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    SUBCONSCIOUS ARMENIAN SYNDROME: "POWERFUL SPEAKER"
    Hakob Badalyan

    Lragir.am
    01 June 06

    It is difficult to imagine that the expression "power begets
    right" could appear anywhere else on the Earth than the Armenian
    highlands. And it is similarly hard to imagine that any people on
    the Earth besides the Armenians could lay this idea at the basis of
    upbringing of generations. It would be worthwhile to explain to the
    generations that the notion of right emerged to restrict power. In
    that case a number of things in our life would be different, and many
    things would be perceived more deeply and receive more attention,
    such as, for instance, the nomination of Galust Sahakyan as speaker
    of the National Assembly by Member of Parliament Hakob Hakobyan,
    elected from Echmiadzin.

    Let us skip the political aspect of the problem and focus on
    the explanation instead that Hakob Hakobyan cited to support his
    proposal. The member of parliament said Galust Sahakyan would be a
    more powerful speaker than Tigran Torosyan. Especially in controlling
    the work of the parliament over the last few months, Hakob Hakobyan
    emphasizes that a number of members of parliament share his opinion.

    In this case, it is worthwhile believing his word because otherwise
    we have to doubt the way of thinking and outlook of the society,
    namely its member of parliament part, which starts and ends with the
    expression "power begets right" and ends with quite specific ideas
    about lawfulness. History does not seem to have offered reasons to
    doubt this perception. In the meantime, it has provided vivid examples
    of its existence, especially over the past 15 years. And if the experts
    of the Council of Europe and Venice had difficulty understanding the
    thesis of "powerful leader," in the political system of Armenia it
    is on the level of the subconscious mind.

    In fact, what is "power" of a leader, if there is law, if there are
    bylaws of the National Assembly, if there is a legal document on
    the rights and duties of members of parliament, which are certainly
    there? Is the word of the leader prior to the law?

    Obviously, the first one is working in Armenia. And, unfortunately,
    a major part of the public, even the part that seeks for legitimate and
    fair governance, considers the factor of leader to be the key to it.

    In this case, there remains no alternative to the "power" of a
    leader if, of course, this powerful leader is not going to offer an
    alternative to the expression "power begets right" bringing up the
    future generations to the ideology "leader begets right."

    From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
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