Re: The Rise of the Russian Empire: Russo-Armenian Relations
Russia is indeed a mentally abusive husband, but it's a husband that Armenians know how to deal with. They know what makes him tick and how to use him as well. After all, one thing about Russians, outside of being able to die at the battlefield in droves and dig miles of ditches, they really don't have many other talents, definitely very poor political and leadership skills, after all most of their leaders have been non-Russkies, except for some of the royal families and some party leaders. So, it's an abusive husband, but let's be honest, it's a dumb husband. Luckily for Russians, he's full of might. Might that Armenians are making good use of.
Also, by being within Russia's control, I feel Armenians are not sacrificing their principles or compromising their integrity. By not leaving the dumb husband, we are able to resist the advances of much sharper but more insidious folks, who would force us to give up all our rightous stances. Outside of the Baltic states, and possibly Ukraine, which has hated Moscow since world war I, Armenia is in the best shape among the old Soviet republics. We have the least corruption and to state again, we are staying on the path that is difficult but which at least points to the promise of justice in the future. Prostituion in politics is not the way it is in "Pretty Woman". And Georgians will find that out the hard way sooner or later.
The key for Armenia is to become a technology export nation, similar to what countries in Asia are doing. Armenia has the pedigree for this and the world-wide professional diaspora. If majority in this diaspora pitch in, Armenia could more than make up for the lack of natural resources. At the end of the day, the lack of these resources will be our salvation. Look at what happens to counties with abundant resources: a general dumbing down of population and a general increase in strife and corruption.
Russia is indeed a mentally abusive husband, but it's a husband that Armenians know how to deal with. They know what makes him tick and how to use him as well. After all, one thing about Russians, outside of being able to die at the battlefield in droves and dig miles of ditches, they really don't have many other talents, definitely very poor political and leadership skills, after all most of their leaders have been non-Russkies, except for some of the royal families and some party leaders. So, it's an abusive husband, but let's be honest, it's a dumb husband. Luckily for Russians, he's full of might. Might that Armenians are making good use of.
Also, by being within Russia's control, I feel Armenians are not sacrificing their principles or compromising their integrity. By not leaving the dumb husband, we are able to resist the advances of much sharper but more insidious folks, who would force us to give up all our rightous stances. Outside of the Baltic states, and possibly Ukraine, which has hated Moscow since world war I, Armenia is in the best shape among the old Soviet republics. We have the least corruption and to state again, we are staying on the path that is difficult but which at least points to the promise of justice in the future. Prostituion in politics is not the way it is in "Pretty Woman". And Georgians will find that out the hard way sooner or later.
The key for Armenia is to become a technology export nation, similar to what countries in Asia are doing. Armenia has the pedigree for this and the world-wide professional diaspora. If majority in this diaspora pitch in, Armenia could more than make up for the lack of natural resources. At the end of the day, the lack of these resources will be our salvation. Look at what happens to counties with abundant resources: a general dumbing down of population and a general increase in strife and corruption.
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