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lavenderbreton@slrpnk.net to Not The Onion@lemmy.worldEnglish · 16 days ago

Turkey’s leader gives revolvers to every NATO leader as parting gift

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Turkey’s leader gives revolvers to every NATO leader as parting gift

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lavenderbreton@slrpnk.net to Not The Onion@lemmy.worldEnglish · 16 days ago
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Turkey’s leader gives revolvers to every NATO leader as parting gift | CNN
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Belgium’s prime minister was a little surprised on landing back home from Wednesday’s NATO summit in Turkey to find that he had a handgun and ammunition in his luggage.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.today/post/56268407

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  • DrakeAlbrecht@lemmy.world
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    16 days ago

    What do you give someone who’s about to leave on an international flight?

    GUNS!

    Fucking brilliant.

    • kopasz7@sh.itjust.works
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      According to Péter Magyar’s fb post every head of state and head of government received this. Some even unsuspectingly took it with them on the plane.

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    Authoritarianism, state capitalism, dismantling of democracy, religious pandering, and gun giveaways? Is Turkiye doing a US speedrun?

    • Humanius@lemmy.world
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      Turkey has been at it longer than the US has with Trump. I’d argue the US is doing a Turkey speedrun

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    I mean I wouldn’t turn my nose up at a free revolver, seems rude

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      If you know anything about Turkish firearms you wouldn’t even trust a revolver from there.

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        Wait, what? I bought a cheap shotgun from there…

      • cmbabul@slrpnk.net
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        I didn’t say I was gonna use it! But it’d still be cool to have

        Edit: plus gift horses and all that

        • UnrepentantAlgebra@lemmy.world
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          It’s like they say in Turkey: don’t look a gift gun in the barrel.

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            See you get it!

        • P00ptart@lemmy.world
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          That’s fair.

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    IRC, Turkey actually has some very talented custom gunsmiths. He might have been highlighting this in his giveaway.

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    Knowing Erdogan, this could easily be inturpretted as a “KYS” message.

    • notsosure@sh.itjust.works
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      More like KMA.

  • Fishnoodle@lemmy.world
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    That is a pretty dope gun though

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      Yeah, I would fucking love one.

      • SharkWeek@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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        Yup, a 6" Colt Python (which is what the thumbnail looks like) would be my second choice of any gun to have for it’s own enjoyment.

        First choice would be a Smith & Wesson 357 6" Masterpiece … I’ve shit one if those and oh my dog it was satisfying!

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    Should have given it to their kids instead

  • Uriel238 [all pronouns]@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    This totally feels like a signal or an inside joke.

  • Bahnd Rollard@lemmy.world
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    16 days ago

    Is this an Elvis refference?

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    Execute order 66.

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