YEREVAN—Recent discourse surrounding the Armenian Genocide has sparked controversy in Armenia. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan's April 16 lecture at the School of Democracy of KP has been a catalyst for the opening of what some dub as an Overton window for denying, questioning and rejecting the historic event. Pashinyan
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The facts of the Armenian Genocide including the killing of 1,500,000 Armenian Martyrs is well established. So is the premeditated systematic plan of race extermination. The first hand accounts of innumerable diplomatic personnel and missionaries which is backed up by scholarly research is solid. For just a sampling of the first hand accounts one can look at the writings of US Ambassador Henry Morganthau in Ambassador Morganthau’s Story, US Consul Leslie Davis in The Slaughterhouse Province, and US Consul Jesse B Jackson’s communications.
The bullying techniques of the current Turkish government to peddle a revisionist history and squelch the truth should be categorically resisted. It is reminiscent of the hideous practice of forced Islamization that was employed by the Turkish government during the Armenian Genocide.
Any officials of the Armenian Government who promote giving in to the Turkish position of Genocide denial as a way to bring peace are misguided and potentially treasonous. The Turks will use such weakness as propaganda in furtherance of their grand genocidal plan to eliminate all traces of Armenian existence in our ancestral homeland. In addition any sign that the Armenian Government will accede to Turkish bullying on this subject risks alienating the entire Armenian Diospora, which would be disastrous for the Republic of Armenia.
Attempts to collate information as to who died as a result of Turkish actions will be difficult, the passing of time, hence all witnesses now deceased, limited access to ottoman census records, limited recording in the first place by the Turks of their actions, reliance on statements from people presumably now deceased of who they knew who had died as result of purposeful acts, thus those who died on forced marches or those violently murdered. Thus there will be the number known persons who died and where and how and the number of missing people who there is no proof of life beyond a certain point of time. Prosaically the passing of time and everyone who had direct experience no longer with us and hence the transition from memory into folklore means it has less relevance to the present population in addition the problems of the present lead to a diminishedment of past affairs. Thus the wrong remains but the relevance to the present population diminishes. Was there a state commission to try and collate a database of those who died as result of Turkish actions?
The Armenian genocide is not in doubt. The word GENOCIDE was invented using 2 examples: the Holocaust and the Armenian Genocide. Its well chronicled and well documented. Today 30 countries recognize the Armenian Genocide. In reality it was orchestrated by Jewish British banking. The Young Turk Regime was a “Jewish movement” so said sir Gerard Lowther, British Ambassador to the Ottoman Empire who witnessed the whole transition. Ataturk himslef was a Sephardic Jew. Once Oil was found in Baku in 1905, it sealed the fate of the Sultan, who was removed in 1908, and the fate of the indigenous Armenians, Greeks and Assyrians who were all murdered to make way for easier oil trade routs for profit and of course the theft of wealth and property as is happening today. That is the real resistance and the “big secret” of the reality of the Armenian Genocide. No surprise that England took the actors of the AG and released them all on the Island of Malta in a trial that was nothing more then a big charade.. England is equally guilty and works hard till this day to hide its role in mass murder and theft of the Armenians. No big surprise that both Israel and England today deny the Armenian Genocide. IT WAS THEM and yes the actual murders were carried out by Turks and Kurds!
The Armenian who questions the veracity of the Genocide is a traitor
Do we have anymore idiots like Antranik Kocharian in the Armenian government . Armenia needs a revolution or a coup D etat.
These Armenian anti Armenians are getting paid to give away Armenia without any conscience. My family like so many other Armenian families suffered to know of this shame!
I am surprised pashinyan has not been overthrown.
There is left no doubt that this guy (Pashinyan) and his cronies are Erdogan’s mouthpiece. With a prime minister like this, why would Turky need to do anything to continue its old plan? Wake up Armenians, your motherland is being given away right from under you and in daylight. Enough slumber and naivety. Wake up, wake up.
We blame this country and that country for not coming for our aid, but the enemy is within. Why would any country sacrifice its own youth and interest when we are just sitting and watching? Please wake up.
Who reading this did not support Pashinyan and his team back in 2018? So, stop complaining and enjoy the fruits of “democracy”, “westernization” and “independence from Russia”.
The Armenian Army must do its duty and mount a coup.
It must be clear to everyone now that Pashinyan is Turkey’s and America’s man.
Only the Armenian Army can save Armenia.
The people need to wake up too.
Stop blaming russia, we are just parroting what the west wants us to say.
An enemy from within..
These delusional traitors are playing with fire. The sooner they quit their treasonous activities the less painful their ends will be. Needless to say, they will all burn in the fire they have ignited and are trying to spread.
Tomorrow, We should pray for the rescue of whats left of armenia from foreign occupation as well as the memory of those lost in 1915
There can be no peace between us (the descendants of genocide survivors) and the turks until they return our lands. They can kill us all or they can make peace with fake traitorous Armenians but there will never be true peace.
And the turks will be wiped out by someone down the line. Because they are a cursed nation.
easy boy, easy!
don’t poison your mind with so much nonsense.
Brothers and sisters!
It’s okay. At least we are now at a liberal democracy and we finally freed Armenia from Russia’s yoke. This is what we all wanted in 2018. France is out ally and they love us. Be positive!