Re: Las Vegas Shooting of Armenain Girl and Mom
I agree that a few can impact our image, but I think you're both taking an overly pessimistic view.
It is not only diasporan Armenians that display jealous and a tendency toward violence. Let's not even get started with the domestic abuse issues in Armenia please.
Southern California has lots of great Armenians. The AP idiots are by no means representative of the entire diaspora population in the region.
Iranian women do the same kind of stuff (I don't know any Georgians). In every group there are going to be some who assimilate quickly or are just "bad seeds" (for lack of a better term). But instead of seeking to set ourselves apart from these individuals perhaps we should try to extend ourselves to them when we have the opportunity in order to bring them back into the Armenian fold.
I agree that a few can impact our image, but I think you're both taking an overly pessimistic view.
It is not only diasporan Armenians that display jealous and a tendency toward violence. Let's not even get started with the domestic abuse issues in Armenia please.
Southern California has lots of great Armenians. The AP idiots are by no means representative of the entire diaspora population in the region.
Iranian women do the same kind of stuff (I don't know any Georgians). In every group there are going to be some who assimilate quickly or are just "bad seeds" (for lack of a better term). But instead of seeking to set ourselves apart from these individuals perhaps we should try to extend ourselves to them when we have the opportunity in order to bring them back into the Armenian fold.
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