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BUS REVOLUTION AND HEROES OF OUR TIME
Exceptional processes are happening on Yerevan buses. This is a real
revolution of mind which Armenians have longed for. People quarrel
with each other on the bus whether they should obey the illegal
decisions of the authorities, and fewer people agree to pay 150 AMD,
paying demonstratively 100 instead.
Revolution is when part of the population of the country stops obeying
illegal decisions, overcoming the fear of being punished. For many
years the authorities have intimidated the population, not obedience to
law but fear. This fear does not allow many people to protest against
violations of their rights, and overcoming of fear is revolution.
Now, a fight between fear and obedience is underway on Yerevan buses.
The fear sitting deep inside Armenians since the genocide and deepened
after the Karabakh war (strange though it may be) has been the main
lever of the government used to handle people for many years. People
were intimidated through Turkey, conspiracies, Aliyev, Putin, Vova
Gasparyan, wise guys.
Now this fear is being overcome on the bus and perhaps this will be
the ground for bigger transformations in Armenia, which have been
longed for.
The main transformation would be redistribution of national wealth
and rights to its ownership. Now, many people wonder why we demand a
receipt when we buy a chewing gum while we do not get any receipt when
we pay for transport? How is profit in public transport handled? How
much taxes are paid?
The same questions are asked to those who own the subsoil, the main
production asset of the country. Where do loans and grants from
international organizations and donors go? Why does Yerevan City Hall
spend hundreds of thousands of drams on benches failing to resolve
plenty of other problems?
The fear from those who have surrounded themselves with stiff and
aggressive police officers is disappearing. And this is the real
revolution. It even has its own "icons" who demonstrate that there
is nothing to fear. The guys from show business who protest side
by side with young people are the epitome of overcoming fear. They
are not afraid of losing their seats, they are not afraid of their
"patrons" and they are a good example for others.
Heroes of our time are people who have overcome fear and artificial
hierarchy.
Naira Hayrumyan 11:30 25/07/2013 Story from Lragir.am News:
http://www.lragir.am/index/eng/0/country/view/30541
Exceptional processes are happening on Yerevan buses. This is a real
revolution of mind which Armenians have longed for. People quarrel
with each other on the bus whether they should obey the illegal
decisions of the authorities, and fewer people agree to pay 150 AMD,
paying demonstratively 100 instead.
Revolution is when part of the population of the country stops obeying
illegal decisions, overcoming the fear of being punished. For many
years the authorities have intimidated the population, not obedience to
law but fear. This fear does not allow many people to protest against
violations of their rights, and overcoming of fear is revolution.
Now, a fight between fear and obedience is underway on Yerevan buses.
The fear sitting deep inside Armenians since the genocide and deepened
after the Karabakh war (strange though it may be) has been the main
lever of the government used to handle people for many years. People
were intimidated through Turkey, conspiracies, Aliyev, Putin, Vova
Gasparyan, wise guys.
Now this fear is being overcome on the bus and perhaps this will be
the ground for bigger transformations in Armenia, which have been
longed for.
The main transformation would be redistribution of national wealth
and rights to its ownership. Now, many people wonder why we demand a
receipt when we buy a chewing gum while we do not get any receipt when
we pay for transport? How is profit in public transport handled? How
much taxes are paid?
The same questions are asked to those who own the subsoil, the main
production asset of the country. Where do loans and grants from
international organizations and donors go? Why does Yerevan City Hall
spend hundreds of thousands of drams on benches failing to resolve
plenty of other problems?
The fear from those who have surrounded themselves with stiff and
aggressive police officers is disappearing. And this is the real
revolution. It even has its own "icons" who demonstrate that there
is nothing to fear. The guys from show business who protest side
by side with young people are the epitome of overcoming fear. They
are not afraid of losing their seats, they are not afraid of their
"patrons" and they are a good example for others.
Heroes of our time are people who have overcome fear and artificial
hierarchy.
Naira Hayrumyan 11:30 25/07/2013 Story from Lragir.am News:
http://www.lragir.am/index/eng/0/country/view/30541