Commentary
We are alone
On Saturday, the “humanitarian ceasefire” was put into effect that Azerbaijan broke in four minutes, one minute earlier than the initial ceasefire violated on October 10, 2020. For the last 24 days, the silence of the international community is more deafening than the bombs. No country has attempted to intervene meaningfully in this grossly uneven war as Armenia and Artsakh defends herself against Azerbaijan, aided by Turkey a
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Dear Eric, hogis! You captured all there is in our hearts, minds and souls, eyes, ears and lips and transformed into words, depciting the ugly truth of dirty potitics, human greed and impotence, unwavering spirit of our soldiers and Armenians all over the world to fight and win, and the NECESSITY to be UNITED not only during the war but when in peace. Yes! We should never lose a minute to build and rebuild. We should never break, nor let others break the chain that unites us globally. Hats off to our fighters. We Should Win!
…this war demands that all of us GET BETTER. Think smarter and have foresight in all we do during wartime and after.
Knowledgeable, truthful, compassionate, and fearless!
I love your spirit!!
Mucha fuerza Armenia! desde España
Thank you dear Eric for your sobering article. Democracy is under attack here in US and Europe, as well. Truth, self-determination and Christianity have taken a back seat to business but some of us are willing to defend these precious values. You’re correct Armenia is alone (in the region).
Still, we should all CARE. Why?
What happened to the right of a people to self-determination, the cardinal principle in modern international law (jus cogens rule)? Nagorno Karabagh or Artsakh with its majority Armenian population (and historic sites- churches and monasteries, dating back centuries), have spoken. People of Artsakh have chosen independence and democracy, like neighboring Armenia. Who else wants to defend these values? These values are worth defending because humanity depends on it. 2 #Peace #Self-Determination #democracy 4 #Artsakh and the #world.
WE WILL WIN.
During the Soviet period my uncle visited Armenia……At that time, when I was still a teenager, he told me that the only solution for Armenia’s future survival was the nuclear solution………This is only way that the Turks will leave us alone. That language they understand.
You may fight this war alone, but not unseen by right- thinking citizens of the world. It is shameful how the history of the Armenian genocide has been denied and minimised by Turkey and its apologists. Armenia is a noble and great nation to which victory is deserved in this cowardly attack. It is my fervent hope that the cowardly and timid leaders of Europe choose the path of righteousness, and holds the aggressors in this conflict to account.
Jason Birkskog
Australia
Hi , I am Ovidiu, from Romania. How can we help? I’d like to donate to Armenia’s war effort. I will also petition to our president and external affairs to urge them to act.
Dear Ovidiu,
Thank you so much for your sincere message and willingness to help. We truly appreciate it and are fond of our Romanian brothers and sisters. The main fund sending aid to Armenia and Artsakh is:
https://www.himnadram.org/en
Thank you so much for petitioning your president and foreign ministry to act!! We are truly thankful for all the efforts.
Cu recunoștință și prietenie,
Eric
Russia is betraying Armenians and favoring Turkey and Azerbaijan, just as Stalin did in the 1920s.
Must we Armenians re-learn our lessons about Russia over and over and over?
Dear Ani, I hear your frustration but consider an interesting thought Eric writes: “this war demands that all of us GET BETTER. Think smarter and have foresight in all we do during wartime and after”.
We have learned our lesson, as you put it. However, thinking smarter and having foresight, in the situation you highlight, means establishing the best possible relations with the de-facto only entity able to put an end to this war in the short term.
We have a lot of work to do as nation in the coming years. Our unity is our strength and each of us has a role to play in this in the coming years and decades. As a nation, we survived Mongol-Seljuk-Arab-etc invasions simply because we are a victorious nation and will always come out on top in this infinite game of life.
Much love to all my brothers and sisters, and friends of our just cause: I see we have a few commenting on this article. Cheers!
Russia is helping but not decisively intervening. The events of the last two years in Armenia in moving away from Russia and towards the US/Europe has not encouraged Russia to put itself on the line to come to Armenia’s assistance. I am not Russian, far from it, but I wonder why Armenians aren’t talking about the need to demonstrate more dedication to Russian interests? It’s a two way street.
As the blood from 1915 dries on our hands, another batch of fresh blood is thrown at us and the blood is our very pen….thank you Eric for your words.
Eric,
Thank you for your well chosen words on the need to be better & plan for the future.
My hope is that WE who live in the Diaspora will realize that WE need to develop a new mind set on how WE relate with Armenia & Artsakh starting now.
WE can no longer just view Armenia & Artsakh as a summer vacation destination where WE go as tourist and enjoy all the wonderful food, sights & people.
WE need to look to how WE can work to help develop both Armenia & Artsakh into fully developed nations in all spheres so that they can stand up for themselves with the rest of the world.
WE need to help find the experts, funding and assistance to make Armenia & Artsakh be strong in all areas: economic/military/technology/education/cyber ware fare/medicine/manufacturing/export/import/agriculture/finance/etc.
The Armenian PM presented Armenia’s National Strategic Plan for 2050 before the start of this war. WE in the Diaspora must use ALL of our resources, human power, energy towards helping Armenia & Artsakh in achieving these goals. WE must demand the governments of the countries we live in the Diaspora increase funding for assistance to Armenia & Artsakh while at the same time calling on these same governments to stop their military/economic aid & sales to Turkey & Azerbaijan.
WE can no longer be satisfied with EMPTY words written on resolutions/proclamations, but must demand to receive CONCRETE action for our votes for elected.polticians
Please God, Divinely intervene for Your Armenian Christian people. Surround each one with Your Guardian/Warrior Holy angels. Protect them. Fight for them.
I’m terribly sad that America and Israel and other nations have turned their back on Your dear children. Armenia is ALONE. Only You, God, can help. Please win the war for them God. Armenians have suffered so much already in the Armenian Genocide. Thank You God, Amen.
Excellent piece Eric, bravo!
Two central questions we need to ask are why are “We [Are] Alone?” And, what must we do hereinafter, and I hope this war becomes the tipping point, to ensure we are never alone again?
I think, part of the answer to the first question is that Armenians, especially in diaspora, have in large part been tactical and not strategic. We rally together, block freeways, raise funds to put the fire out. Once done, we go back doing what we have been doing until the next call to action.
If we were strategic all these years, no one would have dared to utter anything negative about Armenians or lift a finger towards Armenia without being branded as “antisemitic” or face the wrath of a superpower as AIPAC (American Israeli Public Affairs Committee) – the most powerful lobby in DC – and Israel have done. Where is our AIPAC?
I hope this is a wake up call to realize that real power is what you take not what is given to you. To take power we need to become strategic or we will always be alone!
Thank you Eric for expressing what every armenian is thinking and feeling presently. We are alone but not lonely as these difficult times have brought us together and have given a sense to our ‘armenianness’ specially in the diaspora.I agree with Aurilius about setting strategies to insure there will be no surprise calls for action in the future.
Thank you Eric for the great article. And a very big thank you Aurelius. Long due to all of our Diaspora organizations to take the opportunity that has come our way even though painful however, time to act…STRATEGICALLY. Hard decisions to be made we are ready more than anytime. Stand up and take action.
Armenians Greeks and Kurds, are the people modern turks hate the most, because those are the people that always stood obstacle againt their expansion. Always alone each of them guarding the `beast` with their blood. The empires of this world help us just enough not to extinct. Taming the `beast` with our own death and our mothers tears. May God forgive and help us brothers and unite the Seven Churches of the Apocalypse. We seem helpless to break this circle alone.
If Armenia dissapear from the map ,what is the future of neighboring nations????Armenia act accordingly,you have a strong card in your hands ,the threat disintegration of your country with huge consequences for all