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Bravo David.. you very eloquently summed up all the points that to this day hinders all Armenians to unite… and only with unity we can accomplish what we are out there to accomplish..

It is very heart breaking when you have ONE BEAUTIFUL and RICH country like Armenia yet most don’t care about it…not to the extent where they will reach out a hand without an excuse…

I was there last month to visit my country and see my family after 12 years.. I fell in love with its beauty, its advancements, its humanity that still exists after 23 years of being away.. yes it does not have the same feel and smell when I was a child living in Armenia, but no matter what I loved my country then and i will contiue to love it until i die…

However, when you wrote about people littering their home, I remembered how it is in Armenia.. people are oblivious of how much they are damanaging their environment by littering..and that littering their own city, or roads it is a reflection of themselves.. i could not believe how they would throw trash anywhere they happen to be.. i was happy to train at least my own relatives to collect their trash in bags or hold off until they see a trashcan to throw away their trash…i could not bear to see garbage anywhere… we have such a gorgeous country that it should remain as such without garbage.. could it be real actual garbage or people who are garbage….

Gayane

Good article, but fails to specify what ARF should do to come down from the high clouds. Here’s a practical suggestion: Let each ARF chapter (Gomideh) in the US, adopt a village in Armenia, and begin to reconstruct, help or support the village. The needs of villages and villagers are endless, but slowly life can come back into the village and people will once again embrace the ARF. This is far better than meeting once a month at those chapter meetings and pounding sand. Incidentally this is how Hezballah came to power in Lebanon as their constituents were once the poorest. They helped their people in every possible way.

@Jack

Thank your for the response. I absolutely do not suggest for the ARF to do such a thing. I reaffirmed this in the last sentence.

My point is that ARF’s influence will be limited until it appeals to all walks of Armenians. It cannot make idealistic expectations of Armenians in Armenia until materialistic obstacles are addressed first.

Regardless, I appreciate the criticism.

@John

As an 18-year-old member of the diaspora, I do not believe that I am in a position to make any definitive policy proposals.