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When the American white middle class is mentioned, what I picture is a family from the 50s. Particularly because the 50s were the years the middle class boomed economically and marketing really became a thing. Essentially, the middle class is, the face of semi-modern family structure (with variations) and purchasing power. With the increasing purchasing…
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In Turkey, before every election, people I know go into a frenzy claiming this time the ruling party AKP will lose and the opposition will win. This reached its peak right after the Gezi Parkı demonstrations in 2013, but after each election, these people got disappointed and angry because AKP won. When AKP first came…
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There is a famous quote by American poet and political activist Muriel Rukeyser, it goes like this “The universe consists of Stories, not of Atoms”. At first, you think it’s cringe, and it is an attempt by a writer trying to make her work seem more valuable than it actually is. However, when you think…
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We are lucky Dostoevsky chose to write. Perhaps we should thank his gambling habit. If it wasn’t for his debts, he might have never written such great masterpieces. Funny how struggling and stress are framed in our modern world. They are thought to be the enemy of creativity of success and productivity. Some people suggest…
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Over the last two years, I’ve been called a TERF, a racist, a Nazi, and a misogynist. I was also called a right-wing libertarian. Well, the latter is true. There used to be good arguments and bad arguments, and anyone who held any political identity could have those. Nowadays, the arguments and the reasoning don’t…
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Along the coast of the Baltic Sea lies the beautiful city of Tallinn. I didn’t go there with the intentions of writing about it but the city inspired me to do a three-part series on the Baltic capitals. Apart from the beautiful sights, filled with history, Baltics now have the opportunity to become one of…
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Freedom is such a big word… Everyone has a different take on freedom, but I don’t believe it to be a subjective concept. Freedom is essentially being able to do something without things holding you back. I would limit freedom to negative freedoms, which are the building block of a healthy society, whereas positive freedoms…
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The world has been boiling up for the last two years. Either with the virus itself or the implications, it caused. Personally, I was never really afraid of the virus. At first, two weeks sounded great. I was already on my semester break, and two extra weeks would be the perfect addition to it. Then…
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How does society compensate for all the wrongs that have been done to us? The answer must differ from society to society and even in different social circles. Despite the many differences, there are also many similarities between how the victim-compensation dynamic works, but to understand the true impact we have to dig a bit…
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Recently, I had the chance to see Sibel. The latest collaboration of Çagla Zencirci and Guillaume Giovanetti. The movie speaks to our roots, subconscious mind, collective consciousnesses, and so on. During the movie, I made many connections to a book I read and enjoyed very much the book is called Women Who Run with the…
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