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Turkiye’s Erdogan declares population crisis, blames LGBT ‘fascism and oppression’ for falling birthrate (www.malaymail.com)

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[–] OwlPaste@lemmy.world 15 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Idiots in power seem to frequently have a complete inabilty to understand societal changes...

[–] kamenlady@lemmy.world 13 points 1 month ago

They understand very well, they just want people to believe others are to blame.

[–] atro_city@fedia.io 2 points 1 month ago

I don't think they actually care. It's all for show to get votes. Whether the country has children or not doesn't actually matter to them. They won't have to live with the decisions. They'll have the money to pay for elderly care.