>”Bread is the staple food for stupid societies. I speak scientifically, I am not making it up – per capita consumption is 210 kilos in Turkey; and 45-50 kilos in Sweden, Norway, Denmark, England, Japan,” Kolivar said. […]
>Erdoğan’s ruling AK Party spokesperson Ömer Çelik said Kolivar’s remarks constituted hate speech.
>”In addition to insulting our nation and bread, this person’s statements show that he is an element of the politics of hostility, the politics of hatred,” Çelik said.
For once, I totally agree with Erdogan’s party! Those comments were hateful and I felt very targeted. I love eating French baguette and people criticizing that should go to jail. /s
Germany is protesting that the punishment is too mild.
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I thought he meant a club organized for the purpose of eating bread, which would indeed seem stupid.
Lmaoooooo
>”Bread is the staple food for stupid societies. I speak scientifically, I am not making it up – per capita consumption is 210 kilos in Turkey; and 45-50 kilos in Sweden, Norway, Denmark, England, Japan,”
Its not Turks fault that bread is example of [Giffen Goods](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giffen_good) (product that people consume more of as the price rises and vice versa) with current inflation.
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This is a mindfuck isn’t it?
>”Bread is the staple food for stupid societies. I speak scientifically, I am not making it up – per capita consumption is 210 kilos in Turkey; and 45-50 kilos in Sweden, Norway, Denmark, England, Japan,” Kolivar said. […]
>Erdoğan’s ruling AK Party spokesperson Ömer Çelik said Kolivar’s remarks constituted hate speech.
>”In addition to insulting our nation and bread, this person’s statements show that he is an element of the politics of hostility, the politics of hatred,” Çelik said.
For once, I totally agree with Erdogan’s party! Those comments were hateful and I felt very targeted. I love eating French baguette and people criticizing that should go to jail. /s
Germany is protesting that the punishment is too mild.
r/nottheonion
I thought he meant a club organized for the purpose of eating bread, which would indeed seem stupid.
Lmaoooooo
>”Bread is the staple food for stupid societies. I speak scientifically, I am not making it up – per capita consumption is 210 kilos in Turkey; and 45-50 kilos in Sweden, Norway, Denmark, England, Japan,”
Its not Turks fault that bread is example of [Giffen Goods](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giffen_good) (product that people consume more of as the price rises and vice versa) with current inflation.
He must be glad he didn’t say this in Germany!