Pay As You Murder

I don't feel like writing too much about the image you see below. The scene, captured last August, is from a store that belongs to one of the largest supermarket chains in Turkey.

It may be true that nationalism has always had its place in recent history as the basis of a niche market. However, current affairs of the last decade have been used as an excellent opportunity on which such ideas have thrived exceptionally, hence a field day for some people. Turkey, showing a similar "progress" along the same lines with most countries in the world, has been the setting to a race among institutions to see who could erect the largest flag. The demand for the national symbol grew exponentially during the course of a series of national rallies. Someone spotted the trend and worked accordingly: A section for Turkish flags; the mass consumption of nationalism.

In the wake of the recent events in Turkey, I believe today it is more meaningful to reconsider what everyday scenes like this one really tell us. I'm not knowledgeable on what kind of deals are available from this store, but I'm quite sure we can all pay as we murder.