THE TIME OF PROFESSIONALS
Aram Abrahamian

Aravot.am
17 May 06

We had an acquaintance in my youth who filled a high post in the soviet
hierarchy. It happened so that he was dismissed from his post and that
50 years old person grew old in a day and lost the interest towards
the life. He even didn’t want to take his cloths on and was staying
in bed for days. Finally he hung himself in some months. There are
professional politicians and nomenclature officials in the developed
social order. That professionalism has its positive and negative sides.

Non [professionals appear in revolutionary period, which is natural,
change of elite is made. “Karabakh” committee consisted of such
“amateurs”. And that “amateurishness” as everything in the world,
has its positive and negative demonstrations and frankly speaking,
I like it. The brightest example of that “non-professionalism” gives
the Ra first president Levon Ter-Petrosian from whom 10 years of state
and political activities are temporary interval for his main scientific
work. The professional politician will never say, ”national ideology
is a false political category” /though it is true for me/. And it
is specific that only Vazgen Manoukian has remained from “Karabakh”
committee.

The revolution was over, perhaps in 94-95 and professionals occupied
the sphere. Besides the above-mentioned populism, egocentrism
is an important specific for the political professional, they
are sure that the whole world is interested in them, the extreme
uncertainty and paranoia as a result. On this occasion our most
professional politicians are Paruyr Hayrikian, Artashes Geghamian,
Aram Karapetian. The latter is sure that the whole interests of the
NSS are to know his secrets. Or Artashes Geghamian can’t even suppose
that Serge Sargsian thinks of other thing than how to trust in him,
Geghamian.

Robert Kocharian and Serge Sargsian are professional members of
nomenclature. Certainly I don’t admit, that they will hang themselves
without a post. But it is difficult to believe that they will work
with pleasure as an engineer or a teacher of Armenian language. The
same is our former colleague Sergo Yeritsian; he doesn’t want any more
or can’t make TV programs. Like Aghvan Vardanian to write articles
or poems or Vahan Hovhannisian to excavate things.

They have already smoked the hashish of the authority and have got
used to it.

And for avoiding ”breaking” /lomka/ that do their best for getting
a new doze.

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