Let’s recognize what really happened
As many of you know, this is an issue near and dear to my heart…
I firmly believe the U.S. should officially recognize the horrific and historical atrocity of the Armenian Genocide, also known as the “Great Calamity.”
For those of you who don’t know about it: More than a million Armenian people were marched to their death during World War I and beyond. I know, the number is so staggering, I cannot even fathom it.
Right now MSNBC has posted a poll on the matter and I cannot believe how many people have voted “no.” I’m left to wonder if people are really aware of the gravity of the situation.
I voted “yes” and would appreciate it if you felt it in your heard to vote “yes” too.
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Well saying lets not recognize the Armenian Genocide is like saying lets not recognize the Jewish Holocaust, its the same.
I think Kim is brave to blog about this, but she must be getting tons of hatemail and threats from Turks.
Kim is a strong and beautiful lady, you’re Dad would be proud of you.
You should read “Forgotten Fire” its about an Armenian Genocide survivor-great book
first off sorry i wont be able to remember the people’s names but for the person who said that Kim shouldn’t use her celebrity to push through a cause. well all i am going to say if the Turkish government can bribe US politicians and the Turkish government can lobby against the Armenian Genocide then Kim Kardashian can use her celebrity as means to telling the truth and letting more people know the truth. As an american she has every right to do what she wants this isn’t Turkey where if you mention one word of the Armenian genocide you can get arrested or in Turkish/Amrenian journalist Hrant Dink’s case shot and killed by a Turkish Nationalist.
secondly, for those who voted NO because oh this happened so long ago why/how does it effect us. well maybe just maybe if Turkey was punished properly all these other nations might of thought twice. if the world did not take a blind eye to what happened to the Armenians maybe other nations would not of gone through with their own mass killings and genocides. even Hitler thought he would be able to get away with it cause of the fact the Turks got away with it. remember Germany was allies with Turkey during WWI and knew exactly what happened to the Armenians. and yes Germany now recognizes the genocide. just think about that. think about Hitler’s quote: “Who after all today remembers the annihilation of the Armenians” well its almost as if every country who has commited a genocide since whether it was the Cambodian Genocide, or Rwanda, or Bosnia, or what is happening now in the Sudan it almost as if their leaders have stood up with their chest held high and said “Well who remembers the Armenians” — I Remember the Armenians. and I will never forget.
Armenian genocide is the first genocide of the 20th century, when 1.5 million Armenians were killed by the Ottoman Empire: and what happens when you don’t punish the criminals? The systematic murder of Jewish people happens, Kosovo, Darfur, Sudan, and so on and so forth happens. Don’t be ignorant: ignorance is the greatest destruction.
Armenian genocide not only belongs to the Armenian people, it also belongs to the HUMAN RACE! MSNBC posted a poll? THAT’S JUST ABSURD! Who are these people to deny/decide a history? Justice might be a little too much to ask for in today’s dirty political world, but there is always God, and I believe in him.
Hi,
I do agree that the armenian genocide was totally terriable and agree it needs to be looked at BUT I dont agree when you said that the U.S. should officially reconize it. Why you might ask? Well first the U.S. should reconize its own genocide: a.k.a. the civil war. This should be looked at before it because, well it costed the U.S about 735,893 U.S. lives and 569,406 Confederate lives it also took a toll on the civilan pop. There was 87,943 civilans and 56,348 slave lifes. There was also about 1,000,000 that were ingured and and almost 100,000 that were disabaled. These men fought and died by the the thousands for the great countrie that millions of people like your great grandparents and mine could come in and raise there famliys..