REPRODUCTION OF THE REGIME IS EXCLUDED
by Grigor Voskanyan

Hayots Ashkharh
Jan 23 2008
Armenia

[Ellipsis as published]… in fact, [Armenian Deputy Prime Minister]
Hovik Abrahamyan, [Yerevan mayor] Yervand Zakharyan and others are
unbearable for society, but the most unbearable is [Armenian Prime
Minister and candidate in the 19 February presidential election]
Serzh Sargsyan himself.

Any regime which strives for the power tries to have its "komsomol"
[youth organization of the Communist Party] and via it to become more
or less acceptable for society. If you remember, during the first
months of his time in office [Armenian President Robert] Kocharyan
decided to create a new image for himself – he went everywhere in
the company of a Diaspora Armenian girl Kassia – he as if evaluated
the youth, who received western education.

It is true that after 27 October 1999 [the date of terrorist attack
in the Armenian parliament] this "staff member" left Armenia forever-
as if she was never there, but soon another youth staff member- Armen
Gevorgyan [the current head of the presidential staff] – replaced
her. It was him who began to coordinate the activities of "komsomol" –
the Sharm company, Baze movement and so on. In the course of time this
"komsomol" generation has, naturally, devaluated and could no more
impart "a new image" for the next representative of the next regime.

And so Serzh Sargsyan decided to freshen the "komsomol". Naturally,
in the first turn at the expense of the United Liberal National Party
. The interesting thing is that there is almost no difference with
regard to human types and even with regard to concrete origin. And
Serzh Sargsyan’s son-in-law and [one of the pioneers of Sharm company’s
activities] Garik Martirosyan’s brother [Levon Martirosyan, the
leader of the United Liberal National Party] are from the "komsomol"
environment.

But the issue is not these good-looking youth with more or less
normal education. The issue is that Serzh Sargsyan, striving to
change his image, has set a wrong goal before him. Most likely his
surrounding has just cheated him – as if "You have no problem with
becoming a president, the people accept you, there are reservations
just regarding your surrounding. Everyone says – and with whom is
Serzh? With Hovik Abrahamyan, Yervand Zakharyan, [Armenian Minister
of Transport and Communications] Andranik Manukyan, [head of the
Armenian Customs Service] Armen Avetisyan? And then they advised to
pretend that he is coming with a new team.

And why this question is wrong? Because really Hovik Abrahamyan,
Yervand Zakharyan and others are unbearable for society, but the
most unbearable is Serzh Sargsyan himself. Thus the question "with
whose help Serzh Sargsyan wants to come" is not appropriate. It is
not essential, with whose help he wants to come, as it is him who
society rejects. One needs not go far for proofs. One just should
observe Serzh Sargsyan’s visits to [Armenia’s] regions and it will
become clear that people are being brought to those meetings by force
literally – with lists, conducting attendance checks and trustees
(so that they do not run away in the middle). And the most important
thing is that it is not possible to ensure "quantity of people"
at Serzh Sargsyan meetings even via such methods.

Now – about Serzh Sargsyan’s surrounding – the most pitiable image of
this "team" is undoubtedly Serzh Sargsyan himself. His surrounding,
of course, is not comprised of angels, but the issue is that even
the most unsuccessful people have one or two positive traits. The
issue is which human characteristics does the boss "encourage"? The
previous ten years showed that Kocharyan and Serzh Sargsyan encouraged
only the most hideous traits of their subjects (speaking in economic
terms – have considered a "priority branch", for example, servility,
sitomania, deception and others). [Passage omitted]

But we are sure this time it will not be a success. In any case normal
people are definitely a majority.