My Turn
Sassounian: Worldwide Collaboration Required to Confront Pan-Armenian Crises
By Harut Sassounian
There has been a serious lack of coordination in dealing with critical global issues. Armenians around the world have repeatedly come under attack with Armenia or the Diaspora hardly lifting a finger.
In the aftermath of the U.S. occupation of Iraq in 2003, Armenians along with millions of other Iraqis suffered great losses. While not much could have been done to secure their physical safety, there should have been an organized effort by the Armenian government and Arme
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I used to think about this all the time when I was litte actually. I would see war videos of what was going on in Artsakh. It was sickening to see innocent people in that kind of suffering. Let’s make this happen. I’d go and save people. Sign me up.
Sassounian says: “there has been a serious lack of coordination”. What Sassounian means: “why is everyone not agreeing with me and doing only the things I want done?” So, let’s never say a word against the country primarily responsible for the destruction of Iraq’s Armenian community, let’s never say a word against the country primarily responsible for the destruction of Syria’s Armenian community, just direct all energy into hatred against Turkey and grab any unfocused excuse to do it.
Good idea.
Harut Sassounian points out the lack of a coordinated response from the government of Armenia and the Diaspora to the emergency needs of Armenians. A logical course of action for a coordinated response would be to establish a worldwide committee to address and respond to emergencies.
The idea of a Pan Armenian Committee is not new. It has been talked about and urged by all nationalists every time our fragile yet resilient nation faced a crisis. We need to consider all good ideas and include them in a universal policy, supported and financed by all armenians aimed for our common good, especifically the survival and advancement of our nation and homeland. “All for one and one for all”