Re: Presidential elections 2008 in Armenia
I am not a supporter of Levon any more than Serzh. You do not have to assume that I am a supporter of Levon because I disagree with what is occurring. It makes no difference for me because I know in the end, it won't matter.
Regional power politics aside, and all dubious speculations about America's hand in this or that cookie jar aside, my only point is that, claiming that these elements who are trying to "undermine the state and overthrow the government by force" are disrupting Armenia's internal stability, is no different than levying the charge that the status quo has continued to erode the stability of Armenia, and the exodus of the population, by its own hand, and has continued to do so and undermine peoples' faith in that government, by beating women, children, or killing whoever else steps against the power of the state.
I am not for this or that political faction or political squabbling because that is not what interests me. That seems to be what interests most people who discuss this topic on this and every other forum. When Armenians resort to committing such atrocities on their own people, then I have a problem with it, and I don't care what the supposed arguments that are advanced, be they to maintain stability, or maintain the current lust for power.
One expects such behavior only from Turks and Asiatic mongols, and I will continue to say this and reiterate this over and over because this is how the current crop of rulers are, and likely have hints of blood of those marauders. And I know you consider this a weakness, the whole "Armenians vs Armenians" phenomenon due to the genocide. However, I disagree with that and that is mainly my point. You call them trash but they are just like any other Armenians, political dissenters. Why is trash to disagree? That is essentially what they are doing.
Levon, regardless of his faults and follies, packed his bags and left when it was his time. Methinks the current rulers are making their seats warmer for leaders yet to come in their line.
And if one asserts the argument that this is about maintaining stability in Armenia, then let's please can democracy, or the pretension of it, because if you want to maintain stability, you need to have a one-party state that rules with an iron fist that can oversee the changes and stability through subsequent administrations. Let's put some truth in advertising.
I suppose that is exactly what is going on in Armenia, covertly and subtly, but no one wants to talk about it, sort of like what Putin is doing in Russia. Armenia is a microcosm of that.
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Regional power politics aside, and all dubious speculations about America's hand in this or that cookie jar aside, my only point is that, claiming that these elements who are trying to "undermine the state and overthrow the government by force" are disrupting Armenia's internal stability, is no different than levying the charge that the status quo has continued to erode the stability of Armenia, and the exodus of the population, by its own hand, and has continued to do so and undermine peoples' faith in that government, by beating women, children, or killing whoever else steps against the power of the state.
I am not for this or that political faction or political squabbling because that is not what interests me. That seems to be what interests most people who discuss this topic on this and every other forum. When Armenians resort to committing such atrocities on their own people, then I have a problem with it, and I don't care what the supposed arguments that are advanced, be they to maintain stability, or maintain the current lust for power.
One expects such behavior only from Turks and Asiatic mongols, and I will continue to say this and reiterate this over and over because this is how the current crop of rulers are, and likely have hints of blood of those marauders. And I know you consider this a weakness, the whole "Armenians vs Armenians" phenomenon due to the genocide. However, I disagree with that and that is mainly my point. You call them trash but they are just like any other Armenians, political dissenters. Why is trash to disagree? That is essentially what they are doing.
Levon, regardless of his faults and follies, packed his bags and left when it was his time. Methinks the current rulers are making their seats warmer for leaders yet to come in their line.
And if one asserts the argument that this is about maintaining stability in Armenia, then let's please can democracy, or the pretension of it, because if you want to maintain stability, you need to have a one-party state that rules with an iron fist that can oversee the changes and stability through subsequent administrations. Let's put some truth in advertising.
I suppose that is exactly what is going on in Armenia, covertly and subtly, but no one wants to talk about it, sort of like what Putin is doing in Russia. Armenia is a microcosm of that.
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