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Sincerely, A Heartbroken Armenian
Dear non-Armenian,
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Patille,
Thank you for so eloquently expressing the feelings of so many of your Armenian diaspora brothers and sisters. You do your grandparents, your parents, the Armenian nation, AND Artsakh proud.
You perfectly summarized and detailed exactly what Armenians around the world are currently experiencing. Thank you thank you thank you!
The United States is formed from genocide survivors from within and without. One would think Americans would be the most empathetic the despairing situation over seas.. I have many non- Armenian friends who show concern. This is a reflection on the individual Armenian and Armenian role models in America. The Armenians need to assert they are not temporary American residents. They are not a racial minority, as viewed by many Americans. The Armenians are Christians The campaign year has divided the Americans. COVID 19 has divided Americans. Natural and man made disasters have divided Americans. A reminder needs to be how the American Armenians are productive American citizens, who provided financial relief for many man made and natural tragedies in this country. They cannot understand why the majority of Americans are apathetic.
I’m confused as to which ‘Americans’ you are referring to. The United States has more in common with Turkey than it does Armenia. It was founded on the genocide of Native Americans and initially built on the Atlantic slave trade (something that the Republic of Armenia was not) The majority of white American citizen’s ancestors have never experienced genocide. An Anglo, German or French American can never relate to what we went through. An Armenian asking for their lands in Turkey back would be akin to a Native American asking an Anglo Saxon to give back American soil. Christianity has nothing to do with it. If it did, Canada and the USA would not be selling killer drones to Turkey and Azerbaijan to kill Armenians.
I hope it is OK for me to copy and paste this as it is worded exactly how I wanted to say it all, just couldn’t put so many thoughts together at once. Abris, perfectly said.
Patille, thank you for this beautifully written and well-explained letter to all of us, especially for those of us who are not as aware of the Armenian story, like myself. I am so proud of you for all the work you are doing for all Armenians around the world in bringing awareness of the horrors that are being perpetrated on the Armenian people once again. I am more than happy to share your letter to the world.
Thank you. It was very well written. The words of every Armenian around the world. We may be few, but we are united. Thank you.