Liberal democracy can go fuck itself.
Look at the liberal democracies in Europe, all toothless and war-weary. When a conflict arises, they seek proximity to countries that might be able to defend them, since the US no longer does (see NATO Steadfast Dart 2026). They literally gave Turkey a blow job, they think Turkey is so great. So please spare us the Western understanding of liberal democracies.
I apologise in advance to everyone for my choice of words, especially during Ramadan, but people need to wake up. This era, especially now, is the time of skills, power and whether you can use them. Liberal democracies may work in times of peace, but in a world that is on fire and about to explode, you need skills and hardliners they know the Game.
I trust Erdoğan and Fidan more than anyone (other Politicans in Turkey) else in Turkey; he knows all the bastards and how they play the game.