armenians/turks

Saturday, May 19, 2012
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MORE ON CROOKS
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If our panchoonies had a credo,
its first line would read:
“I believe in the power of money
to solve all our problems,”
and its last line – you guessed:
“Mi kich pogh…”
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A headline in my morning paper reads:
“Porn-importing bishop defrocked by Vatican.”
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Never underestimate the power of crooks.
They have been in the business since the beginning of time –
remember the Serpent in the Garden –
and they are still going strong.
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How many of our kings have been beheaded or assassinated?
What does that tell you about our character as a nation?
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If you think you know all you need to know,
it only means you have reached a dead end.
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When it comes to belief systems,
you will have a better chance to be on the right path
if you think against the majority.
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Friday, May 18, 2012
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FROM MY NOTEBOOKS
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In a police state the police,
like the Vatican, is never wrong.
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I committed my worst blunders
when I thought I could do no wrong.
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If you try to be lovable
you will end up hating yourself.
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I acquired my worst enemies
when I tried to be popular.
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Among Armenians a “former friend” means
a mortal enemy.
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Where would poetry, and the arts in general,
including philosophy be without women?
Even Socrates was willing to concede that
he owed his status as philosopher
to an incompatible wife.
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Saturday, May 19, 2012
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ARMENIANS & TURKS
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Nothing can be as ephemeral
as the distance that separates my faith
from someone else’s superstition
and vice versa.
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In politics and history the rule is,
your truth is my lie
and vice versa.
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Speaking as an Armenian,
one of the most incomprehensible things about Turks
is the fact that they are human beings
like the rest of us.
The only thing that separates us
is our respective educational systems.
Which amounts to saying,
as children we were brainwashed by individuals
whose belief systems are superstitions.
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