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Celtics player to become citizen on Monday with a new name

The Athletic reports that Enes Kanter will change his name to Enes Kanter Freedom when he becomes a US citizen on Monday. Kanter has long been an active human-rights proponent, which has made him persona non grata in the dictatorship his native Turkey has become.

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Is he going to fly the US flag off his porch too?

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And let us know?

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I guarantee you own a hammer and sickle flag.

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Because then you would've lost and I'd be a millionaire, since the closest we've got is a large Norwegian flag, and Norway has a very smol (ooh, see how cool I am?) border with the country formerly known as the Godless Communist USSR (but now better known as The Former Guy's Second Favorite Foreign Country Behind North Korea).

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Do you have the address?

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I can tell you for [raises pinky] $1 million.

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Do you?

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What an odd question to ask.

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No. It's frowned upon in my neighborhood.

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because it sure isn't frowned upon here in Boston.

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n/t

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A good man who will be a great American

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It's been very sad seeing the changes in Turkey over the past several years. Thank you, Enes, for fighting for human rights in your country of origin despite the high personal cost.

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I can't find the article now but I read about how Kanter is a Gulen fanatic. Look him up

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What significance is implied by the question?

Gulen suggests de ja vu at a global level. There once was another cleric who lived away from his native nation. From a distance he helped lead a revolution. The US bet on the wrong horse in that race.

Perhaps Edrogan sees a similar race in “his” Turkey. Will the US bet on the right horse? Under Donnie it was obvious which race the White House favored.

What remains odd to me though is why Donnie never took to Iran? The Iranians are allied with Putin and Russia. We know Donnie was infatuated with Putin. Why did the infatuation not extend to Putin’s buddies?

Perhaps because Donnie felt too beholden to US Christian apocalypse fans who need an Israel that will blow up in the 2nd Coming; because Iran fits in that scenario like a perfectly fit glove, Donnie had on the one hand make moochie to his Puti but still remind his Evangelical crazies that he still supported their end of the world, damnation of everybody else game.

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Despite being a member and vocal supporter of the Gülenist Terror Group (FETÖ), Kanter attempts to portray himself as the voice of freedom.

In Turkey FETÖ led a deadly coup attempt that killed more than 250 people, the move was received as a tongue-in-cheek attempt to cover up Kanter’s involvement with the terrorist group.

The 28-year-old is the so-called adopted son of FETÖ leader Fetullah Gülen, the mastermind behind the 2016 coup attempt in Turkey.

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Will he be automatically be related to World B. Free?

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