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Georgian Leader Bursts
Igor Muradyan
Story from Lragir.am News:
http://www.lragir.am/engsrc/comments27628.html
Published: 13:14:02 - 06/10/2012
Hard though David Rstakyan, a Javakheti-based Armenian politician
deeply respected by me, may try to interpret the chauvinistic
pronouncement by Bidzina Ivanishvili, the European experts warning
about a serious threat from this politician for the Armenians of
Georgia, were apparently right. All the other pronouncements and
statements by the fresh Georgian leader were crisp and clear, certain
and tactful, whereas the Armenians were again unlucky.
Soon the reasons for Ivanishvili's chauvinistic mood will become
known, whether they are related to the pre-electoral situation or his
genetic code. It is possible that in a different situation more
reserved pronouncements would be made by this nouveau riche on the
Armenians but since the Armenian voters demonstrated `loyalty' to the
government, they deprived themselves of a social and political
maneuver.
The Armenians should have boycotted the elections or voted for the
marginal parties running in the election.
Ahead of the upcoming U.S. presidential election the Armenian
community is facing a similar situation, and the Armenians of Russia
have already gone through it. It is clear that the Armenian community
needs a political leadership.
It is simply funny to expect that the so-called traditional Armenian
parties or NGOs recognized as legitimate by the government or the
Ministry of Diaspora could fulfill this goal. These organizations are
not intended for this, they lack the necessary leverages and do not
pursue these goals.
Nevertheless, the Armenian communities of countries of importance for
Armenia faced a social and political fiasco though most leaders of
communities say they are doing well, and only some finishing is left
to complete the structural work. It is clear that the bid on
individual choice which the radical liberal diaspora activists stick
to is not viable because there are no doubts that the national and
community interests of Armenia in almost all the countries are related
to the social, economic and political interests of these countries.
The communities should act in solidarity, and the political parties
and groups of different countries must understand this. The question
is not political or ideological orientation but the position and
character of Armenian Diaspora leaders. The Armenians are usually
detracted from the solution of organizational matters and issues of
functionaries by the mindset that the Armenian communities are much
better organized and ready to fulfill goals which other ethnic
communities and their organizations cannot do.
However, the Armenian Diaspora obviously cannot keep up with the
information and technological era which is usually referred to as
globalism and is unable to adapt to the post-modern setting. In most
cases the Armenian communities and their organizations are archaic and
traditional in their most absurd and meaningless form.
The Armenians of Georgia, particularly Javakhk, had to fight on
several fronts at the same time. The toughest front was the government
of Armenia and its satellite. The Armenian diaspora of Javakhk is a
foolish and petty mafia, and even the word mafia is too strong for
them. The local government of Javakhk is a group of conformists who
have never tried to exercise their rights laid down in the
Constitution and the legislation of Georgia. The local NGOs are
fighting with each other, ending in lack of organization and
degradation.
Thanks to geopolitical factors the issue of Javakhk, independent from
formal assessments, has acquired a political and international status.
Even with obvious success the public sector was unable to use the new
situation and set to transform Javakhk and the Armenians of Georgia to
a political subject. Who will take into account the opinion of an
unorganized mass of people?
At the same time, there is no doubt that the geopolitical interests of
the great powers of the East and the West are creating favorable
conditions for the Armenians of Georgia and they could play a more
significant role in the expanding political game in the South
Caucasus. It is notable that the new Armenian organizations in Georgia
refused to take part in the act of profanation referred to as Georgian
election and continue efforts to create new organizational structures
without people who have already exhausted their resource. This is a
new generation which understands and is ready to deal with the goals
of the modern world, and soon the Armenia-based politicians will learn
from them.
From: Baghdasarian
Igor Muradyan
Story from Lragir.am News:
http://www.lragir.am/engsrc/comments27628.html
Published: 13:14:02 - 06/10/2012
Hard though David Rstakyan, a Javakheti-based Armenian politician
deeply respected by me, may try to interpret the chauvinistic
pronouncement by Bidzina Ivanishvili, the European experts warning
about a serious threat from this politician for the Armenians of
Georgia, were apparently right. All the other pronouncements and
statements by the fresh Georgian leader were crisp and clear, certain
and tactful, whereas the Armenians were again unlucky.
Soon the reasons for Ivanishvili's chauvinistic mood will become
known, whether they are related to the pre-electoral situation or his
genetic code. It is possible that in a different situation more
reserved pronouncements would be made by this nouveau riche on the
Armenians but since the Armenian voters demonstrated `loyalty' to the
government, they deprived themselves of a social and political
maneuver.
The Armenians should have boycotted the elections or voted for the
marginal parties running in the election.
Ahead of the upcoming U.S. presidential election the Armenian
community is facing a similar situation, and the Armenians of Russia
have already gone through it. It is clear that the Armenian community
needs a political leadership.
It is simply funny to expect that the so-called traditional Armenian
parties or NGOs recognized as legitimate by the government or the
Ministry of Diaspora could fulfill this goal. These organizations are
not intended for this, they lack the necessary leverages and do not
pursue these goals.
Nevertheless, the Armenian communities of countries of importance for
Armenia faced a social and political fiasco though most leaders of
communities say they are doing well, and only some finishing is left
to complete the structural work. It is clear that the bid on
individual choice which the radical liberal diaspora activists stick
to is not viable because there are no doubts that the national and
community interests of Armenia in almost all the countries are related
to the social, economic and political interests of these countries.
The communities should act in solidarity, and the political parties
and groups of different countries must understand this. The question
is not political or ideological orientation but the position and
character of Armenian Diaspora leaders. The Armenians are usually
detracted from the solution of organizational matters and issues of
functionaries by the mindset that the Armenian communities are much
better organized and ready to fulfill goals which other ethnic
communities and their organizations cannot do.
However, the Armenian Diaspora obviously cannot keep up with the
information and technological era which is usually referred to as
globalism and is unable to adapt to the post-modern setting. In most
cases the Armenian communities and their organizations are archaic and
traditional in their most absurd and meaningless form.
The Armenians of Georgia, particularly Javakhk, had to fight on
several fronts at the same time. The toughest front was the government
of Armenia and its satellite. The Armenian diaspora of Javakhk is a
foolish and petty mafia, and even the word mafia is too strong for
them. The local government of Javakhk is a group of conformists who
have never tried to exercise their rights laid down in the
Constitution and the legislation of Georgia. The local NGOs are
fighting with each other, ending in lack of organization and
degradation.
Thanks to geopolitical factors the issue of Javakhk, independent from
formal assessments, has acquired a political and international status.
Even with obvious success the public sector was unable to use the new
situation and set to transform Javakhk and the Armenians of Georgia to
a political subject. Who will take into account the opinion of an
unorganized mass of people?
At the same time, there is no doubt that the geopolitical interests of
the great powers of the East and the West are creating favorable
conditions for the Armenians of Georgia and they could play a more
significant role in the expanding political game in the South
Caucasus. It is notable that the new Armenian organizations in Georgia
refused to take part in the act of profanation referred to as Georgian
election and continue efforts to create new organizational structures
without people who have already exhausted their resource. This is a
new generation which understands and is ready to deal with the goals
of the modern world, and soon the Armenia-based politicians will learn
from them.
From: Baghdasarian