STRUGGLE AGAINST "THE STATE OF CHIEFTAINS" ONE YEAR OLD
Kima Yeghiazaryan
Hayots Ashkhar Daily
17 Sep 2008
Armenia
Alas The Conversation Is About Anniversary
The revolutionary year came to a close by the meeting near Matenadaran
that took place the day before yesterday.
The next demonstration announced by the "Pan National Movement" which
is to take place on September 26, passes round the "historical" day of
September 21. It was a year ago, the very day when Levon Ter-Petrosyan
broke the oath of silence and the status of self-isolation and decided
to return to public politics and recited his "famous" speech in
"Armenia-Marriott" hotel.
On September 21, 2007, the "wise" leader tried to manifest discretion
in his speech and avoided foul estimations. During his hotel-meetings
with his companions-in-arm, the activists of Armenian Pan National
Movement, he "modestly" recorded that the ruling power is nothing
more than a "criminal administration" and he promised not to spare
his efforts in his struggle against the ruling power.
It was later when the leader of Armenian Pan National Movement
started to attract the revolutionary crowd with his eloquent
speeches. Beginning from October 26, 2007 he showered threats and
abuses, with an exclusive skill of an inventor he put into circulation
expressions like "state of chieftains", "Tatar Mongolian khans"
and many other similar word combinations.
Later he entered the year 2008, pushing the protestant electorate with
him and during the presidential elections with the self-confidence of
the "winner candidate" held his campaign in almost all the provinces.
Where he was trying to convince the people that the mission of
"dismantling" the state is exclusively reserved for himself.
There were people who really believed that no one could overthrow
the ruling administration except LTP. The fans of the latter really
believed that finally the embodiment of the savior came to Armenian
world.
The most ridiculous thing is – even after the crush of their candidate
during the presidential elections the activists of the movement and
the "peaceful demonstrators" continued to believe that their idol
will very soon overthrow the ruling power and they will take LTP to
Baghramyan 26, on their hands and will coronate him as a President
in the Presidential palace.
The wild fanatics, victims of psychological diversion, who have
gathered in the square during the last ten days of February, refused
to comprehend that elections are over and the election returns are
published.
It is not less noteworthy that during the post-election spring
and summer the analysts belonging to Armenian Pan National
Movement completely forgot about LTP’s primary go al to uproot the
"state of chieftains" and used to speak exclusively about their
"achievements", underscoring that due to the long-term struggle of the
revolutionaries at the moment we have "free citizens" in our country
and that we managed to overcome the "atmosphere of fear", that the
authorities don’t "dare" to ban their demonstrations, and so on and
so forth. Whereas everyone knows which is the famous "achievement"
of the movement. The revolutionaries really managed to organize and
realize "March-1".
This is the only achievement of the movement – the instigation of
mass disorders in the center of the city with tens of victims.
Thus the fighters for freedom reached the culmination of their
struggle on the very first day of March. And the "decisive"
summer demonstrations following it, the "political walks" on the
Northern Avenue, simply tend to guarantee the continuation of the
struggle. Because the culmination of the struggle was followed by the
deterioration of the process. And at present it is really ridiculous
to hear about the fiery autumn. The last meeting proves this. The
leaders were evidently unaware of their future programs.
Most probably they rely on the elections of the governor of Kentron
Community, which they hope to use for livening up their revolutionary
struggle. Empty hopes.
The revolutionaries have one more chance, but it is difficult to say
whether or not they will manage to take the "people" to the streets in
the spring of 2009. Anyway during the last meeting LTP inspired hope
saying: "taking into account the criminal economic policy pursued by
the authorities a very difficult winter is in store for our people
and crises in the beginning of spring."
We should notice that this announcement is made in the 21st century but
it seems as if it was heard from the mouth of the opposition leaders
of 1992-93. We have heard lots of similar ominous predictions but we
have always managed to overcome such winters.
No! Our country will never see proper opposition.