Comments | dianochka5: Swiss 'genocide' trial for Turk

dianochka5

Swiss 'genocide' trial for Turk - About time

Mar 06, 2007 16:21

A Turkish nationalist leader has gone on trial in Switzerland for denying that the mass killings of Armenians in Turkey in 1915 amounted to "genocide".

Dogu Perincek, 65, is accused under Swiss law of racial discrimination.

The Swiss parliament, along with more than a dozen countries, recognises the ( Read more... )

armenia, armenian genocide

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aregjan March 6 2007, 23:08:03 UTC

On the long term, these kind of anti-denial legislations are going to hurt rather than aid our cause.

dianochka5 March 7 2007, 13:57:57 UTC

why do you think so?

aregjan March 7 2007, 16:26:56 UTC

Because our final goal is not the recognition of the genocide by world
community, but by Turks themselves. There is a quite large proportion of
educated Turks who are very much interested in finding out more...by telling
them "shut up, or else you go to jail" we only alienate them, and push
them closer to the nationalist extremists. Also, we just give ammunition
to the extremists: now they can say "you see, the Armenians are conspiring
with the Western powers to send us all to jail just because we dare to
disagree. They are using the genocide issue to break up Turkey!"

Hrant Dink was right...at some point we will need to go to Turkey and
talk to the Turks themselves. External pressures can achieve only that much.

Besides, this is also a freedom of speech issue.

dianochka5 March 7 2007, 16:32:35 UTC

I agree with you, that we need Turkey to recognize the genocide. However, unfortunately, I do not see this happening, considering that Turkey is in even more denial then ever about the subject. I thought that maybe outside forces can pressure Turkey to recognize it, but you're right..it will not help also.
Regarding many Turks being interested in that matter, I think it's the opposite. A very large percentage of Turks believe the lies that they are fed but their government.

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