The Dangers of the Liberal Mind in Armenia

[Hyegirl]

Re: The Dangers of the Liberal Mind in Armenia

But we are not Europeans.

I know the feeling though.......a conservative surrounded by liberals, but its OK sometimes, good to have different ideas if it helps the cause.

Not geographically Europe, but culturally similar in many ways and identified as such by numerous reputable sources. Human dynamics are human dynamics regardless of the exact geography if the culture and thought processes are similar enough. (Heck, even some Persians, for better or worse and more or less accuracy, consider themselves European.)

And agreed. Even in the US, too much of a liberal mindset can break down moral barriers into an "everything goes" mindset where too much goes.

[KanadaHye]

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I didn't know the Armenian state had hired you for spokesperson services?

I wonder how comfortable you are airing these opinions in public. I remember a student expressing similar ideas during a discussion on multiculturalism in one of my college classes. During his long-winded, racist rant, I was looking at the professor -- he was trying to remain objective, but the expression on his face kept shifting between pity and unvarnished disgust.

That's the problem with liberal education. Racism is when you try to eliminate races by convincing the young and stupid that it's racist to marry and breed their own race/culture. Then you have a country/state that looks something like Brazil. Don't worry though, because the wealthy only invite their own kind to their events and only marry other wealthy types so they don't really care that this kind of thought breeds poverty.

[Eddo211]

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our strong demographics.

I fixed it for you.........most Armenians don'r assimilate, however they intergrade very well into other societies.

One must just look at some countries in Europe to see the failed policy of multiculturalism that even the leader of Germany has admitted to. --Mos

But we are not Europeans.

I know the feeling though.......a conservative surrounded by liberals, but its OK sometimes, good to have different ideas if it helps the cause.

[Mos]

Re: The Dangers of the Liberal Mind in Armenia

I didn't know the Armenian state had hired you for spokesperson services?

I wonder how comfortable you are airing these opinions in public. I remember a student expressing similar ideas during a discussion on multiculturalism in one of my college classes. During his long-winded, racist rant, I was looking at the professor -- he was trying to remain objective, but the expression on his face kept shifting between pity and unvarnished disgust.

what part of my writing do you find racist? I suggest you research the failed policy of multiculturalism in Europe, to the point that the state leaders of countries like Germany have said that multiculturalism has failed.

[TomServo]

Re: The Dangers of the Liberal Mind in Armenia

I didn't know the Armenian state had hired you for spokesperson services?

I wonder how comfortable you are airing these opinions in public. I remember a student expressing similar ideas during a discussion on multiculturalism in one of my college classes. During his long-winded, racist rant, I was looking at the professor -- he was trying to remain objective, but the expression on his face kept shifting between pity and unvarnished disgust.

[Mos]

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Another example of an "any Armenian who .............. is automatically a traitor" Mos rant.

That has nothing to do with my writing. Of course you see what you want to see.

[bell-the-cat]

Re: The Dangers of the Liberal Mind in Armenia

Another example of an "any Armenian who .............. is automatically a traitor" Mos rant.

[Mos]

With the coming of age of the new generation, there is increasing risk of the dangers of the youth liberal mind playing out. This mindset entail many things, some of which I believe are dangerous to Armenian society and the Armenian state. For example, there is the liberal, Western notion of "multiculturalism" is a dangerous concept to our fragile demographics. One must just look at some countries in Europe to see the failed policy of multiculturalism that even the leader of Germany has admitted to. It also lessens patriotism which I think is very important in our country especially in the youth. There's the notion also with this mindset of the fact that all ideas and lifestyle, how crazy they maybe, society has a duty to accept them and accept everyone. This can yield to dangerous results, for example, the increase of youth that are fascinated with the occult and other black magic - and there actually have been cases and I have seen such people in Armenia. This is literally "satanic behaviour" and it cannot be tolerated. There is also the flawed opinion that there is justice in the world, that all problems stem from one source, and/or the commercialised democracy is the best form for any society, no matter what. In essence, they miss the grey spots in human society and take a non-analytical approach that can be dangerous. There is also this arrogant notion of independence that is anti-family in nature and spawns feelings of "rebellion" in favour of individualism. Our culture which is based on family values thus is naturally attacked by such a mindset. There comes with this a thinking that tradition and culture are "primitive" and "backwards" in comparison with the commercialised ideals they are fed by Western sources. Instead, we need to take in the constructive and positive Western and even liberal ideals, but in doing so we have to make sure our society, culture, and mindset is not in conflict with them and is maintained. This strong liberal mindset that can often take hold of the youth is not healthy for our society and in some cases can be dangerous especially when it lessens respect for the family and patriotism toward the state and people.

--Mos