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    Dashnaktutyun Program and Manifesto

    Barev dzez,
    As a lot of people seem to constantly debate what exactly the Dashnak are, what their aims are, etc. and some seem to claim to be Dashnak, yet state opinions that are contrary to the ARF yet claim it asDashnak, I thought it would make sense to post the actual manifesto and constitution of the Dashnaktutyun taken from the ARFShant Student's Library :

    MANIFESTO
    Fellow Armenians,
    Today the Armenian cause is entering a new era. For centuries, Western Armenia has been
    enserfed and demanding freedom.
    It was only yesterday that the Armenian begged with his head bowed for assistance from the
    western world. Today he is convinced that placing his hope on others is in vain, and he has vowed to
    protect his rights, his being, his honor and his family with his very own hands.
    The Armenian people have for centuries lived under Turkish oppression. They have planted and
    tended for centuries, only to see the fruits of their labor ravished by their tyrant rulers. Throughout the
    centuries they have ruined Armenian sanctities, but the Armenian people have bared it all, bared it with
    patience, and have continued to flood their soil with their sweat... It was as if the Armenian people were
    willing to show the world that it is possible to bring about freedom through civilized means. Modern
    Europe promised to put an end to Turkish plunders in Armenia. However, year passed after year, and
    the situation of Armenians in Armenia not only did not improve, but also intensified and has since
    become so hellish and unbearable, that even this remarkably patient race is unable to continue its
    existence.
    Patience has its limits however. The intolerable abuses finally awakened Armenians; today, they
    have vowed either to die or to be free. And as Erzrum and Constantinople stand boldly in complaint,
    Armenians no longer beg, but demand and demand with arms in hand...
    Today Europe sees in front of it a complete people, a complete race, which has begun to protect its
    human rights.
    This race now understands that its power lies within itself. Yesterday's helpless and patient
    Armenian is today a revolutionary.
    The forbearer of this revolutionary ideology is the Armenian Revolutionary Federation, who hereby
    invites all Armenians to unite under a common flag. Although the Armenian Revolutionary Federation is
    newly becoming an organizational entity, its roots are old and experienced through the organizations,
    which merged in its creation. The Armenian Revolutionary Federation is going to work on uniting all
    forces, bringing together their centers. By setting as its goal the political and economic freedom of
    Western Armenia, the Armenian Revolutionary Federation has involved itself in the struggle initiated by
    the people themselves against the Turkish regime, vowing to fight until the very last drop of blood in the
    name of freedom. Let us all unite with the people, who have raised the flag of freedom. He who does
    not follow and turns away from the people is an enemy of the people. And in particular you, the youth,
    defenders of ideology always and everywhere, may you unite with your people.
    And you, the elderly, may you support and inspire the youth with your wisdom and experience.
    And you, the wealthy, may you open up your riches and support those who confront the enemy
    with an open chest.
    And you, the Armenian woman, may you breed inspiration into this holy cause.
    And you, the clergy, may you bless the soldier who fights for freedom.
    There is no time to wait.
    Let us unite, O' Armenians and let us bravely advance the holy cause of achieving freedom.

    Dashnak Programme

    The Armenian Revolutionary Federation in its world outlook and traditions is
    essentially a nationalist, socialist, democratic, and revolutionary party.
    The Armenian Revolutionary Federation with all the power at its disposal strives to defend
    the aggregate political, economic, and socio-cultural interests of the Armenian nation.
    The Armenian Revolutionary Federation grounds the national liberation struggle of the Armenian
    people through its own ideology. It advocates individual freedom, national self-determination,
    independent statehood, social harmony, and economic well being to secure unobstructed,
    multifaceted, and sustainable development of both the individual Armenian and Armenian nation.
    The Armenian Revolutionary Federation strives for the resolution of the Armenian Cause. – A
    united homeland for the entire Armenian people

    The ideal of socialism for the A.R.F. is the founding of a society in which the individual will be liberated
    from all forms of ethnic, religious-denominational, national, political, social, and economic discrimination,
    oppression, and exploitation

    http://arfshant.org/ssa/content/arf_program_english.pdf
    Last edited by Pedro Xaramillo; 12-04-2011, 02:59 PM.
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    Re: Dashnaktutyun Program and Manifesto

    And I know it should be Dashnaktsutyun, but it's Sunday, I had exams the week and I'm hungover from celebrating

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      Re: Dashnaktutyun Program and Manifesto

      Originally posted by Pedro Xaramillo View Post
      And I know it should be Dashnaktsutyun, but it's Sunday, I had exams the week and I'm hungover from celebrating
      And for the past 90 years the Dashnaktsutyun has been hungover from undergoing the most complete defeat that any defeat could be, and experiencing the most abject failure that any failure could be. Not until they recover and learn to act in a mature way, should they again be given the alchohol of power.
      Last edited by bell-the-cat; 12-05-2011, 04:32 AM.
      Plenipotentiary meow!

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        Re: Dashnaktutyun Program and Manifesto

        Well arguably the Dashnaks only really experienced a failure due to the Bolshevik takeover of Armenia and exhaustion after the wars with Georgia, Azerbaijan and Turkey. The Dashnaks themeselves were not to blame for the territorial aspirations of Georgia, Azerbaijan, Turkey or the Soviet Union.

        Whether it was the Dashnaks, Hnchaks or Ramgavars, Azerbaijan would have wanted Yerevan, Naxichevan and Artsax.
        Similarly Georgia wanted the Lori Marz. I fail to see how this is the fault of the ARF.

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          Re: Dashnaktutyun Program and Manifesto

          Originally posted by Pedro Xaramillo View Post
          Well arguably the Dashnaks only really experienced a failure due to the Bolshevik takeover of Armenia...
          The Dashnaks failings contributed to much more than just that, that final event happened at the end of a very long road. But, as far as I am aware, they have never even properly considered the part they played in that end failure, they still go on as if nothing had happened, with a 90-year hangover (and associated memory loss) and with a manifesto that was obsolete by 1920. That is their real failing in my opinion, that is why they lack credibility today and arereduced to sitting in the sidelines, even with their long history that is filled with a lot of good actions and that made crucial contributions to the development of the Armenian nation in modern times.
          Last edited by bell-the-cat; 12-05-2011, 05:47 AM.
          Plenipotentiary meow!

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            Re: Dashnaktutyun Program and Manifesto

            http://agbu.org/ararat_archives/1961...1_V2_N3_04.pdf
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