Two concepts are accepted in psychology and partly in political science, which characterize two extreme states of individuals and societies: voluntarism and fatalism. In the first case, you say that everything depends on you; in the second case, on the contrary, that everything depends on “outside forces.” The second fatalistic extreme dominates the collective unconscious of our nation, and this stereotype disturbs us.
When we break that stereotype, we succeed. What is the difference between the situation created in Artsakh today and 1992-94? Of course, with many things. But the most crucial difference for me is, at that time, our army was fighting. And, in that war, the enemy’s army was superior to ours in terms of human resources and military equipment. And the Russian army is now at least ten times larger than the Ukrainian one. Yes, the West is arming the Ukrainians, but it is doing so because the people of Ukraine are fighting, ready to fight, and the leadership is not opening a “peace agenda.”
That is what I mean by “internal factor,” which exists in all cases, including small states like the Republic of Armenia and even smaller states like the Republic of Artsakh. Otherwise, BBC’s Hard Talk wouldn’t have needed to interview an Artsakh official. It means that, regardless of the person, the internal factor works in Artsakh.
In short, you are interesting; they pay attention to you and help you if you desire to live and fight. Naturally, no one cares when you constantly admit your weakness, incompetence, and indifference.
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The border of Armenia, in particular, will not be protected by soldiers of foreign countries, even more so by observers. Only the Armenian army can protect the border of Armenia.
Aram ABRAHAMYAN
