politics

[arabaliozian]

Re: politics

To say that being oppressed and massacred
improves a nation's character is like saying
being run over by a truck improves a man's
health.

[arabaliozian]

Re: politics

POLITICS
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Ramgavars, Tashnaks, Henchaks, Bolsheviks:
meaningless labels.
Dividers: that indeed defines the true aim
of our political activists.
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Uniting the nation has been a priority
only of our poets – sometimes referred to as
vodanavorjis.
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We preach patriotism
but practice the death of a thousand
self-inflicted cuts.
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Others may fight in defense of their homeland;
we fight in defense of our backyard.
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[arabaliozian]

Re: politics

NOTES / COMMENTS


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All men are brothers?


I was born and raised in time of war.


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Some of the most popular political leaders in the history of mankind were sociopaths.


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If you are wrong, they may forgive you. But if you are right, they will silence you.


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[arabaliozian]

Re: politics

If you say I am wrong, I say, sure why not? But if you say you are infallible, all I can say is, go ahead, make an ass of yourself.

[arabaliozian]

Re: politics

NOTES / COMMENTS
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Shaw: “Don’t try to live forever,
you will not succeed.”
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Propaganda has this in common with magic:
it can make a genocide disappear.
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One way to solve a problem
is to pretend it doesn’t exist.
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[arabaliozian]

Re: politics

FROM MY NOTEBOOKS
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It takes two to tango also means
responsibility must be shared,
the blame-game is out.
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In a political context,
evil and incompetence might as well be
synonymous.
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If you brag about your assets,
they become liabilities.
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[arabaliozian]

Re: politics

We learn nothing from history
if we emphasize the bloodthirsty disposition of our enemies
and cover up our own incompetence.

[arabaliozian]

Re: politics

true!

[arabaliozian]

Re: politics

There are many forms of addiction;
addiction to propaganda is one of the most dangerous.

[lampron]

Re: politics

ON UNDERSTANDING
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Calling a military defeat a moral victory
is worst than a lie, it is propaganda.

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Those who claim moral victory have not themselves suffered war, massacre or starvation!