I am watching the footage of the Armenians’ demonstration in Glendale supports Artsakh, and they do not make me particularly happy. As far as I know, about one million Armenians live in California, and it turns out that a few dozen of them are worried about the depopulation of Artsakh. In reality, many people express concern in their homes or on social networks, but when 120 thousand compatriots are in trouble, it is worth it, perhaps, to make a little trouble in prosperous places and spend 2-3 hours of your own time. Perhaps these demonstrations could be organized better. It is more likely (and it is already a purely Armenian version) that other groups of Armenians do not like these organizers or these participants, and the members of these groups are not ready to stand next to people they don’t like.
Well, talking about Yerevan is even pointless. These authorities have managed to turn Armenians against each other and demotivate them in any joint actions, awakening their worst instincts. In short, we have nothing to be proud of here, either. It’s an identity crisis.
But there is a group of Armenians who hold the honor of our nation high and which is almost the only Armenian factor in all recent political upheavals. We are talking about the same 120,000 Artsakh citizens enduring the truly unimaginable trials that have fallen to them with dignity.
What we can do for them is a matter of a separate conversation. But here I want to say what we cannot do. First of all, to refrain from delving into the question of whether we like such and such a figure or party in Artsakh or we don’t like such and such. If a citizen of Artsakh does not want his country to become part of Azerbaijan and is ready to bear the responsibility for it, it is pretty enough for us to respect that person. The remaining disagreements are not significant.
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It is also possible not to emphasize that part of the people of Artsakh receive a salary from the budget of Armenia, not to blame them for not even being able to grow eggplants, not to accuse them of being Russian spies or, at least, pro-Russian (which, by the way, is not true). It is also possible to temporarily forget what each Artsakh citizen has done in the centuries-old history of the Armenian people.
We are dealing with a heroic people on whose endurance the existence of the Republic of Armenia directly depends, and indirectly, the fate of all Armenians. That should be the starting point of the attitude.
Aram ABRAHAMYAN
