Monday, August 08, 2016
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PARADOXES
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Americans: Slave owners
whose favorite slogan was
“All men are created equal.”
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Armenians: Perennial victims and losers
who pretend to be smart.
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Solidarity and cooperation:
Do we have words for them? –
and I don’t mean “dictionary” words
that are seldom or never used
in everyday parlance.
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The stench of our history is so foul
that no amount of perfumed propaganda
can disguise it.
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Anonymous: “You cannot straighten out a hunchback.”
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We have no use for literature.
Even the most backward and ignorant Armenian
is convinced he knows better.
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***********************
PARADOXES
**********************
Americans: Slave owners
whose favorite slogan was
“All men are created equal.”
*
Armenians: Perennial victims and losers
who pretend to be smart.
*
Solidarity and cooperation:
Do we have words for them? –
and I don’t mean “dictionary” words
that are seldom or never used
in everyday parlance.
*
The stench of our history is so foul
that no amount of perfumed propaganda
can disguise it.
*
Anonymous: “You cannot straighten out a hunchback.”
*
We have no use for literature.
Even the most backward and ignorant Armenian
is convinced he knows better.
#
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