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[QUOTE=gmd]
This may piss off alot of people but I always wonder to what extent any Armenian is loyal to Armenians. We are so spread out, born in different lands, exposed to different cultures. I was born in Yerevan and I still have relatives in Armenia. I grew up in America, married an American girl and have children to whom Armenian is not their mother tongue. Despite all this I cannot stop thinking about the plight of my people their future. I cannot stop myself from being emotional when remembering the stories of people I knew who survived the Genocide. I do not hate Turks but I know they failed in what they set out to do during WWI. Sure they killed most of our people and took most of our lands, but they still have an "Armenian Problem" and it is just going to get bigger for them.
I went on that rant to try and make a point. The Armenian Problem for Turkey is that there are still Armenians who are proud, patriotic, and some of us even want a measure of payback. You may have Armenian roots like so many other Armenians around the world do, but when you go to sleep at night (in the same country as I do) your dreams are probably the typical American dreams. I dream of walking to Ararat with my father and son and no Turk stands in my way. I know it is not a pipe dream that we will have justice. It is a matter of time and the resolve of those Armenians who refuse to forget!
Right on!!! The majority of us feel the same way.
[QUOTE=gmd]
Originally posted by Brer Rabbit
This may piss off alot of people but I always wonder to what extent any Armenian is loyal to Armenians. We are so spread out, born in different lands, exposed to different cultures. I was born in Yerevan and I still have relatives in Armenia. I grew up in America, married an American girl and have children to whom Armenian is not their mother tongue. Despite all this I cannot stop thinking about the plight of my people their future. I cannot stop myself from being emotional when remembering the stories of people I knew who survived the Genocide. I do not hate Turks but I know they failed in what they set out to do during WWI. Sure they killed most of our people and took most of our lands, but they still have an "Armenian Problem" and it is just going to get bigger for them.
I went on that rant to try and make a point. The Armenian Problem for Turkey is that there are still Armenians who are proud, patriotic, and some of us even want a measure of payback. You may have Armenian roots like so many other Armenians around the world do, but when you go to sleep at night (in the same country as I do) your dreams are probably the typical American dreams. I dream of walking to Ararat with my father and son and no Turk stands in my way. I know it is not a pipe dream that we will have justice. It is a matter of time and the resolve of those Armenians who refuse to forget!
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