This column advocates for calm, rational and substantive discourse on matters of concern to our global nation. But the surreal obstacles we face from our adversaries sometimes call for a different approach—to release frustration before returning to the work ahead. There are times when we need to acknowledge the pitiful reality of dealing with two hostile Turkic governments. It provides a reset to natural human emotions while facing the deceit, duplicity and devious behavior of Azerbaijan, backed by its equally untrustworthy cousin to the west.
The world of diplomacy teaches us to never let words or emotions impact interactions between nations. Rhetoric in the interest of one’s nation is considered normal, and there are established protocols to follow. If a country announces a policy that offends another, they may recall or summon their ambassador for a traditional verbal reprimand. It is a process for a nation to save face on the world stage and restore any lost confidence among their citizenry.
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YES, it is ironic that “Armenians today are fighting the same battles with the same enemies as their great-great-grandparents.” And yes it is very painful to accept the notion that we have failed to learn anything from history, simply because we still naively believe that simply having a noble cause makes us automatically eligible for the support of the “Civilized World”, “Western Democracies”, or our “Brothers and Sisters” in Christ.
Almost 150 years after the Congress of Berlin, we forgot, despite the loss of 1.5 million lives during the Genocide of 1915, that in international politics “Might makes right, an aphorism suggesting that those in power dictate morality and define what is right or wrong, often implying that strength or dominance justifies actions, even if they are morally reprehensible.”
Not only we forgot the role of “Might” in setting the rules of international politics, we blatantly overlooked a crucial lesson: The deadly mistake of “Over Reliance” on friends who we believe, based on lip service and crocodile tears shed for our cause, that they will be beside us on the battlefield to ward off the evil intentions and acts of the Turkish Tribes (Azerbaijan, Turkey) who consider themselves “One Nation Two States.” For more details read
“When a dimwitted Prime Minister forges policies based on empty promises”
https://artsakhtheinadequateresponse.blogspot.com/2022/10/when-dimwitted-prime-minister-forges.html
Last but not least, despite the massive butchery performed by Sultan Abdulhamid II, also known in history books as “The Red Sultan”, who massacred more than 300,000 Armenians, today, the government of PM Pashinyan is seeking “Normalization” of diplomatic relations with a proud descendant of Abdulhamid II, Sultan Erdogan who joyfully stated on February 10, 2018, during a ceremony marking the centenary of the death of Ottoman Sultan Abdulhamid II held at The Yildiz Palace in Istanbul, that: “The Republic of Turkey, just like our previous states that are a continuation of one another, is also a continuation of the Ottomans…Of course, the borders have changed. Forms of government have changed… But the essence is the same, soul is the same, even many institutions are the same.”
Sultan Erdogan insisted that Abdulhamid II, was one of the “…most important, most visionary and most strategic minded” ruler that left indelible marks on the political landscape of Turkey for the last 150 years.
For more details use the following link
https://artsakhtheinadequateresponse.blogspot.com/2021/08/sultan-erdogan-pm-pashinyan-and-forging.html