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RETRO. COMMUNITY AND STATE
August 27 2013
How do they differ? We often repeat that parties are our national
wealth. Everyone, without exception, starting from the oldest up to
the ones existing for three months. Especially the parties, which
despite their mistakes and failures have passed some historical
path along with our people. Let's give credit for our traditional
structures, trying, however, to understand what role they are playing
in Armenia and the Diaspora. Perhaps, it would be correct to assume
that any political party is created and operates to participate in
the country's political life. Does it take place with the Armenian
parties? Does any one of them, for example, conduct pre-election
campaign in the Congress of the United States, or to have a seat
in the parliament of any other country? It seems that the answer is
plain. Their activity is limited to the colony. The phenomenon is very
accurately described by Hakob Paronyan: there is a constitution, there
is a parliament, there are deputies, but all of these is unreal and
slightly ridiculous, because it functions not by a state, but only a
community scale. Consequently, preservation of the Armenian identity
and lobbying activities are left to the traditional parties of the
Diaspora. Thanks to them, we must say that, during their existence,
they have done a lot for the establishment of cultural, educational,
sports, health care facilities in the colonies, they have raised the
issues of the Armenian Cause to the public of the various states.
However, the activities were always associated with internal provincial
bickering, which is specific to communities and emigrants, which
sometimes turns into blood. The preservation of Armenian identity
is extremely "politicized", in the result of which, let's say,
Dashnaks and hnchaks are not only treated in different hospitals,
taking their children to different schools and playing in different
football teams, but also attend different churches. As for lobbying,
its vivid example was demonstrated recently by the ARF Federation by
presenting our authorities in Moscow and Washington, respectively,
as a "pro-American" and "pro-Russian", thus trying to "hound"
two super states towards Armenia. It is a very "nation-beneficial"
activity. It is obvious that what the traditional parties, either good
or bad, do in the Diaspora, is not applicable in Armenia (i.e. state
availability). Here, the party can and should be engaged in purely
political activities. But, unfortunately, sectored, "community"
mentality still prevails, and exaggerated and unfounded claims are its
negative manifestations. And the reason, apparently, is the dependency
of the Armenian elite of those parties on the structures operating
in the Diaspora. Aram Abrahamyan 24.01.1995
Read more at: http://en.aravot.am/2013/08/27/156188/
August 27 2013
How do they differ? We often repeat that parties are our national
wealth. Everyone, without exception, starting from the oldest up to
the ones existing for three months. Especially the parties, which
despite their mistakes and failures have passed some historical
path along with our people. Let's give credit for our traditional
structures, trying, however, to understand what role they are playing
in Armenia and the Diaspora. Perhaps, it would be correct to assume
that any political party is created and operates to participate in
the country's political life. Does it take place with the Armenian
parties? Does any one of them, for example, conduct pre-election
campaign in the Congress of the United States, or to have a seat
in the parliament of any other country? It seems that the answer is
plain. Their activity is limited to the colony. The phenomenon is very
accurately described by Hakob Paronyan: there is a constitution, there
is a parliament, there are deputies, but all of these is unreal and
slightly ridiculous, because it functions not by a state, but only a
community scale. Consequently, preservation of the Armenian identity
and lobbying activities are left to the traditional parties of the
Diaspora. Thanks to them, we must say that, during their existence,
they have done a lot for the establishment of cultural, educational,
sports, health care facilities in the colonies, they have raised the
issues of the Armenian Cause to the public of the various states.
However, the activities were always associated with internal provincial
bickering, which is specific to communities and emigrants, which
sometimes turns into blood. The preservation of Armenian identity
is extremely "politicized", in the result of which, let's say,
Dashnaks and hnchaks are not only treated in different hospitals,
taking their children to different schools and playing in different
football teams, but also attend different churches. As for lobbying,
its vivid example was demonstrated recently by the ARF Federation by
presenting our authorities in Moscow and Washington, respectively,
as a "pro-American" and "pro-Russian", thus trying to "hound"
two super states towards Armenia. It is a very "nation-beneficial"
activity. It is obvious that what the traditional parties, either good
or bad, do in the Diaspora, is not applicable in Armenia (i.e. state
availability). Here, the party can and should be engaged in purely
political activities. But, unfortunately, sectored, "community"
mentality still prevails, and exaggerated and unfounded claims are its
negative manifestations. And the reason, apparently, is the dependency
of the Armenian elite of those parties on the structures operating
in the Diaspora. Aram Abrahamyan 24.01.1995
Read more at: http://en.aravot.am/2013/08/27/156188/