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July 07,2015 12:12

The movement against the electricity price hike should be continued. To be continued, it should learn lessons. One of the lessons is to value the milestones of the success. This requires patience and consistency. If I receive high scores from the unified exams in the Armenian language in Yerevan, then I should not refuse and claim for the Ph.D. of the Stanford University immediately. It would be much more logical if I say, this phase of my education was successfully completed, I no way give up on my goals, and inspired by this success, I will work harder to take the next exam successfully too.

If I begin morning, wow, I did not need this joint exam, and lie down on the sofa for the next one week and dream about the Ph.D., in the best, in sporting terms, it would be a loss of the tempo.

Consequently, the president’s speech on June 27, regardless of how much the protesters were displeased with it, should be qualified as a milestone success, and go to Liberty Square to attract new supporters and perhaps reformulating and toughening the demands. There was no need to label Vaghinak, Max and those who went to Liberty Square with them. Generally, the less is the suspicion and paranoia, the more benefit for all of us.

Now, indeed, it is not late. Only the people appear in Liberty Square, whose word will be authoritative for the majority of the people gathered. These people should offer the protesters an Action Plan, a bit more “creative” than moving the garbage bins one step forward every day. One of the top leaders among them should hold talks with the police by carrying out the letter and the spirit of the law.

The same people should decide to what extent the political forces should take part in these protests. It seems to me that it is no longer possible to avoid it. But it, of course, is a double-edged weapon, on the one hand, the party members may ensure a certain number of people, on the other hand, the temptation is great to lead the movement in the direction of “classic” opposition: “resignation”, “extraordinary elections”, a direction, which the opposition is running since roughly 1992, and the results of which are known.

Consequently, the practice to politicize the civic movement should be conducted with caution, one may say, with jewelry accuracy. Are there people today among those gathered in Liberty Square who can do such calculations? Soon it will become clear. And this phase can be considered as a “unified exam” both for the government authorities and the activists.

Aram ABRAHAMYAN

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