Indigenous Connections
How I Became a Soldier
As a veteran of the Artsakh War, I recently marched in New York’s Veterans Parade on November 11. I walked alongside the Veterans For Peace, a contingent of American veterans whose mission is to increase public awareness about the true cost of war, and condemn wars which are not waged out of self defense. I walked because I hoped to raise awareness of the
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Bravo Anoush!!! You have
my admiration and respect👍
👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
She is my hero!
Thats the fidayouhi nationalistic wonderful Armenian women Abris Hazar Abris aghcig Hayots.getsez
Thanks. At a rally for Artsakh across from the UN I asked the organizers to acknowledge myself and another Artsakh war veteran that was present but they didn’t. Our present Artsakh is due to the whole population’s and soldiers past sacrifices.
Cool story.
On behalf of Armenian Patriotism, I give you a big thank you for whatever help you were able to provide in the war effort.
However. In my book, you are still not excused for the other silly, far-left, depressing, out-of-touch-with-reality articles filled with anti-white propaganda and diatribe you posted previously. Somehow, your leftist political position spoiled it all for me, and as a conservative Armenian, I can no longer take you seriously. I suggest you gather your thoughts and emotions, and try to be inclusive in your articles, instead of diving in head first as a radical leftist, alienating a big part of your audience.
Mr. Hagop, why do you call progressive forward looking Democrats radical far leftists?
Am I to call backward thinking ignorant Conservatives right wing radicals?
And what a life you have lived! The rest of us can only wish we were able to do half as much in the history of our people. I’ve met you before and was instantly impressed by your passion for life and right and wrong. You exemplify the characteristics of some of the dynamic Armenian women in are history like the irrepressible SOSSI. You’ve certainly lived a very full and rewarding life, and continue to do so. If we only had 100 more of you we’d be sitting right now in Baku singing Armenian songs.
Thank you for your kind words. My mother had intergenerational trauma and refused to teach me Armenian lanuage or history. She raised me in an assimilated way and put me in a Zionist neighborhood and school where I was the only non jew and called a goya and discriminated against. She would have been happy if I married a Jewish doctor, but after I saw a book in the UCLA library about what in those days was called the “Armenian Massacre” my life changed forever always.
You have a story to tell. Maybe, you should write an autobiography. So much to say. You paid a heavy price for it but you can be really proud of those years.
A modern day Fedayouhi. This is an icredible story of a highly educated courageous Armenian woman.
Thank you for your sacrifices and wish you full recovery and that your wounds are healed. You must be proud of your accomplishments and contributions.
Finally, do continue to write your poems. Do not pay attention to the ” Mr. Hagop”s of this world. You are definitely entitled to your opinions and views. That’s how the diversity of opinion/expressions becomes a strength.
Keep up lady. My hats off to you
Vart Adjemian
Vart Adjemian
Thanks for the encouraging words. Monte respected Armenian women’s equality. Being used to stand up to discrimination, I knew it was important to perservere and not let misogyny deprive me of my rights.
“She raised me in an assimilated way and put me in a Zionist neighborhood and school where I was the only non jew and called a goya and discriminated against”
“I knew it was important to perservere and not let misogyny deprive me of my rights”
“Misogyny”, “Discrimination”, “Toxic Masculinity”, “War Against Women”, etc etc etc.
All anti-male, especially anti-white-male, 100% BULLCRAP coming straight from American mainstream and social media full of radical leftist loons whose aim is to stir “controversy” where none exist. Incidentally Ms Taulian, these are all a prominent part of “Zionist Ideology”.
Also, you have been lied to and indoctrinated with the idea that “the left fights for rights, and the right violates it”. Absolute Rubbish. Just because someone is so-called “right of center” it doesn’t mean they don’t believe in Human Rights. It just means they are more realistic about it. The main difference is, the modern-day “Liberals” are out in orbit and completely detached from reality.
Our Armenian culture has never “discriminated against women”. We just have a conservative culture which has been historically antithetical to the ideas of Western Liberalism that exists today, and with which you are toying with in your writings. In our traditional culture, males and females are distinct and each with abilities and advantages of their own. And that is what has kept our family unit historically bonded and cherished. And there is NOTHING wrong with this, unless of course you are a so-called “Progressive Liberal”. To the Liberal Lunatics of the west, almost everything is “discrimination” and “violation of rights”.
@ Mr Adjemian
Yes, everyone has a right to their opinion, including myself. And the beauty about America is, you also have the right to be wrong in your opinions, as does Ms Taulian.