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UNEXPECTED CIRCUMSTANCE IS REVEALED
Hakob Badalyan, Political Commentator
Comments - 13 October 2014, 12:23
The part of the society that is against Armenia's membership to the
Eurasian Union and condemns the surrender of sovereignty to three
states which have no shared interests but are getting closer to
Azerbaijan are angered by the infamous part of the ex-president Levon
Ter-Petrosyan's speech at the Friday rally. Namely, he announced that
the Eurasian Union is irreversible and those who are speaking against
it are "20-30 nervous people".
In fact, Ter-Petrosyan says it is nervousness when several citizens
are concerned about the loss of sovereignty and independence. And it
seems that embarrassment and indignation caused by the approach of
the first president is fair. People are surprised though some people
are no longer surprised how the person who was the first president
of independent Armenia can describe so the citizens who are worried
about the independence and sovereignty of Armenia.
After all, Ter-Petrosyan may describe such worries groundless but
how can he offend people who worry about it?
In reality, however, Ter-Petrosyan with his typical shrewdness is
doing the opposite. He is increasing the importance of those "20-30
nervous individuals".
He places those few individuals on one scale with a rally of several
tens of thousands. Otherwise, hardly such a pragmatic, reserved and
self-confident individual would be overwhelmed by banal revenge. With
his typical reserve, self-confidence, Levon Ter-Petrosyan understands
that "nervousness" of some "20-30 people" is at least as much serious,
significant and important for the independence, sovereignty and future
of Armenia as the popular movement that he has declared.
Otherwise, Ter-Petrosyan is simply spiteful if he, having declared
an entire popular movement, standing in front of a rally of 10, 20
or 30 thousand, having behind him Gagik Tsarukyan who has 10 or 20
or 30 or many more millions, spares time to some "20-30" individuals.
Ter-Petrosyan says that these people are not capable of forming a
political agenda and all they can do is stir people's mind. First,
if these people are not capable of forming a political agenda does
not means that the concerns they express are nervousness. Besides,
despite being incapable of forming an agenda, hardly counting 20 or
30 or 300, these people can stir people's thoughts to the extent of
disturbing the popular movement declared by entire four forces.
Ter-Petrosyan means that they disturb them when these "nervous ones"
stir people's thoughts. In other words, he is saying "if you cannot
form an agenda, why are you disturbing us, hindering the agenda that
we have formed?"
In other words, they are disturbing Levon Ter-Petrosyan. And if they
hinder Ter-Petrosyan, those 20-30 are not just nervous ones but an
entire criminal regime. Because if the regime is in panic for such
a long time, what is those 30-30 people to attend to them during
the rally?
Hence, Ter-Petrosyan acknowledges the importance of those "20-30
nervous ones", whether he wants it or not. He wants to acknowledge it
intentionally because Moscow may not understand or may misunderstand
him. Therefore, the ex-president uses a rhetorical trick. Hence,
Ter-Petrosyan supports the movement against the Eurasian Economic Union
between the lines. He acknowledges it unintentionally that there are
some "20-30 people" who bring up the issue of the sovereignty and
independence of Armenia and threaten his agenda.
In any case, there is no need to be indignant. On the contrary,
one has to acknowledge the results of "nervous spasms" though,
unfortunately, it is highly insufficient. At the same time, it is
necessary to think about forming the political agenda, the shortcoming
mentioned by Ter-Petrosyan.
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Hakob Badalyan, Political Commentator
Comments - 13 October 2014, 12:23
The part of the society that is against Armenia's membership to the
Eurasian Union and condemns the surrender of sovereignty to three
states which have no shared interests but are getting closer to
Azerbaijan are angered by the infamous part of the ex-president Levon
Ter-Petrosyan's speech at the Friday rally. Namely, he announced that
the Eurasian Union is irreversible and those who are speaking against
it are "20-30 nervous people".
In fact, Ter-Petrosyan says it is nervousness when several citizens
are concerned about the loss of sovereignty and independence. And it
seems that embarrassment and indignation caused by the approach of
the first president is fair. People are surprised though some people
are no longer surprised how the person who was the first president
of independent Armenia can describe so the citizens who are worried
about the independence and sovereignty of Armenia.
After all, Ter-Petrosyan may describe such worries groundless but
how can he offend people who worry about it?
In reality, however, Ter-Petrosyan with his typical shrewdness is
doing the opposite. He is increasing the importance of those "20-30
nervous individuals".
He places those few individuals on one scale with a rally of several
tens of thousands. Otherwise, hardly such a pragmatic, reserved and
self-confident individual would be overwhelmed by banal revenge. With
his typical reserve, self-confidence, Levon Ter-Petrosyan understands
that "nervousness" of some "20-30 people" is at least as much serious,
significant and important for the independence, sovereignty and future
of Armenia as the popular movement that he has declared.
Otherwise, Ter-Petrosyan is simply spiteful if he, having declared
an entire popular movement, standing in front of a rally of 10, 20
or 30 thousand, having behind him Gagik Tsarukyan who has 10 or 20
or 30 or many more millions, spares time to some "20-30" individuals.
Ter-Petrosyan says that these people are not capable of forming a
political agenda and all they can do is stir people's mind. First,
if these people are not capable of forming a political agenda does
not means that the concerns they express are nervousness. Besides,
despite being incapable of forming an agenda, hardly counting 20 or
30 or 300, these people can stir people's thoughts to the extent of
disturbing the popular movement declared by entire four forces.
Ter-Petrosyan means that they disturb them when these "nervous ones"
stir people's thoughts. In other words, he is saying "if you cannot
form an agenda, why are you disturbing us, hindering the agenda that
we have formed?"
In other words, they are disturbing Levon Ter-Petrosyan. And if they
hinder Ter-Petrosyan, those 20-30 are not just nervous ones but an
entire criminal regime. Because if the regime is in panic for such
a long time, what is those 30-30 people to attend to them during
the rally?
Hence, Ter-Petrosyan acknowledges the importance of those "20-30
nervous ones", whether he wants it or not. He wants to acknowledge it
intentionally because Moscow may not understand or may misunderstand
him. Therefore, the ex-president uses a rhetorical trick. Hence,
Ter-Petrosyan supports the movement against the Eurasian Economic Union
between the lines. He acknowledges it unintentionally that there are
some "20-30 people" who bring up the issue of the sovereignty and
independence of Armenia and threaten his agenda.
In any case, there is no need to be indignant. On the contrary,
one has to acknowledge the results of "nervous spasms" though,
unfortunately, it is highly insufficient. At the same time, it is
necessary to think about forming the political agenda, the shortcoming
mentioned by Ter-Petrosyan.
http://www.lragir.am/index/eng/0/comments/view/33088#sthash.8Soye6Pt.dpuf