“Even if you were to bring forth a government plan that said in one sentence that everything would be fine, I would trust and vote for you.” One of the revolutionary deputies said something like this in February of 2019. Therefore, the deputy trusted their leader so much that the plans that would be implemented by the future government meant nothing to them. And that is not only an issue having to do with that deputy. That mentality has been a part of our society for 30 years, and this is how hundreds of thousands of people think. They are creating some passions and a superhero, or, if they don’t see anyone who has such characteristics, they await that person’s coming. In both cases, it doesn’t matter what the superhero did, what they are doing, and what they are planning to do. It’s important that this superhero is loved, worshiped, and trusted.
Our society is in the same situation now. Some people continue to worship Nikol (despite his embarrassing failures, but as we know, love is blind). Some reject Nikol, and others ask, ‘If not Nikol, then who?’ The percentages don’t matter here. What matters is that these three models are based on personal treatment, and those approaches do not create and operate state institutions. The majority of our citizens what to create a miracle worker who will uphold their happy and prosperous lives with their extraordinary modesty and talent.
How is that approach dangerous? When I create passion, I stop thinking for myself and I stop evaluating different circumstances in life. I get rid of that responsibility for myself. Why should I develop an opinion towards a certain phenomenon or event if my country has a leader whom I trust? He will tell me what I should think and do. And I will do what my passion tells me because it is always right. And if I don’t have any passions, the only thing I should think about is trying to find that superhero. Of course, being a true citizen of a true state is a heavy burden, and the majority of Armenians try to avoid that burden.
I, for example, and waiting for the first President of Armenia, Levon Ter-Petrossian, to speak out about this situation. I am not so much interested in his opinion on what happened (everything is clear for me on that end), but instead on what we should do. Taking into consideration the fact that Ter-Petrossian’s approach to the Artsakh issue, in my opinion, ended up being correct, perhaps he will have the right opinion on what to do in the future. But I will not become a Levon supporter. So, I do not think that he always did the right thing in the past, and I will not accept everything he says and does in the future as being correct. I am not preparing to give anyone my brain.
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At the moment, Levon’s, Robert’s, and Nikol’s supporters are in the arena, and that circumstance does not make me feel optimistic.
Aram Abrahamyan
