Genocide
I was reading a piece in CNN about US & Turkey relationship. And of course, anytime Turkey's mentioned, the struggle the Genocide has to be mentioned. After reading this particular piece http://ac360.blogs.cnn.com/2009/04/06/obamas-turkish-dilemma/, I couldn't help myself but respond.
Here's what I posted:
It is really disturbing to see how easily people can dismiss Armenian Genocide as casualty of war. And just because Turkey is an ally of US, does it mean that it should not be made accountable for what they did? Armenians are not asking for more then an apology from Turkey and an acknowledgment of what had happened and for Turkey to stop teaching the complete opposite in schools.
Everyone agrees that denying the Holocaust and the deaths during WWII would be unbearable, then why is it OK to deny Armenian tragedy? Is it because it happened 100 years ago? Is it because it happened to a small country that doesn't carry any Political influence?
It has been noted that Hitler during WWII said that "No one cared about what Turks were doing to Armenians, then why would they care about what we're doing to Jews?"
So, I hope that everyone stops to think about all the genocides that happen since then. It is not only about Armenian genocide.. We haven't made anyone accountable for Darfur, Rwanda and Bosnia. It is purely a human problem, and in order for us to stop these crimes in the future, we need to acknowledge our past.
Here's what I posted:
It is really disturbing to see how easily people can dismiss Armenian Genocide as casualty of war. And just because Turkey is an ally of US, does it mean that it should not be made accountable for what they did? Armenians are not asking for more then an apology from Turkey and an acknowledgment of what had happened and for Turkey to stop teaching the complete opposite in schools.
Everyone agrees that denying the Holocaust and the deaths during WWII would be unbearable, then why is it OK to deny Armenian tragedy? Is it because it happened 100 years ago? Is it because it happened to a small country that doesn't carry any Political influence?
It has been noted that Hitler during WWII said that "No one cared about what Turks were doing to Armenians, then why would they care about what we're doing to Jews?"
So, I hope that everyone stops to think about all the genocides that happen since then. It is not only about Armenian genocide.. We haven't made anyone accountable for Darfur, Rwanda and Bosnia. It is purely a human problem, and in order for us to stop these crimes in the future, we need to acknowledge our past.