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Championing Armenian literature
I’ve been reflecting on William Saroyan’s profound words from his second book, Inhale & Exhale, and I find myself wondering what he might have thought today, 87 years later. Many Armenians hold a poster of his message from 1936 or can recite it by heart.
His original passage begins with: “I should like to see any power of the world destroy this race, this small tribe of unimportant people, whose history is ended, whose wars have all been fought and lost, whose structures have crumbled, whose literature is unread, whose music is unheard, whose prayers are no longer uttered.”
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“The most effective way to destroy people is to deny and obliterate their own understanding of their history.”
George Orwell quote
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Ugheroui Arpi,
Everything you’ve written is true. Social media and Amazon are unfortunately banning the word “genocide” and other related terms. They’re holding the powers to the censor and control content, that’s sad.
However, this is what I see – NO, the media aren’t holding the powers because they’re weak, not strong. That’s why can’t use the term “genocide”. After all, it’s the duty of the media to write the truth, but there must be a bigger power who control social media. I don’t know who it is.
I think there will come a time they will lift the ban on the term “genocide” when the term “genocide” will benefit the real power too. On the other hand, I think we’re living in the New World Order era. The world’s “super powers” started the idea in 1945 (world order).
We need to be patient and carry out our duty, too. I wish peace for the all people of our planet.