The opposition members holding protests on the street state from time to time that the police are preparing to dismantle the tents on France Square by force. Pro-government forces conclude based on this that the organizers of the protests are preparing to free up France Square.
Some representatives of the pro-government wing go even further and put forward the hypothesis that the reason is the meeting of the CSTO foreign ministers to be held in Yerevan on June 10, and since, according to the “anti-opposition,” the demonstrations were ordered from Moscow, now they have the task to show loyalty to the CSTO Foreign Ministers and personally to Sergey Lavrov.
If the tents are dismantled “for the sake of the CSTO”, I do not see anything negative about it. The opposition is fighting against the government, not against the state, and if the state organizes an important official meeting (even in the case of a formal structure like the CSTO), it is quite natural that citizens, regardless of political views, should not hinder it. By the way, when the ANC was the opposition group on the streets, it took such steps.
But the esteemed opposition members should probably think seriously about the closure of France Square in general and the problems with traffic in the center of the capital. If closing the street for three or five days does not work, it is unlikely that it will lead to a change of government in 40 days. By keeping the center closed for so long, the opposition, I think, causes dissatisfaction not only among the supporters of the government, but also among the indifferent and even among their own supporters. If it is clear that this form of struggle has not worked, then one should think of other forms of struggle, not being afraid of sarcastic comments from “haters.”
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In addition to the method, I would also think about the political content of what is to be said. Talking about “betrayal” and “becoming a Turk” as a purely rhetorical trick may provoke a positive reaction from some citizens. But does the rhetoric of the 1980s reveal the real causes of the current government’s failures (yes, terrible, catastrophic failures)? And without understanding these reasons, is it possible to formulate the future actions of the opposition?
For example, I did not understand what the representatives of the “resistance movement” demanded from the Armenian representatives abroad.
Aram Abrahamyan
