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THE DIGNITY OF KARABAKH PEOPLE
Naira Hayrumyan
Story from Lragir.am News:
http://www.lragir.am/engsrc/society24329.html
Published: 11:33:39 - 26/11/2011
Armenia Fund must restore dignity which it has replaced by beggary,
fake patriotism and compassion. The people in Karabakh who watch the
telethon videos about their own life say it is not quite pleasant to
watch them. Yes, there is a problem of water supply in Karabakh but why
should it necessarily be presented as if they have never seen water,
they take a shower once a month, and the lands are dry and infertile,
and Karabakh is unable to sustain itself?
Do the organizers of the telethon care about the opinion of Karabakh
on these videos? Do the people of Karabakh agree to be introduced
to the world in this way, with their hand stretched out, unwashed
and uncombed? Hardly so! I know a lot of people in Karabakh who are
ashamed of these videos and hurry switch the TV channel.
Karabakh really needs water supply, in Stepanakert the citizens have
only 2 hours of running water but people do take care of their hygiene,
and their city is one of the cleanest cities in the world.
Water is a more urgent problem in villages, and instead of showing
people who are surprised to see water running from the faucet it
would be better to see a young entrepreneur who worked his land with
the help of the fund, sold the crops he harvested and renovated his
house and road with that money.
The people of Karabakh are proud people, they never beg for anything,
they live on their own income, small or big, and they never complain.
However, thanks to the "policy" of the recent years, the image of a
begging person is publicized in the Armenian world, who is deprived
of dignity and whom you do not even want to help because he takes a
bath only once a week.
The problem of water supply could be solved should the money be spent
on actual work rather than unnecessary universal events. For instance,
if the water was not used to irrigate the lands of people whose names
are known to everyone in Karabakh.
Most importantly, dignity may become a convertible category. The
people of Karabakh may announce that they disagree to being shown
in this light and they can feed themselves but there are problems
which require major investments. And the people of Karabakh will be
happy if the Diaspora makes these investments with the expectation
of getting profit.
In that case, instead of the feeling of pity the Diaspora will become
a partner and will preserve both its honor and the dignity of the
people of Karabakh.
Naira Hayrumyan
Story from Lragir.am News:
http://www.lragir.am/engsrc/society24329.html
Published: 11:33:39 - 26/11/2011
Armenia Fund must restore dignity which it has replaced by beggary,
fake patriotism and compassion. The people in Karabakh who watch the
telethon videos about their own life say it is not quite pleasant to
watch them. Yes, there is a problem of water supply in Karabakh but why
should it necessarily be presented as if they have never seen water,
they take a shower once a month, and the lands are dry and infertile,
and Karabakh is unable to sustain itself?
Do the organizers of the telethon care about the opinion of Karabakh
on these videos? Do the people of Karabakh agree to be introduced
to the world in this way, with their hand stretched out, unwashed
and uncombed? Hardly so! I know a lot of people in Karabakh who are
ashamed of these videos and hurry switch the TV channel.
Karabakh really needs water supply, in Stepanakert the citizens have
only 2 hours of running water but people do take care of their hygiene,
and their city is one of the cleanest cities in the world.
Water is a more urgent problem in villages, and instead of showing
people who are surprised to see water running from the faucet it
would be better to see a young entrepreneur who worked his land with
the help of the fund, sold the crops he harvested and renovated his
house and road with that money.
The people of Karabakh are proud people, they never beg for anything,
they live on their own income, small or big, and they never complain.
However, thanks to the "policy" of the recent years, the image of a
begging person is publicized in the Armenian world, who is deprived
of dignity and whom you do not even want to help because he takes a
bath only once a week.
The problem of water supply could be solved should the money be spent
on actual work rather than unnecessary universal events. For instance,
if the water was not used to irrigate the lands of people whose names
are known to everyone in Karabakh.
Most importantly, dignity may become a convertible category. The
people of Karabakh may announce that they disagree to being shown
in this light and they can feed themselves but there are problems
which require major investments. And the people of Karabakh will be
happy if the Diaspora makes these investments with the expectation
of getting profit.
In that case, instead of the feeling of pity the Diaspora will become
a partner and will preserve both its honor and the dignity of the
people of Karabakh.