On September 21, the government announced that the era of peace has begun in Armenia. To me, this sounds rather cynical when many of our compatriots are in the hands of the enemy, when even now, almost a year after the war, the bodies of soldiers continue to be found, when the Azerbaijanis are in the sovereign territory of Armenia (with all kinds of maps), when the enemy can stop Armenians’ and Iranians’ cars at any time and take any action against them along the Goris-Kapan route. Finally, when the statements of the leaders of Turkey and Azerbaijan are not peaceful at all, although according to our authorities, they sound like “positive” signals. To be honest, I do not see peace that way.
The opposition also spoke on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the state, stating that everything is lost, that there is no independence, there is no state, and the only way out is to remove Pashinyan, after which something may happen. (I wonder what?)
I miss the voices of those who truly value state independence, those who see themselves as the heirs to the ideas of 1988-90. It is considered to be a bit shameful to admit today that you are a supporter of this or that principle. In this particular case, there is a fear that you will be declared “pro-Levon,” “pro-PANM,” “organizer of the dark and cold,” or “supporter of wild liberalism.” Since I am not afraid of any of those “revealing” labels, I must say that, in my opinion, our state was created in 1991 on the right foundations. (The mistakes and crimes that have been committed and are being committed since is a completely different story). The government, the opposition, and the majority of the society reject those grounds, and I see a serious problem here.
One of my relatives, Ashot Voskanyan, wrote on September 21 that those who have a moral right to speak about independence because they know its value do not “have the heart” to speak. I think there is a serious problem here as well. Those who were sincere in the 90s and committed to certain ideas must speak now. Their voices may not be loud in a “standard” choir, but that may leave little hope for the preservation of the state.
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