Former TRT Announcer Sırrı Er: “What corrupts a society is not only mistakes, but also silence in the face of mistakes.”

Former TRT Announcer Sırrı Er: “What corrupts a society is not only mistakes, but also silence in the face of mistakes.”
Sırrı Er
Publish: 24.06.2026
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These lines by Fâzıl Hüsnü Dağlarca say a great deal:

“So deeply immersed
In a centuries-long sleep
That unless awakened, it will never wake.”

This is a realistic critique of society.

For years, we have been talking about the same issues: injustice, poverty, lack of meritocracy, and polarization…

We complain, yet most of the time we fail to take action. Instead of reacting, we choose acceptance; instead of questioning, we choose silence.

We seem trapped in a state of inertia that has lasted for centuries. A mindset that remains silent in the face of injustice, ignores problems unless personally affected, and accepts what happens as fate is spreading rapidly. Yet it is not only rulers who lead societies backward; it is also the people who merely watch events unfold without acting.

A society that has lost its enthusiasm, no longer feels curiosity, and refuses to question will gradually lose both its rights and its future. Freedom, justice, and democracy can survive only through a mindset that keeps them alive.

As Dağlarca suggests, if there is no one to awaken society, it will continue to sleep. And as it sleeps, wrongdoing becomes ordinary and injustice becomes normalized. That is why we must first confront ourselves.

What corrodes a society is not only its mistakes, but also the silence shown toward those mistakes.

Just as we see today…

“Laughter is a revolutionary act. Stand tall and smile. Let them wonder why you are smiling.”

Ernesto Che Guevara

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