tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7002269202442275436.post1692061715755576255..comments2023-06-02T09:01:14.427-07:00Comments on Past the Lighthouse: Flashes of silver and redDiana and Alexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18178266706055872662noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7002269202442275436.post-64775789608102907882013-06-04T21:28:12.301-07:002013-06-04T21:28:12.301-07:00I wish I did feel game, but I simply don't kno...I wish I did feel game, but I simply don't know enough. Our experience in western Turkey has been too narrow, and the language barrier is too high for me to make judgements about the whole country. That said, I'm optimistic that this unrest will be converted into a stronger secular democracy rather than the opposite, which many commentators fear. We've regularly encountered anxiety and resentment towards this government's policies, and I think it was inevitable that these feelings would burst through the skin at some stage. It's ugly now but I think there'll be some cleansing - I hope - and Turkey will be the better for it. But who knows....Diana and Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18178266706055872662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7002269202442275436.post-4210890654740755062013-06-03T18:09:40.925-07:002013-06-03T18:09:40.925-07:00hey guys...
First, a truly-felt "bugger!&quo...hey guys...<br /><br />First, a truly-felt "bugger!" at the news of recurring engine problems. I hope you're able to sort it out without too much drama.<br /><br />Second, your travels continue to have their topical side, and I'm glad to get your first impression of life in crisis-stricken Greece... since you guys have about 1000 times more insight into contemporary Turkey than anyone else we know, do you feel game for posting your take on the recent/ongoing unrest there? Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04307788103369409650noreply@blogger.com