

But as the days go by, your vote share is dwindling.

It is really hard. 

Everywhere you try to organize a rally and every day you can gather fewer and fewer people.

Those who flattered you yesterday have turned their backs on you today, the candidates you nominated as MPs in the party are giving up, resigning from the party.

Since you have an anger problem, you are not happy with this situation and you get angry, even furious.

This situation makes you much worse.

In short, ever since Mr. Muharrem İnce woke up from his dream world, I think he was looking for an exit point.

And he found the most suitable exit point by withdrawing from the candidacy at the last moment.

Thus, you are both victimized by the conspiracy and you say okay, if I am preventing you, here you go! 

In other words, in a sense, you are renouncing your right to be a candidate yourself. Not because of the pressure, but because of your victimization and you pretend to accept it voluntarily.

"But if you don't win, don't let me know!" you continue to speak in a high tone.

And there is more to it. 

When the election is won by the opposition, you have the chance to say, "Look, I withdrew and you won!"

Isn't that nice? 

It's all a perception operation!

And on the other hand, even when you say that you have withdrawn from the candidacy, you can spew out your grudge, which probably strokes your ego as well.

In fact, can you see how Mr. Muharrem İnce has found a comfortable exit point from this difficult situation he has fallen into?

By the way, he may have been really sick, if so, get well soon. 

But I think even his illness could be a perception operation.

Victimization! 

For some reason, victimization has been a very effective weapon for some time now.

Especially for politicians.

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I still help some of the beggars I see on the roads here. 

I know that they may actually be able to work and earn money, but at least I try to help the ones I am not sure about. 

If I pass by a beggar without giving him the few pennies I have in my pocket, I feel uncomfortable for some reason.

What if he really needs those few pennies?

There are many war veterans in Russia, Chechnya veterans, Afghanistan veterans, now Ukraine veterans.

A lot of young people with arms and legs torn off.

Some of them beg quietly on the roads with a sign asking for help. The veteran's pay they receive is probably quite low.

I mostly try to help such people. 

If they are really old enough.

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How will Mr. Erdoğan find a way out?

He has also been victimized a lot in his political life.

But on the one hand, he was victimized and on the other hand, he established a tremendous order.

After all these years, it is not easy to leave this established order.

It will not be easy not only for him but also for those who benefit from the established order that surrounds him.

But no matter what he does, it doesn't work anymore. 

People want change.

He is trying everything from showing fake footage at rallies to slandering them as partners with terrorists. 

He even incorporated Hezbollah's party, but it still doesn't work.

On the other hand, he continues to vilify the opposition. He even mocks them.

For example, until yesterday he used to call Mr. Kemal to make fun of the opposition, but when that backfired, he now says Bye Bye Kemal.

But he sees it too, every time he says bye bye, the nation makes the heart sign with their hands and shouts that we will win, united by united.

From those closest to him exposing the establishment to the arrest of the militant supporters who distribute fake CHP advertisements on the streets, he too sees the power slipping away from him with every passing hour until the election.

So where is the starting point for him?

He needs to win the election by any means necessary, we get that, but with Mr. İnce's withdrawal from the race, his chances of winning have become more and more difficult.

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I think there's only one way out.

He'll accept his fate!

Isn't that what he said?

The fateful plan! 

Didn't he say that we believe in it to the women whose husbands were buried under the rubble in Bartın?

Didn't he tell the citizens who were trapped under the rubble in the earthquake zone that it was a fateful plan, there's nothing to do, we'll settle?

His is just another fateful plan.

Whatever is written in his destiny!  

This is his fate!

He can't go against fate, he has to accept it!

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Boris Yeltsin!

The man who stood on tanks and had the White House bombed during the collapse of the Soviet Union in Russia and then became the first president of what is now the Russian Federation.

He was a funny guy. 

Later on he overdid it a bit, he even started to come to the parliament drunk, he started to pinch female deputies in the parliament and finally the deep state of Russia said enough is enough. 

They said enough, you've embarrassed us to the world.

It was Russia's deep state that made Vladimir Putin elected president after Yeltsin!

Putin was raised in the KGB for years.

It is obvious where Putin, who was quite young and dynamic in those days, has brought Russia in the world conjuncture.

Maybe I can't say that it has become a superpower like it used to be, in fact I have strong doubts that it was once a superpower.

After all, I've been living here for quite a long time and I've figured out the Russian mentality quite well.

Make the visible parts spectacular, and let the rest be messy.

Nevertheless, I must say that Russia has a certain power in the world today.

And who do you think is the government that Russia would like to see in the Turkish government?

Do you really think it is more advantageous for Russia to have Mr. Erdogan back in power?

I can't be completely sure.

It could be, of course. 

But Russia is a state that thinks only about its own interests in international relations.

You will say that all states are like that. And you are right.

But what I mean is that Russians are not a nation that acts with their emotions like us, maybe because of the cold climate, they are quite introverted.

And they are still convinced that they are a superpower in the world.

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There is a belief on the ruling party's side that Russia will do everything it can to prevent Mr. Erdoğan from being removed from power, even through democratic means.

The same belief also exists on the opposition side, where Mr. Kılıçdaroğlu tried to prevent Russia from influencing the elections by tweeting in Russian. 

He said, "Oh my God, don't interfere".

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Yes, indeed, especially hackers are very strong in Russia. 

They are very specialized in spreading fake news, especially on social media.

But don't forget that the government's trolls can do the same thing.

Anyway, today's wars are not only fought on the hot battlefield. 

Disinformation is also a very useful method of war management today.

But we are not going to war!

We're going to hold an endless election!

You are right, but this is a power struggle.

If the opposition intends to govern this country, they have to be prepared for these issues.

And I can guess that they are prepared.

That's why I think this preemptive move by Mr. Kılıçdaroğlu was enough for Russia.

However, if they also make backdoor negotiations to reassure Russia by saying, "Don't worry, our relations will continue as they have been until today," then I think Russia will not have any problem with interference in the elections.

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In the meantime, Russia has already started to take some measures for the issues that it can affect in case of a possible change of power from its point of view.

You may not be aware of it from there, but Turkey has really been an exit point for Russia for a while.

Turkey is the most convenient country for Russia to open up to the world.

Even Russian flights have been connecting to Istanbul for a while. 

Those who want to go abroad from here first take a Russia - Istanbul flight, and then they fly from Istanbul to wherever they want to fly to.

However, there are direct flights to Dubai and so on. Europe and America have to connect to Istanbul.

For this purpose, Russia has recently taken a precautionary measure by canceling the embargoes it had imposed against Georgia, with which it has had troubled relations for many years, in order to be able to make the same flight application over Georgia from now on, if necessary.

In other words, there is no need for the opposition to portray Russia as a bogeyman. Russia itself is having a very difficult time. It does not want the situation to become much worse for itself.

Therefore, what needs to be done from our point of view is simple.

It is enough for Mr. Kılıçdaroğlu, in his usual calm manner, to reassure Russia that there will be no change for them, that's all.

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So where were we last time? 

Mr. Erdogan's starting point, right?

I also said Boris Yeltsin.

Yes, after Vladimir Putin took over in Russia, Boris Yeltsin lived the last days of his life in a quiet life in a big state residence, in a forest, in a lush green environment, until the day he died.

All his corruption was covered up and the state confiscated everything. But it didn't leave him in the lurch.

As I said, he lived a quiet and quiet life in a very comfortable residence, out of the public eye. 

In 2007, at the age of 76, he passed away quietly.

Maybe they let him drink as much as he wanted even in those last days, he was an alcoholic after all.

But as I said, he was actually quite a fun personality, and he loved to dance.

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Yes, I think it is high time for Mr. Erdoğan to plan a quiet life for himself.

I even think that Mr. Kılıçdaroğlu intends to leave politics in young hands as soon as he puts the country in order.

I think the future young politicians of the future are already slowly becoming clear. 

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In short, dear voters, I know that you are also looking for a starting point.

For us, the only way out is democracy, common sense.

When the system is changed, a young and dynamic prime minister will be our way out.

For that beautiful future in our dreams, I say think well. 

Think well so that you can put your seal in the right place tomorrow.

I don't have any advice, I can't give any advice. Just press wherever you think is the starting point.

I wish the elections to be good for our country and for all of us.

Love and respect to everyone from Moscow