Sunday, February 26, 2012
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PRAYER
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“Almighty God, help me to love my fellow men regardless of whether or not they believe what I believe. Let me never call a man an infidel or heretic, even if he happens to be one, for he too is your handwork.”
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ON FAITH
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We like to believe religious faith is a good thing notwithstanding the fact that historic evidence proves otherwise, which may suggest man values his illusions above reality.
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OUR 1%
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We have our 1% and its “useful idiots” -- with one difference: the idiots believe to be not just smart but smarter than anyone else.
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MORONISM
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To me the quintessence of moronism is to be found in a self-assessed Armenian genius.
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An Armenian may think of himself as cunning as a fox even he is dumber than a jackass.
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Monday, February 27, 2012
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INVESTIGATIONS
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When something goes wrong, don’t blame people, blame human nature; and don’t blame human nature, blame reality -- and not just that part of reality which you perceive and understand (or think you do) but also the fraction that is beyond your perception and understanding.
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As a rule men are held responsible for minor transgressions but not for major ones –murders, yes; wars, no; serial killing, yes; massacres and genocides, not always.
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If you think I am being too critical of my fellow Armenians, my question to you is: Have you ever had a heart-to-heart talk with a Ramgavar (on Tashnaks)? Or with a Catholic (on Protestants)? Or with an Armenian who supports the status quo with one who is of the opposite disposition? Or are all your friends of the same political ideology and faith?
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If you say all men must be held responsible for their actions, then I ask: Who is responsible for our divisions and all the misfortunes that resulted from them?
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We may indeed be free agents; but we are also blind men who pretend to have 20/20 vision.
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When it comes to democratic rule, Turks may indeed be ahead of us. This is not my opinion but that of the international press. Explain that if you can. So you think the world is blind and we know better? I say and repeat: Only an ass assesses himself and believes in his own assessment.
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I don’t criticize Armenians because they have committed blunders. I criticize them because they keep committing the same blunders without realizing what they are doing. And why? Because they have been systematically moronized.
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Tuesday, February 28, 2012
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NOT YET…
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Ask an Armenian whether he is for or against the status quo and the chances are he will say he is against it because to be for it means to be for divisiveness, alienation in the Diaspora, and exodus from the Homeland, and ultimately “sbidak chart” (white massacre). Ask the same Armenian if he thinks we are in good hands and the chances are he will say we are. How to explain this contradiction? Most so-called patriotic Armenians are brought up to believe patriotism means subservience or loyalty to the leadership, totally unaware of the fact that in an undemocratic environment the word loyalty acquires a fascist dimension and dissent is equated with treason. Empires and nations have collapsed because of the people’s misguided sense of loyalty to corrupt and incompetent rulers. This is what happened in the USSR and this is what’s happening today in Syria. And to those who say we are not killing our own citizens and demolishing our own cities, all I can say is, no, not yet!
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Wednesday, February 29, 2012
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FROM MY NOTEBOOKS
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I have been wrong so many times that I no longer aim at being right; only at not being catastrophically wrong. As for being infallible, I leave that to our former KGB agents in the Homeland and chic Bolsheviks in the Diaspora.
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The evidence may be against me but I refuse to believe that coming to terms with reality means being a dupe to deceivers.
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If your sources on Armenian history have been Armenian, you might as well admit to yourself that you know nothing on the subject and you understand even less.
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These days if a man can do two things at the same time – say, like chewing gum and farting – he is called as a Renaissance man.
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