YEREVAN—During the Second Armenian Global Summit on September 18, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan suggested that the model of patriotism prevalent among Armenians, including in the Diaspora, dilutes the essence of Armenian statehood.
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Further proof, if any were needed, that Pashinyan is a traitor.
I grew up in the diaspora and have been an active member of our diaspora communities, and while it stings to hear the deductions about our communities by the PM, I largely agree with him. There is a major disconnect with many of our diaspora communities and the Republic of Armenia. Many of us carry an idealized version about what Armenia ‘should be’ without giving much consideration of what the people living there actually want and need. Making toasts and singing fedayi songs doesn’t develop the country and improve the lives of the people living there. This takes repatriation, investment, knowledge sharing, and active engagement with Armenians in Armenia.
@Aris all so true diaspora tend to have a more strong view of the ancestral lands and historical issues than those in the homeland. It can be as naive as simple bucolic views but can often carry a bitterness. There can be a tendancey for example to be more Armenian than those kith and kin in Armenia. For example the Polish who left as a result of WW2 tend to have a more angry view of Russia than those who left for opportunity when it joined the EU. The Irish who left with the famine and aftermath often going to Boston near Watertown so likely that some readers will have encountered them traditionally had stronger views about Britain compared to those who stayed behind.
Separately the OSCE is increasingly moribund in its own right internationally and the breakdown of relations with partners USA and France with Russia renders it’s validity questionable. However it should only be dissolved after a peace agreement unless the OSCE collapses in which case it’s invalid anyway.