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WILL THERE BE A PARADE OF PLANETS?
http://www.aravot.am/en/2013/01/15/149659/
JANUARY 15, 2013 13:19
The party called National Security - actually, Garnik Isagulyan, since
it surely is one of those "man-parties" - has made a statement, in
which a short description of the current political situation is made.
One of the main theses is that only the triumvirate of the Armenian
National Congress (ANC) rallies, the Prosperous Armenia Party (PAP)
finances and the
Armenian Revolutionary Federation (ARF) ideas could have competed
with the Republican Party of Armenia. The definition is beautiful;
if such a unity had been there, the upcoming election would certainly
have been in an atmosphere of strong rivalry. However, the obstacles
to that triumvirate are not only subjective - the personal ambitions
of those parties' leaderships, as Mr. Isagulyan puts it - but also
objective. In particular, the source of the PAP finances is the
same as the RPA finances, thus, they cannot oppose each other in
the long run. The ARF ideas are too archaic and stem from the 19th
century struggle for independence; it is hard to integrate in the
modern political life with a "group of highland horsemen," and those
who are not "from highlands" are as cynical as the rest. As for the
ANC, the resource of rallies is prone to wearing away. As far as the
Congress is concerned, it has existed for quite a long time; neither
the National Democratic Union (NDU) nor Manucharyan have been able to
attract the "audience's" attention with the same content, basically
correct speeches - robbers, gangsters, one should get rid of them as
soon as possible, otherwise... - for such a long time as the ANC did.
However, let me repeat that the scheme suggested in the above-mentioned
statement, "money-idea-masses," is absolutely correct; it is the only
way of being efficient opposition. The problem is with combining
those three; the masses don't care for ideas, rich people think of
them as an "unnecessary luxury" at best. Ideologists hate rich people
as a rule and look down on the masses. Literate people usually don't
have finances, and it is often easier for rich people to adapt to
the vicious morals of the times than to put their businesses in
jeopardy. In a nutshell, combining those three factors is like a
"parade of planets," which happens very seldom.
However, achieving such a "parade" should not be the goal of the
opposition, i.e. those who struggle for power, alone. All normal
citizens, all thinking people should be concerned about that. When
they start to dictate the agenda to the political elite, everything
will fall into place. Moreover, without tangible shocks.
ARAM ABRAHAMYAN
http://www.aravot.am/en/2013/01/15/149659/
JANUARY 15, 2013 13:19
The party called National Security - actually, Garnik Isagulyan, since
it surely is one of those "man-parties" - has made a statement, in
which a short description of the current political situation is made.
One of the main theses is that only the triumvirate of the Armenian
National Congress (ANC) rallies, the Prosperous Armenia Party (PAP)
finances and the
Armenian Revolutionary Federation (ARF) ideas could have competed
with the Republican Party of Armenia. The definition is beautiful;
if such a unity had been there, the upcoming election would certainly
have been in an atmosphere of strong rivalry. However, the obstacles
to that triumvirate are not only subjective - the personal ambitions
of those parties' leaderships, as Mr. Isagulyan puts it - but also
objective. In particular, the source of the PAP finances is the
same as the RPA finances, thus, they cannot oppose each other in
the long run. The ARF ideas are too archaic and stem from the 19th
century struggle for independence; it is hard to integrate in the
modern political life with a "group of highland horsemen," and those
who are not "from highlands" are as cynical as the rest. As for the
ANC, the resource of rallies is prone to wearing away. As far as the
Congress is concerned, it has existed for quite a long time; neither
the National Democratic Union (NDU) nor Manucharyan have been able to
attract the "audience's" attention with the same content, basically
correct speeches - robbers, gangsters, one should get rid of them as
soon as possible, otherwise... - for such a long time as the ANC did.
However, let me repeat that the scheme suggested in the above-mentioned
statement, "money-idea-masses," is absolutely correct; it is the only
way of being efficient opposition. The problem is with combining
those three; the masses don't care for ideas, rich people think of
them as an "unnecessary luxury" at best. Ideologists hate rich people
as a rule and look down on the masses. Literate people usually don't
have finances, and it is often easier for rich people to adapt to
the vicious morals of the times than to put their businesses in
jeopardy. In a nutshell, combining those three factors is like a
"parade of planets," which happens very seldom.
However, achieving such a "parade" should not be the goal of the
opposition, i.e. those who struggle for power, alone. All normal
citizens, all thinking people should be concerned about that. When
they start to dictate the agenda to the political elite, everything
will fall into place. Moreover, without tangible shocks.
ARAM ABRAHAMYAN