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The 99% don’t think.
They let the 1% do the thinking for them.
Until very recently the 99% didn’t even know
they were 99%.

[arabaliozian]

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One of our elder statesmen once said to me: “If
you continue to criticize our benefactors, they
may withdraw their support.” I had to explain to
him that benefactors don’t respect the opinions
of someone whose annual income is negative.

[arabaliozian]

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You say, “Me wrong? Never!”
and I say “How I wish I were wrong.” #armenians

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Wednesday, September 14, 2016
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NOTES / COMMENTS
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One reason why some readers
dislike what I write
is that they have read
very few Armenian writers
and the ones they have read
belong to the “nightingales
serenading the moon” type.
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If I am a bad writer it may be because
I say and repeat what our ablest writers
(among them Raffi) have said
(“where Armenian blood flows,
search for the Armenian dagger”).
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Turks are not a majority even in Turkey.
You want proof? Ask yourself:
If you had a choice between an old hag
and a young attractive one,
what would be your choice?
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It is only when you try to change the status quo that you acquire a better understanding of the powerful forces that hold it together.

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NOT GUILTY
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“You have a low opinion of your fellow Armenians.”
Not all of them. I speak only of Armenians I have known and dealt with.
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“You are an atheist.”
It is not the existence of God that I reject but the things that are done in His name.
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“You have been writing for 50years now. What have you changed?”
Nothing. But I do not consider that my fault. Communities, societies, nations, even empires, civilizations, and cultures commit suicide as surely as individuals.
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“How can you judge Armenians without setting foot on Armenian soil?”
The soil has never been my target.
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“You have pro-Turkish sympathies.”
I respect all honest men regardless of nationality – and that includes Turks as well as Armenians.”
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4 comments on my writings:
“I spit on you,”
“Everything you say is garbage,”
“You make me puke,”
“What you write is xxxx!” #armenians

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Sunday, September 04, 2016
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NOTES / COMMENTS
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If you hear an Armenian say
“I love and respect our writers,”
ask him to name one.
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Again and again our enemies tried
to exterminate us and they failed.
We, however, may have better luck.
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There are two kinds of men:
living cadavers and…
On second thought, I was exaggerating.
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When asked to name his favored writer,
Donald Trump replied, “Myself.”
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Saturday, September 03, 2016
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MIRACLES
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I believe in miracles
and the greatest miracle of all
is the fact that we have survived
our blunders.
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Things may improve with us
if all our organizations adopt solidarity
as their #1 concern.
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You need the strength of Hercules
to separate an Armenian
from his favorite propaganda line.
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Because we have no desire to solve our problems
we call them “jagadakir “ (written on the forehead),
that is, fate or kismet,
which, as everyone in the Middle East knows,
is beyond human control.
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we see things not as they are, but as we are. Our understanding is enhanced whenever we think against ourselves,