There were probably 20-30 people in Armenia, who do not want anything to change, and a fewer people that the Republican Party is reproduced. Apparently, there are many people who are so dissatisfied with their social conditions that it makes no difference for them who and how will “rule” our country, for only this government leaves. This is a highly emotional approach, which does not lead to change of government, but also, ultimately, leads to universal apathy.
The rest of the people have questions to the opposition or non-governments who had submitted an application to the government, the meaning of which is as follows: What are you going to do? Different groups of people, naturally, are interested in different questions.
Let me begin with my professional narrow interests, which, of course, are not perhaps so important at a national scale. But as an example, perhaps it is worthwhile to ask this question. Will the one, mostly unsatisfactory level of freedom of speech, which is available today, be preserved under the new (well, relatively new) government authorities, or the situation will be deteriorated? The current activities by the ANC’s and Kocharyan propagandists, their attitude to any, even slight dissent, their insults and labels do not inspire confidence that the situation in this respect will remain the same, or which, of course, is more preferably, be improved. The first President’s irascible remarks addressed to the “marginals,” ARF and even Raffi, frankly speaking, do not inspire optimism even to me.
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The question on freedom of expression, incurred from my work, is important for me. But, I repeat, it is probably not the question, which “people” are concerned about, who perhaps need a hero to come, a “king,” who will feed them. But, still I have a few questions which I would like the opposition to answer during their next rally. Does the opposition support the MPs for being engaged in businesses (in this case, many people standing on the platform should put down their mandates)? Does the opposition claim for the formerly convicted not to be appointed to a position? Is the opposition really going to eliminate monopolies? If, yes, then how? Does the opposition really want the courts be independent in Armenia, or it wants to sit in Baghramyan-26 and dictate to the judges what decisions they should make?
But there is a rebus that has been suggested by the government for a year, and which was also repeated by Levon Ter-Petrosyan yesterday. Allegedly, it is possible to be a member of the Eurasian Economic Union, but to build a European, a Western-type democracy in Armenia. Even with the bravest flight of my mind, I am unable to perceive such judgments. Due to the shortage of the space, not to bring other arguments, I would like to ask how it is possible when Russia not only violates these values every day, but also 10 times a day attacks them by the lips of its preachers.
The government and the opposition, with the help of the statements, are willing to establish bourgeois democratic rules, but are in favor of the integration to the countries where an Asian dictatorship is established. A real riddle.
ARAM ABRAHAMYAN
