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  • #21
    Guys, I would never intentionally buy a product made in turkey. My father found these plates that had ok designs on them (that my mom had bought) were made in turkey so he told me to get rid of them (so i tried burning them then threw them away). Thats how it should be, would you accually eat candy that your enemy? My answer is AHHH HALLL NO!

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    • #22
      Originally posted by sad_eyes
      Not wanting to purchase certain items because they are created in Turkey or by turkish people is childish.

      Originally posted by Thai-Samurai
      COO!! COO!! COO!!
      Originally posted by Diar Dants
      I am sorry but you are wrong. In fact, you are so wrong that you prompted me to create a new account just so I can tell you you're wrong.

      Turkey still has a blockade on Armenia. Why should we encourage the economy of the country who is ruining ours?
      Guys,
      You're being unfair! You may have misunderstood sad_eyes! She works with children and has a lot of affection for them!

      sad_eyes,
      It's sad to eye that nobody hears you!
      Last edited by Siamanto; 04-19-2005, 10:49 PM.
      What if I find someone else when looking for you? My soul shivers as the idea invades my mind.

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      • #23
        I shall take notes.

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        • #24
          Originally posted by magdalinka
          you are welcome barby.

          hey, can anyone help me find how do i participate in any apr. 24 events? any website for it?


          Also, check Cooper Union and NYU. There's always??? a 24 April event in both places.
          Last edited by Siamanto; 04-19-2005, 10:46 PM.
          What if I find someone else when looking for you? My soul shivers as the idea invades my mind.

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          • #25
            Originally posted by Diar Dants
            Originally posted by bell-the-cat
            And, when the blockade is ended, you can open another account to say how the Armenian economy is being ruined by Turkish imports.
            If you truly are Steven Sim, I must say that hearing you in person is a lot more pleasant than reading your posts.

            I did not give my opinion about the possibility of opening borders. There has been no serious study to evaulate its consequences as of yet.

            However, the fact remains that THEY aer the ones qho decide to keep it closed, and THEY therefore do not deserve my money.
            Diar Dants,
            You're so kind to make efforts to see Logic where none exist!
            You're talking to someone who not only would consume *urkish products, but *urkish women as well!


            Note: I have chosen to auto censor the words "*urk" or "*urkish" because it is commonly perceived as unpleasant and offending, evokes unpleasant emotions and imagery and is pregnant with immoral and evil connotations!
            What if I find someone else when looking for you? My soul shivers as the idea invades my mind.

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            • #26
              Originally posted by ArmoBarbi
              Wow, that makes me feel kind of optimistic. Thanks for the link, comrade.
              Why? It is all just the same old predictable rubbish.

              For example:
              "As the Muslim empire faltered, minority Armenian Christians began asserting their identity. During World War I, amid fears of Armenian collusion with the enemy army of Christian Czarist Russia, Armenians were forced out of towns and villages throughout the Turkish heartland of Anatolia and many died."
              There was no genuine "fear of Armenian collusion with the enemy army" - this was just an excuse fabricated later, after the crime had been committed. There was no "Turkish heartland of Anatolia" in relation to the Genocide. Adana, or Iznik, or Adapazar, or countless other places where Armenians were exterminated, were hundreds of miles from the nearest Russian army.
              Plenipotentiary meow!

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              • #27
                Originally posted by Siamanto
                Diar Dants,
                You're so kind to make efforts to see Logic where none exist!
                You're talking to someone who not only would consume *urkish products, but *urkish women as well!


                Note: I have chosen to auto censor the words "*urk" or "*urkish" because it is commonly perceived as unpleasant and offending, evokes unpleasant emotions and imagery and is pregnant with immoral and evil connotations!
                I think that somemone who has chosen to adopt the name of such a famous writer should take more care over their own use of words. If you don't maybe, I'll have to auto censor the word "jerk" when mentioning you.
                Plenipotentiary meow!

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                • #28
                  ive bought turkish products a couple of times, regretfully so. we shouldn't buy products made in turkey(!)

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                  • #29
                    Originally posted by bell-the-cat
                    If the subject is so important to you that you opened an account here just to talk about it, then maybe you should have given your opinion about the opening of the border and what that could lead to. So, as soon as the border is open, it will be morally OK to purchase Turkish goods? There seem to be plenty of Armenians voicing the opinion that opening the border would be a bad thing - they are probably those who have a vested interest in maintaining a monopoly supply of expensive and badly made goods to Armenia.

                    And the border will open eventually - so having Armenians examining and trying out the potentual competition might be a wise thing to do (and the only way to do that is to buy Turkish goods).
                    I find your views rather simplistic.

                    Number 1: Armenians already know very well about the quality of Turkish goods. I guess you haven't yet been to Armenia to see the huge number of Turkish products that are available in every store, and that arrive in Armenia through Georgia. Seeing this, it seems very logical to say that opening borders to Turkish products would be a wise choice, as the products are making it to Armenia anyways, and at a higher price, due to the extra transportation fees.

                    To present the flip side to this, I will use one specific example. During the early to mid-90s, most of the eggs consumed in Armenia were produced in Turkey. Vazgen Sargsyan, then one of the most influential ministers, somehow managed to put a stop to the import of these eggs. The result? Armenian egg farmers were able to produce more, at the same price.

                    Basically, the most logical conclusion seems to be that the border should open, but local goods should be given the priority.

                    Now, there is a big difference about citizens of Armenia buying Turkish goods, as there may not be any alternatives to these products being offered, and Diasporans in North America and Europe buying them, where we can easily avoid buying those Turkish cookies (my friend, by the way, found a worm in one of them..lol).

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                    • #30
                      Originally posted by bell-the-cat
                      Why? It is all just the same old predictable rubbish.

                      For example:
                      "As the Muslim empire faltered, minority Armenian Christians began asserting their identity. During World War I, amid fears of Armenian collusion with the enemy army of Christian Czarist Russia, Armenians were forced out of towns and villages throughout the Turkish heartland of Anatolia and many died."
                      There was no genuine "fear of Armenian collusion with the enemy army" - this was just an excuse fabricated later, after the crime had been committed. There was no "Turkish heartland of Anatolia" in relation to the Genocide. Adana, or Iznik, or Adapazar, or countless other places where Armenians were exterminated, were hundreds of miles from the nearest Russian army.
                      Believe it or not, its the first time I read an article about this with a positive spin. Although spin is spin, I know.

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