Tashnagtsootyoon in Armenia

[xBaron Dants]

Yes, the resident anti-tashnag is back with yet another thread about Tashnagtsootyoon.

This time though, I must say that I am very pleasantly surprised with how the ARF has conducted itself in Armenia lately.

For those of you who do not know this, the Tashnagtsootyoon is a junior member of the governing coalition in parliament, along with the larger Republic and Orinats Yergir factions. It seems that they have handed a list of corrupt politicians that they want to se eousted to President Robert Kocharian. They say that if Robo does not deliver, they will leave the coalition (which Kocharian needs, as the coalition supports him).

While I still find all this a bit hypocritical as there are many well-known corrupt Tashnags in Armenia, I must say that they have lately been very mature in their way of handling things, both within the coalition and with the opposition.

[xBaron Dants]

Pnav vijapaneloo hamar che.
I actually want to give credit to a party who actually seems to be doing descent work.
It has nothing to do with the past. You have your views on that, and I have mine.
I just choose not to have such a black-and-white outlook on things. It has done its share of good things, and its share of bad stuff, just like any other organization.

However, the issue here is current politics, not what happened in the days of Zavarian, yevayln.

[HyeJinx1984]

Dude... this conversation is so over my head and out of my league it's not even funny. What are the Tashnags again?

[TJ]

Damn, sorry to be confrontational and all, and this is nothing personal hyejinx, but i am really dejected and pissed off about how uninformed and may i say uninterested, most of the Armenian youth in the US is about what is going on in Armenia these days.

The Dashnaks or Tashnags, whatever you want to call them are one of the oldest Armenian political parties and today are one of the 3 coalition partners in the Armenian parliament.

I must say i am very happy with the Dashnaks as well, they are the only ones at this point who i see as having the ultimate interests of the nation at heart. But i do disagree with them on several key areas, one of them being the opening of the border with turkey.

[Anonymouse]

The problem with Armenia is that the ratio of politicians to businessmen, doctors, lawyers, and non politicians is staggeringly in favor of politicians.

[TJ]

was that a joke?

[Anonymouse]

was that a joke?

It was a joke with bit of truth. Wow, I'm surprise you caught on. Not that it wasn't ever possible.

[TJ]

Rewording it to give it some humor would be in order, hit the edit button and give it another try mousey

[Anonymouse]

Rewording it to give it some humor would be in order, hit the edit button and give it another try mousey

Too tired at this point Tigran. Unlike most humans, I only like some button pushing, not all.

[xBaron Dants]

Yay! One more thread is going down the drain!

Jinx, Tashnagtsootyoon is a dangerous cult of which one must stay as far away as possible. dn dn dnnnnnn



Seriously though, as Tigran said, it is one of the 3 political parties that were created in the late 19th century in order to free Armenia from Turkish hands. How succesful they have been is up to debate, and the answers will vary greatly depending on who you ask.

Today, it is known as the most nationalist party (or major party, as the Armenian Aryan party is probably more nationalist) in Armenia.

Tiko, I agree that they seem to be one of the rare few who show some interest about the country and its people. One (non-tashnag) politician that has always struck me as the wisest and most balanced is deputy speaker Tigran Torosyan. He is quickly becoming the one I trust most (not counting my dear Minister of Foreign Affairs, of course ).