MOST POLITICAL TECHNOLOGIES USED IN ARMENIA ARE DECONSTRUCTIVE, DIRTY AND OF CRIMINAL NATURE, EXPERTS SAY
Noyan Tapan
Nov 14, 2008
YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 14, NOYAN TAPAN. Among political technologies used
in totalitarian countries are the intimidation of people, keeping
them in an atmosphere of fear, banning rallies, the existence of
political prisoners.
Aram Manukian, member of the Armenian National Movement (ANM) party’s
board and the Armenian National Congress (ANC), made this statement at
the November 14 discussion at the National Press Club. According to
him, today Armenia corresponds to the above mentioned criteria. The
political technologies have become mixed with criminal methods which
is highly unacceptable to the opposition and society.
Political technologist Armen Badalian in his turn said that a
nomenclature system has formed in Armenia, as a result of which most
political technologies used are dirty. These technologies are electoral
bribe, taking people to police stations "for a talk", intimidation,
etc. It is becoming fashionable in the circles of young political
figures to flatter senior politicians and compare them to Churchill
and de Gaulle.
In the words of the deputy chairman of Armenia’s PR Association Arman
Saghatelian, deconstructive competitive political technologies now
prevail in Armenia’s political reality. "For example, if someone sees
that his rival is taller, instead of trying to grow up he hits the
rival in the head to make him shorter," A. Saghatelian said.
According to political scientist Andranik Tevanian, if such notions as
"idea" and "leader" are absent in the political field, any technologies
are powerless here.