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Dikran Kaligian
Dikran Kaligian is a member of the ARF Eastern US Central Committee and and chair of the Armenians and Progressive Politics conference. He is the managing editor of the Armenian Review. He received his doctorate from Boston College. Kaligian is the author of Armenian Organization and Ideology under Ottoman Rule: 1908-1914 (Transaction
Publishers, 2009).
Latest posts by Dikran Kaligian (see all)
- Kaligian: Denial, Reparations, and Armenia’s Security - April 26, 2015
- Kaligian: A Matter of Moral Credibility - May 17, 2012
- Kaligian to Sarkisian: How Can You Accept These Severe Concessions? - October 10, 2009
Great Speech, these kinds of things need to be said.
Very emotional and populistic article. There are fundamental necessarity to distinguish Turkish propaganda on Armenian question and Armenian self-reflection on national problems. We must to try minimize influence of first on Armenian self-reflections liberty.
Well, someone had to say it …
very powerful speech.
pulled no punches.
Turkified, Islamatized Armenians
How can they go back and become Christians!
So difficult Task…
I tell them
“Say …you are Armenian”…
That is enough …
What ever religion you have …
That belongs to you…
No one should interfere between you and you belief…
You can change your religion
But never your Armenian genes…
Repeat your phrase… repeat… and feel proud
And tell everyone that , ” I am Armenian”
That is enough…
Congrats
Sylva~MD~Poetry
Powerfull and to the point. Turkey is unrepentant and dangerous more than ever. They have caused death and destruction for centuries. They have built an empire on the dead bodies of Armenians and others. For centuries they have not been accountable for their destructive actions. Accepting guilt is a tough act to follow but that’s the only way for them to show the world they have changed and that will put them on the path to become a civil nation.
Well written, well crafted argument. Bravo.
When one considers that beyond the hidden Armenians of Turkey, that many (in the tens of millions) Turks and Kurds have DNA that is essentially indistinguishable from Armenian DNA, that they can and should choose to be Armenian. Imagine such a possibility where the say half the population of Turkey chooses to be Armenian. Although at first glance this idea may seem preposterous, consider the merit of identifying with an Armenian culture that promotes free and liberal ideas, equality and justice for all people. Now contrast this with the very repressive aspect of Turkish culture (of course not all of Turkish culture) which denies truth and equality, and it’s not so difficult to imagine people choosing to be Armenian.
I applaud your idea that “genetically speaking”, we all pretty much have the same DNA and should be able to accept each other, but, as for your statement: “consider the merit of identifying with an Armenian culture that promotes free and liberal ideas, equality and justice for all people.”; consider the fact that Armenian culture remains one of the most virulent homophobic “Christian” cultures on our planet.
Too much at stake, any amount of $$$$$$$$$$ that Turkey spends on denialists can bring back big returns, follow the $$$$$ at all levels, no one and nothing should be discarded, these days politicians are bought and sold like tomatoes in the market, they should be followed not only while they are in office, it should continue during and after they leave, the same way Jews followed the German criminals long after the war ended until they brought them to justice.
not possible not even thinkable western armenia? forget it. if you want to fight then so be it
Dr. Dikran M. Kaligian:
Words without having force remain just words! You and I and most of us know that Armenia needs strong army in order to survive. Moreover, once we have it then we can execute our words in full. Let us hope that day will come soon! Long live Armenia!
Sooo true !
Reconciliation WITHOUT TRUTH is meaningless if not impossible. Turkey, to all intents and purposes, is incapable of facing the truth which maybe understandable since it, the Turkish Republic, is founded on the destruction of Armenian and other Christian peoples of the Ottoman Empire and the massive theft and plunder of their property.
Given the above, it is quite likely that Turkey will persist in its denialist posture until the very bitter end, i.e. with the disintegration of the Turkish state which will come about due to increasing socio-economic crisis (some signs of it already apparent) as well as fast developing internal ethnic/minority tensions (Kurds/Alawites) and, last but not least, regional tensions with Iran, Syria, Cyprus (effectively the EU!), etc.
So we must keep our powder dry until that time which surely will come and will come sooner than we might think. Hence keep up the fight; educate! agitate! organise! Be ready… .