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Lragir, Armenia
Nov 10 2006
HAY DAT FACILITATES VICTORY OF DEMOCRATS
The excited and hopeful exclamations celebrating the victory of the
Democrats still can be heard in the Armenian Diaspora of the United
States, and the Armenian state propaganda machine guarantees
information support. Everyone expects that the bills on the
recognition of the Genocide, which were rejected formerly, will be
passed in a couple of minutes by the Democratic Congress. The
Armenian Diaspora, namely the Armenians who uphold Hay Dat (the
Armenian cause) are most probably in a state of amnesy caused by
extreme joy. Meanwhile, if their memory recovered, the victory of the
Democrats would not appear as a reason for the joy of the pro-Hay Dat
Armenians.
In the history of the United States, including the recent history the
Democrats have been majority in the Congress for several times. But
everyone knows that the U.S. Congress has never adopted a resolution
recognizing the Armenian Genocide. And it means that the recognition
of the Armenian genocide has nothing to do with the Democrats or the
Republicans in power. For the United States, this issue is a
geopolitical one, and not only the United States but also for the
other countries which recognize or try to recognize the Genocide.
In this case, it is ingenuous to think that with the arrival of the
Democrats the Turks will not get away with it. But of course, the
presumption of non-ingenuousness of the organizations of the Diaspora
upholding Hay Dat and their Armenian counterparts should be honored.
And if a person is not ingenuous but insists that with the victory of
the Democrats the possibility of adoption of the bills increases,
either they have every reason for optimism or they pursue other
goals. For instance, the geopolitical situation may allow for
optimist, which can arrange the things so that the recognition of the
Genocide may become instrumental for the United States in its
relations with Turkey. These relations are not having their best
times, of course. But the United States has more serious instruments
for setting their relation with Turkey on a desirable track than the
Armenian Genocide. It is the issue of sovereignty of the Kurds.
The Unites States can use this issue to give rise to a greater threat
for Turkey than the bills on the Genocide. Moreover, presently, the
bills on the Genocide are successfully used by the countries of the
EU as an instrument to block the membership of Turkey to the EU, of
course, if all the other means prove ineffective. Therefore, in
Europe they keep the fire burning to kindle it whenever necessary.
Meanwhile, for the United States, the presence of Turkey in the EU is
only positive, for it would be desirable for the United States to
have another country under its influence inside this organization.
Consequently, for a long time the United States will not use the
issue of the Genocide against Turkey. At least as long as Europe uses
this issue.
Hence, it appears that there is another purpose to celebrate the
victory of the Democrats in the context of the recognition of the
Genocide. And this purpose probably is different from the goal of the
Armenians of Armenia and worldwide because it has too little relation
to still the only recognized Armenian state in the world. The
relevant organizations of the Diaspora and their Armenian
counterparts are obliged to celebrate the victory of the Democrats
and present it in a favorable light in terms of Hay Dat. These
organizations do not have another way of justifying the spending of
millions of dollars, and the victory of the Democrats was a vital
necessity for them to say that the money raised from the Diasora for
the recognition of the Genocide and the fair settlement of Hay Dat
was not wasted and reached somewhere by favoring the victory of the
Democrats. But the problem is not only to justify the millions they
have already spent but to guarantee the raising of more millions, for
the money was spent on the first stage on the track of the solution
of Hay Dat - support for the victory of the Democrats, now raise more
to implement the second stage - the adoption of the bill by the
Democrats.
HAKOB BADALYAN
From: Baghdasarian
Nov 10 2006
HAY DAT FACILITATES VICTORY OF DEMOCRATS
The excited and hopeful exclamations celebrating the victory of the
Democrats still can be heard in the Armenian Diaspora of the United
States, and the Armenian state propaganda machine guarantees
information support. Everyone expects that the bills on the
recognition of the Genocide, which were rejected formerly, will be
passed in a couple of minutes by the Democratic Congress. The
Armenian Diaspora, namely the Armenians who uphold Hay Dat (the
Armenian cause) are most probably in a state of amnesy caused by
extreme joy. Meanwhile, if their memory recovered, the victory of the
Democrats would not appear as a reason for the joy of the pro-Hay Dat
Armenians.
In the history of the United States, including the recent history the
Democrats have been majority in the Congress for several times. But
everyone knows that the U.S. Congress has never adopted a resolution
recognizing the Armenian Genocide. And it means that the recognition
of the Armenian genocide has nothing to do with the Democrats or the
Republicans in power. For the United States, this issue is a
geopolitical one, and not only the United States but also for the
other countries which recognize or try to recognize the Genocide.
In this case, it is ingenuous to think that with the arrival of the
Democrats the Turks will not get away with it. But of course, the
presumption of non-ingenuousness of the organizations of the Diaspora
upholding Hay Dat and their Armenian counterparts should be honored.
And if a person is not ingenuous but insists that with the victory of
the Democrats the possibility of adoption of the bills increases,
either they have every reason for optimism or they pursue other
goals. For instance, the geopolitical situation may allow for
optimist, which can arrange the things so that the recognition of the
Genocide may become instrumental for the United States in its
relations with Turkey. These relations are not having their best
times, of course. But the United States has more serious instruments
for setting their relation with Turkey on a desirable track than the
Armenian Genocide. It is the issue of sovereignty of the Kurds.
The Unites States can use this issue to give rise to a greater threat
for Turkey than the bills on the Genocide. Moreover, presently, the
bills on the Genocide are successfully used by the countries of the
EU as an instrument to block the membership of Turkey to the EU, of
course, if all the other means prove ineffective. Therefore, in
Europe they keep the fire burning to kindle it whenever necessary.
Meanwhile, for the United States, the presence of Turkey in the EU is
only positive, for it would be desirable for the United States to
have another country under its influence inside this organization.
Consequently, for a long time the United States will not use the
issue of the Genocide against Turkey. At least as long as Europe uses
this issue.
Hence, it appears that there is another purpose to celebrate the
victory of the Democrats in the context of the recognition of the
Genocide. And this purpose probably is different from the goal of the
Armenians of Armenia and worldwide because it has too little relation
to still the only recognized Armenian state in the world. The
relevant organizations of the Diaspora and their Armenian
counterparts are obliged to celebrate the victory of the Democrats
and present it in a favorable light in terms of Hay Dat. These
organizations do not have another way of justifying the spending of
millions of dollars, and the victory of the Democrats was a vital
necessity for them to say that the money raised from the Diasora for
the recognition of the Genocide and the fair settlement of Hay Dat
was not wasted and reached somewhere by favoring the victory of the
Democrats. But the problem is not only to justify the millions they
have already spent but to guarantee the raising of more millions, for
the money was spent on the first stage on the track of the solution
of Hay Dat - support for the victory of the Democrats, now raise more
to implement the second stage - the adoption of the bill by the
Democrats.
HAKOB BADALYAN
From: Baghdasarian