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ARMENIA SMELLS TEARS AND BLOOD
Armenia has been ranked among semi-authoritarian states by the Freedom
House annual report. Now that all political parties in Armenia are
exhausted, how will this gap be filled?
I'm just back from my business trip to Australia and I'm shocked by
the culture of developed countries. In the evening, I opened Armenian
news with the fear of finding another disgusting news and unbridled
cynicism.
Armenia smells tears, blood and despair. Each of our days is heavy
and full of suffering, conspiracy, failure.
Why is it possible to value the individual in a country with a
population of 40 or 60 million but the individual is worth nothing in
a country with 2.5-3 million people? The role of the latest elections
and the opposition in the lack of perspectives in our country is big.
A great part of the society was almost sure that the forces, willing
to change Armenia and worry for the future of the country will unite.
The small civil initiates are unable to change the situation, just
like the political parties, while the reforms in the agenda of the
government have only a verbal value.
What in your opinion is the aim of the scandalous report of the
Control Chamber? Do they want the prime minister's resignation?
During my five years in parliament I saw a lot of similar reports. The
picture has not changed - the budget is wasted, stolen, and no one is
punished. How do they build villas costing millions of dollars? With
what money? Everyone knows. And if now public opinion is being formed
then there is the relevant order. I don't think this is related
to internal governmental reforms. Almost everyone is right in their
diagnosis but no one has the political will and political intellect to
change the situation. Cancer has destroyed morality and values of our
society. In 22 years we have failed to build a dignified country. Both
the opposition and the government understand this, but no one knows
how to change. Our failures are hereditary, multi-vector, involving
the geopolitical unsolved issues and the internal political immune
system of Armenia and the destruction of institutes. For me the index
of an unsuccessful country is the increasing number of emigrants.
Unfortunately, many ideas were born in this state of bankruptcy but
many institutions have devaluated such as the parliament, the judicial
system, the family, the church. This is elimination of values from
family to school. We need reincarnation of values and people who
really believe those values and are devoted to them and are able to
carry out a change of generation.
Perhaps women could come to form government.
Women have an important role in politics. The ground of all failures of
Armenia is the civilization clash. Armenia is said to be a democratic
country but we are following the eastern rules. Though we are a
country which has had its contribution to the creation of the European
civilization, we are now looking at Eastern trash, such as corruption,
adulation, conspiracy, stubbornness.
I attach importance to the role of the individual as a leader,
introducer of values, but I also underscore work with the society. We
have no other choice but democracy.
As to women in politics, I think they are more honest, perhaps less
prudent, they don't retreat and are devoted. After all, the stirring
wheel of our country has been in the hands of men for these 22 years,
and unfortunately they failed.
Siranuysh Papyan 11:11 28/06/2013 Story from Lragir.am News:
http://www.lragir.am/index/eng/0/interview/view/30305
Armenia has been ranked among semi-authoritarian states by the Freedom
House annual report. Now that all political parties in Armenia are
exhausted, how will this gap be filled?
I'm just back from my business trip to Australia and I'm shocked by
the culture of developed countries. In the evening, I opened Armenian
news with the fear of finding another disgusting news and unbridled
cynicism.
Armenia smells tears, blood and despair. Each of our days is heavy
and full of suffering, conspiracy, failure.
Why is it possible to value the individual in a country with a
population of 40 or 60 million but the individual is worth nothing in
a country with 2.5-3 million people? The role of the latest elections
and the opposition in the lack of perspectives in our country is big.
A great part of the society was almost sure that the forces, willing
to change Armenia and worry for the future of the country will unite.
The small civil initiates are unable to change the situation, just
like the political parties, while the reforms in the agenda of the
government have only a verbal value.
What in your opinion is the aim of the scandalous report of the
Control Chamber? Do they want the prime minister's resignation?
During my five years in parliament I saw a lot of similar reports. The
picture has not changed - the budget is wasted, stolen, and no one is
punished. How do they build villas costing millions of dollars? With
what money? Everyone knows. And if now public opinion is being formed
then there is the relevant order. I don't think this is related
to internal governmental reforms. Almost everyone is right in their
diagnosis but no one has the political will and political intellect to
change the situation. Cancer has destroyed morality and values of our
society. In 22 years we have failed to build a dignified country. Both
the opposition and the government understand this, but no one knows
how to change. Our failures are hereditary, multi-vector, involving
the geopolitical unsolved issues and the internal political immune
system of Armenia and the destruction of institutes. For me the index
of an unsuccessful country is the increasing number of emigrants.
Unfortunately, many ideas were born in this state of bankruptcy but
many institutions have devaluated such as the parliament, the judicial
system, the family, the church. This is elimination of values from
family to school. We need reincarnation of values and people who
really believe those values and are devoted to them and are able to
carry out a change of generation.
Perhaps women could come to form government.
Women have an important role in politics. The ground of all failures of
Armenia is the civilization clash. Armenia is said to be a democratic
country but we are following the eastern rules. Though we are a
country which has had its contribution to the creation of the European
civilization, we are now looking at Eastern trash, such as corruption,
adulation, conspiracy, stubbornness.
I attach importance to the role of the individual as a leader,
introducer of values, but I also underscore work with the society. We
have no other choice but democracy.
As to women in politics, I think they are more honest, perhaps less
prudent, they don't retreat and are devoted. After all, the stirring
wheel of our country has been in the hands of men for these 22 years,
and unfortunately they failed.
Siranuysh Papyan 11:11 28/06/2013 Story from Lragir.am News:
http://www.lragir.am/index/eng/0/interview/view/30305