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Turkish punk band faces jail time for criticizing exams
from punknews...
Think those Not My President shirts caused a stir? In Turkey, you can be arrested for criticizing standardized tests. In an unusual report, a Turkish
punk rock band called Deli has been charged for a old song bemoaning the test all Turkish high-schoolers must pass to have a shot at getting into
college. According to prosecutors, the song is an insult to the state and thus a crime.
If convicted, the band and its manager face up to 18 months in jail, but could get just a fine or a warning. Turkey, which seeks European Union
membership, retains strict limits on expression. The punk song is called "OSYM," the Turkish acronym for the state's student selection and placement
centre that decides which students go to university, based on a yearly three-hour multiple-choice exam. A sample of the lyrics:
I have gotten lost, You have ruined my future,
I am going to tell you one thing: Shove that exam
Ironically, due to the age of the song, the band members themselves have already passed the exam itself.
If I fail math, there goes my chance at a good job and a happy life full of hard work.
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DaveMoral
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Turkey's fucked up. For all it's vaunted democracy Ataturk had Sufi shaykhs and imams murdered in order to supress the Islamic influence on the
people.
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upyerbum
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And lets not forget the Kurds, everyone always forgets about the Kurds.
Well, its this place where nobody works, and the pigs don\'t give you any shit. Everyone smokes weed and gets drunk all day. Its a place where
cunts like me and you can truly take it easy and relax. Know what I mean?
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DaveMoral
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Or the Armenias.
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MyOwnWay
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Turkey sure as hell isnt America. Poor punks.
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clevohardcore
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What else do they sing about? How bad it sucks fishing in The Mediterranean Sea?
Each aspect of the soul has it's own part to play, but the ideal is harmonious agreement with reason and control.
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upyerbum
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mmmmm.....calamari...
Well, its this place where nobody works, and the pigs don\'t give you any shit. Everyone smokes weed and gets drunk all day. Its a place where
cunts like me and you can truly take it easy and relax. Know what I mean?
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