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HUMANENESS IS PRIMARY
http://en.aravot.am/2013/02/02/151896/
February 2 2013
One of political forces spoke badly about Paruyr Hayrikyan in an
interview given to Aravot. It is a strange coincidence; because of bad
communications or other technical problems that article was received
late and didn't appear on our website on the evening of January 31.
"It is the hand of God," the Union for National Self-Determination
(UNSD) leader says in such cases. If this article had been published on
the evening of the assassination attempt, Hayrikyan wouldn't have been
offended; he has never taken offense at manifold negative publications
about him in Aravot over the past 18 years and has always expressed
his approval of an article with which he agreed. It is just that I
would have felt bad, if the article had ben uploaded to our website.
Regardless of political preferences and ideological differences,
I am for humane attitude. I don't quite understand, for example,
why Andrias Ghukasyan is on a hunger strike, but I feel disgust when
people mock his hunger strike and tell cynical jokes about it. The
person voluntarily suffers hardship for certain purposes; it should
be respected. In Hayrikyan's case, I don't agree with claims that all
that is a show, everything is made up, the candidate for president
just carries out PR activities, raises his rating etc. Certainly,
people are inclined to trust nothing and see deception everywhere.
However, in this case, one can wish that Hayrikyan's ill-wishers
never be offered such a PR opportunity.
I cannot accept the far-reaching "politological" versions, which occur
to people under the influence of this terrorist act. The authors of
those ostensibly know already which countries and security services
arranged that crime. It reminded me of the situation after the events
of October 27 when the Russians wanted to lay the blame for that crime
on the West, and the West on the Russians. One needs some grounds for
such responsible statements, and those grounds are not mentioned with
regard to the assassination attempt on Hayrikyan just yet.
In the end, I don't like the attitude of the "fundamental opposition,"
which can be defined as follows: "Long live the terrorists; they
impeded the cunning plans of the government to hold a peaceful
election." I don't think that an attempt on a person's life should
become a reason for such happiness, regardless of what political
consequences it causes.
Paruyr Hayrikyan is not my candidate, and I am not ready to vote for
him. However, that person's endurance all his life is worth respect.
Hang on, Mr. Hayrikyan!
ARAM ABRAHAMYAN
http://en.aravot.am/2013/02/02/151896/
February 2 2013
One of political forces spoke badly about Paruyr Hayrikyan in an
interview given to Aravot. It is a strange coincidence; because of bad
communications or other technical problems that article was received
late and didn't appear on our website on the evening of January 31.
"It is the hand of God," the Union for National Self-Determination
(UNSD) leader says in such cases. If this article had been published on
the evening of the assassination attempt, Hayrikyan wouldn't have been
offended; he has never taken offense at manifold negative publications
about him in Aravot over the past 18 years and has always expressed
his approval of an article with which he agreed. It is just that I
would have felt bad, if the article had ben uploaded to our website.
Regardless of political preferences and ideological differences,
I am for humane attitude. I don't quite understand, for example,
why Andrias Ghukasyan is on a hunger strike, but I feel disgust when
people mock his hunger strike and tell cynical jokes about it. The
person voluntarily suffers hardship for certain purposes; it should
be respected. In Hayrikyan's case, I don't agree with claims that all
that is a show, everything is made up, the candidate for president
just carries out PR activities, raises his rating etc. Certainly,
people are inclined to trust nothing and see deception everywhere.
However, in this case, one can wish that Hayrikyan's ill-wishers
never be offered such a PR opportunity.
I cannot accept the far-reaching "politological" versions, which occur
to people under the influence of this terrorist act. The authors of
those ostensibly know already which countries and security services
arranged that crime. It reminded me of the situation after the events
of October 27 when the Russians wanted to lay the blame for that crime
on the West, and the West on the Russians. One needs some grounds for
such responsible statements, and those grounds are not mentioned with
regard to the assassination attempt on Hayrikyan just yet.
In the end, I don't like the attitude of the "fundamental opposition,"
which can be defined as follows: "Long live the terrorists; they
impeded the cunning plans of the government to hold a peaceful
election." I don't think that an attempt on a person's life should
become a reason for such happiness, regardless of what political
consequences it causes.
Paruyr Hayrikyan is not my candidate, and I am not ready to vote for
him. However, that person's endurance all his life is worth respect.
Hang on, Mr. Hayrikyan!
ARAM ABRAHAMYAN