Don't hold back, Texan

There is a film called “The Lives of Others”.

“Başkalarının hayatı”

It is a 2006 German dramatic period film.

The film, written and directed by Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck, stars Martina Gedeck, Ulrich Mühe, and Sebastian Koch in key roles. 

Set in 1984 East Germany, this political thriller tells the story of Captain Gerd Wiesler, a talented intelligence officer for the country's powerful secret police, the Stasi, who gradually begins to regret his work while secretly wiretapping and surveilling an artist couple suspected of being anti-regime. Its subject, message, and ending are quite tragic.

When you get a sense of the former Iron Curtain countries, which I frequently visit thanks to Erasmus partnerships, you can smell the burning scent of this film. 

A constant atmosphere of “am I being watched?” settles over you like a nightmare. 

The professors I met at the university describe with fearful eyes—as if they were still living in that environment—how they used to celebrate Christmas, which was a forbidden and major crime, by fleeing to villages and keeping the curtains tightly drawn.

It is very unsettling.

Turkey also experienced similar periods during the Cold War.

It received heavy wounds.

The concept of the “oppressive state” was formed.

Many lives were lost.

With the collapse of the Soviets due to famine in 1989, the environment changed.

Liberalism and freedoms came to the fore.  

Germany lay in wait and took the reins back into its hands.

It especially wanted to avenge the Second World War.

It approached Russia.

It thought it would topple America.

First, it had to make its country energy-independent, and it almost succeeded.

Germany, which suffered the wrath of Russia's Stalin while trying to reach Caspian oil during the Second World War, could not achieve what it wanted in the North Sahara either.

Hitler lost.

Germany collapsed.

But 50 years later, it was about to reach its goal.

And without even fighting.

It had connected pipelines from both Asia Minor and the Baltic Sea to the turbines of German industry.

An unlimited and free energy source.

This time, it was closer to energy than in 1945.

It was just about to flip the switch when the Texan pressed the button.

First, he detached the Queen from Europe.

Then, sister Merkel started shaking as if she had been electrocuted.

She hasn't been seen much lately.

The sister's subcontractors also fell into difficult situations. Some have passed away, and others are struggling with hunger.

The Texan is in high spirits.

When he realized the trap being set for him, and understood what was coming, his reaction was harsh.

I won't drag it out too long.

The Texan took the hand of Putin, whom he had bogged down in the mud in Ukraine.

He will soon help him stand back up.

In return, he will take Europe back to the 1930s.

The film “The Lives of Others” will begin to be lived all over again.

He is doing even less than what is deserved to those who kept us begging at their door for years, pushed us around, opened their doors wide to those who wanted to destroy Kemal's Modern Turkey, and even funded them.

Don't hold back, Texan.

The Stasi is waiting for you.