Hezbollah

[hipeter924]

Re: Hezbollah

Like what

The Israeli's blame them for some random massacre in South America. I don't know if that can backed up.

[Armenian]

Re: Hezbollah

So whether or not Hezbollah committed terrible things (which it has)...

Like what

[Federate]

Re: Hezbollah

Hezbollah are all and all the good guys. They are only around 10,000 strong and they fought off the whole Israeli military in Lebanon. It has to be one of the worst military failures in Israeli history. People are nervous around Hezbollah, in fact 60,000 people left Lebanon because they gained more power there.

No one is nervous around Hezbollah except the useless Maronite population in Lebanon who still think they hold all the cards there despite most of them fleeing on boats to Canada and Detroit while it was the Muslim quarters being bombed by the J3w.

But you have to remember Lebanon is a stable democratic nation, its elections are always fair, and that Israel wanted to invade and destroy the whole Lebanese nation not just Hezbollah.

No my friend, Lebanon can hardly be considered a "democracy". If Lebanon was a democracy, Hassan Nasrallah would be the president and the Shi'a would have majority in parliament. Check out Lebanese politics if you want more info on their unique system of governance. It was designed by the French so that the Christian population always remains in power. However, since those cowards all flee and Muslim breed fast, the minority is shrinking further more.

So whether or not Hezbollah committed terrible things (which it has)

How has it committed terrible things? Can you give me an example?

[hipeter924]

Re: Hezbollah

Hezbollah are all and all the good guys. They are only around 10,000 strong and they fought off the whole Israeli military in Lebanon. It has to be one of the worst military failures in Israeli history. People are nervous around Hezbollah, in fact 60,000 people left Lebanon because they gained more power there.

But you have to remember Lebanon is a stable democratic nation, its elections are always fair, and that Israel wanted to invade and destroy the whole Lebanese nation not just Hezbollah.

So whether or not Hezbollah committed terrible things (which it has) it largely redeemed itself from saving its own nation from Israeli domination and conquest. So I don't love Hezbollah but I do respect what they have done.

[Lucin]

Re: Hezbollah

I praise them only as that personally. Actually, I don't praise Hamas really -- I do like Hezbollah however -- could care less about their views on Allah and their social outlook. Besides, you can't really claim there is no nationalist aspect to these groups -- Hezbollah are Lebanese and are Lebanese focused -- they represent and protect the interests of Lebanese Shia's. Likewise Hamas and Palestinians.

Islam is not a religion to be praised. We all know more or less what the true Islam and its backward, racist teachings are about. If you don't know, then take a look at the Torah. They are quite similar.

I more or less agree with you, here. But like it or not, from a Palestinian perspective, Hamas regardless of their social outlook, regardless of their religious beliefs, should be the spokesman of any self-respecting Palestinian, for now.


Tigranakert,
The priest who was killed was an evangelist who was converting Muslims into Christianity. Apparently, he had received several warnings from the Patriarch to stop it too but fell on deaf ears...

There are just so many misconceptions and misunderstandings that I am not willing to get engaged into such discussions. It's just futile.

[Armenian]

Re: Hezbollah

Armenian, you raise an important point here: You, I and every other self-respecting Armenian in the diaspora has the obligation to promote Armenia to compensate for our lack of resources. We, the grass roots of the surviving diaspora, have to take it upon ourselves to promote Armenia. Figure out how you can participate in promoting Armenian interests. In what ways do you believe tangible contributions can be made by Armenians worldwide? Keeping in mind the diversity of Armenians do you have more then one recommendation so that involvement can be on a wider scale and focused on multiple fronts?

You have raised a 'personal' question. Personal, in the sense that the answer to your question is dependent upon the capabilities of the individual answering it.

In my opinion, however, regardless of where an Armenian lives and who an Armenian is married to - be it Armenian, European, Middle Easterner or Asian - the primary task of an Armenian parent/parents is to raise first and foremost - Armenians. This is the 'fundamental' base from upon which the answer of your question can be derived from in the longterm. And raising Armenians essentially means raising a child that is secure with his/her identity, sees the Armenian Republic as his/her homeland and sees Armenians living there as compatriots. This is the fundamental key to solving all our problems. Each and everyone of us has an obligation, especially in the diaspora, to nurture a healthy sense of Armenianism in our offsprings. The sad reality of the matter is, however, the vast majority of the Armenian diaspora today as well as a significant portion of the Armenian population in our republic is either lost or worthless to the republic.

There are many things an individual can do to promote Armenia, use you imagination. Of the more immediate things that can be done are the following:

If wealthy, invest in the country. If entrepreneurial, start a business in the county. If professional, and financially secure, do your profession in the country. If young, and a citizen of the republic, serve in the military of the country. If a student in the diaspora, write your school thesis/paper/report on relevant Armenian topics. If a no body, try hard to become something in life.

Talk to your non-Armenian peers about your heritage and homeland. Post information on the web (discussion forums/YouTube) pertaining to Armenia and Armenians. Write articles in local Armenian papers pertaining to Armenia and Armenians. Partake in important community affairs that have to do with the Armenian Republic. Volunteer to serve within one of several organizations that carry out important cultural/social/professional services in the republic...

One can also support good Armenian organizations in the diaspora such as the ANC or the ARF. I also need to mention here that one should not support stooges in our communities that work for the US government, entities such as the Armenian Assembly and various English language news media outlets such as ArmeniaNow and Radio Liberty. Do not support or read materials produced by American based Armenian historians such as Nina Grsoian, Richard Hovanesian, Ronald Suny and director of Armenian studies at Harvard, James Russel, a Zionist Jew.

Nevertheless, and most of all, as the other members here have correctly stated, and it can't be overemphasized - we diasporans need to either move to Armenia or vacation there. At the very least, even if you don't do any of the above, I would like to see diasporan Armenians frequently visiting the Armenian republic and perhaps purchasing a home there, place where they can call home in the homeland.

It is said that there are around ten million Armenians in the world today, and many more if we take into account those assimilated during the past several generations. Just imagine. If a significant portion, not even a majority, perhaps 1/4 or 1/3 of out total population, did any of the above, Armenia would be a powerful self-sustaining/self-reliant nation. The potential is there.

And there is no need to engage in pessimistic talk about none of this coming to fruition because of this or that...

Just do 'your' part. Take it upon 'yourself' to do it and set a good example for others. You can be one of the greatest promotions/assets/tools/resources of the Armenian Republic.

Regardless of where one lives Armenia should be consider homeland



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[SoyElTurco]

Re: Hezbollah

Yeah, a paper tiger which can't come to terms with its past, hasn't been in a real war since the 1920s the only real action being against a few thousand poorly armed kurdish militia. Quite an achievement...NOT!

Okay fine, you guys next.

[Armanen]

Re: Hezbollah

that's whats up.

Yeah, a paper tiger which can't come to terms with its past, hasn't been in a real war since the 1920s the only real action being against a few thousand poorly armed kurdish militia. Quite an achievement...NOT!

[SoyElTurco]

Re: Hezbollah

Turkey has one of the biggest economies in the world. Turkey is Europe's China. Istanbul hosts the world's fourth largest group of 'Billionaires' - after Moscow, New York and London. The Turkish army is the second largest in Europe, second only to Russia.

that's whats up.

[Lernakan]

Re: Hezbollah

I know this question was not directed at me but i would like to say that a great way we can help our country is to go there and try to be as much a part of it as we can.Most people in the diaspora havent even been to hayastan (some of the biggest self proclaimed hayrenasers).Forming bonds In our homeland with our people, our history/culture and even nature is the greatest feeling you will have. This connection will benefit both you and the people of Hayastan.

Bravo, I fully agree with you. It's actually sad that in some cases we need to convince a diaspora "Armenian" to visit Armenia. However I do witness that more and more Armenians in my environment visit Armenia and most of them keep returning every year.