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[arabaliozian]

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To rewrite history means to ignore its lessons.

[arabaliozian]

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One of my favorite Jewish jokes goes something like this:
Two old friends meet on a road somewhere in Russia
and after a brief exchange one of them says to the other:
“You tell me you are going to Minsk
because you want me to believe you are going to Pinsk,
but I happen to know you are going to Minsk:
Why must you always lie to me?”
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[arabaliozian]

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To our superpatriots I say: Patriotism and respect for human rights are not mutually exclusive concepts. Homeland is where a man is allowed to work, provide for his family, and express his views freely. I have nothing but contempt for the kind of patriot who treats free speech as an invention of the corrupt and degenerate West. That’s not patriotism but Ottomanism, Sovietism, and fascism.#armenians

[arabaliozian]

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A reader writes:
“The only thing I know about Armenian history
is that once upon a time we were a great nation
and God was on our side.”
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[arabaliozian]

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In a world where everyone is proud
to be a Turk, Kurd, Jew, or Armenian
I prefer to be a humble human being
if only because humility is a virtue
and pride leads to arrogance.

[arabaliozian]

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Cyril Connolly: "If attacked by a lion thrust your arm down his throat. This takes some practice."

[arabaliozian]

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Recycling propaganda is not just repeating hearsay evidence but parroting perjury.

[arabaliozian]

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It is not easy convincing barbarians that they are barbarians.

[arabaliozian]

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NOTES / COMMENTS
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Armenians from the Middle East and I
speak a different language
even when we speak Armenian.
We are incomprehensible to each other
especially when we understand each other.
A paradox?
Armenian life is full of them.
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Nothing is as I imagined it to be.
Imagination is a misleading faculty.
Sometimes it can even be a deadly trap.
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To explain and to justify
are not synonymous words.
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Like the moon we have a dark side
clearly visible to others,
invisible to ourselves.
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As a rule, enemies of the state
are friends of the people.
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[arabaliozian]

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Every Armenian should carry a sign with the warning: "Contradict me and make an enemy for life!"
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