Comments on: Armenian Genocide Memorial Day 2008

By: Angel Murray

Angel Murray — Mon, 14 May 2012 14:29:02 +0000

@ John3sobieski, you have really made a good point there and I agree with you.

By: Randy

Randy — Sun, 01 Apr 2012 04:24:39 +0000

@Trandvard
Why is revenge not a good thing?, soothes the soul and eases the mind!

By: Michael

Michael — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 22:30:58 +0000

All genocide, no matter who it is perpetrated upon, is WRONG. It pains me to learn about how common this is, whether its Armenians, Jewish peoples, or any others. It’s a sad reflection of our so-called “modern civilization.”

By: Tandvård

Tandvård — Sun, 07 Aug 2011 10:35:24 +0000

Hatred produced more Hatred. Chill guys revenge is not a good thing.

By: Irene

Irene — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 15:29:05 +0000

My first comment on this blog, so i’ll leave a test comment to see if it works.

Irene

By: rene

rene — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 12:03:22 +0000

The Ottoman’s were indeed ruthless. Christian Serbs lived as virtual bond servants – abused, humiliated and exploited for five centuries.

- That Ottoman empire was indeed a very brutal and bloody regime but you have to consider that they were very successful in growing as a nation but they peaked too soon during the 1700s which ultimately lead to their demise.

Had they survived today, a lot of things would be different in our world now.

By: Nick

Nick — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 22:20:08 +0000

The Ottoman’s were indeed ruthless. Christian Serbs lived as virtual bond servants – abused, humiliated and exploited for five centuries.

By: WarAxe

WarAxe — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 01:02:10 +0000

Crap… I didn’t mean to just post that. It’s for a different post on a different blog. Maybe I’ll leave it… it’ll keep folks guessing.

By: WarAxe

WarAxe — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 01:00:52 +0000

@ Ashleigh

I think that there is a line between honest self-critique and politically charged rhetoric. For instance, saying “Americans are so deeply entrenched in an economic system that exploits the poor” is wholly leftist and is not only political, but (in my opinion) is painfully erroneous. Although it may further Obama’s kingdom… it doesn’t further God’s kingdom, which is why we’re here.

With regard to Compassion’s generous sponsors: Have you ever been to a church on a Sunday night where the preacher was scolding his church for its shabby Sunday night attendance? The trouble is… he’s yelling at the wrong people! Don’t be too quick to convict the $32/month sponsor when you don’t know what else they’re doing (besides their support of Compassion) to further His kingdom.

You’ve got energy and spirit and I don’t want to mute that… only to help you channel it to maximize your positive effect on your circle of influence.

By: John3Sobieski

John3Sobieski — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 11:27:34 +0000

Okay, the boo hoo’s were out of line. I was just trying to say that I’m tired of hearing of some but never of others, the others making up the vast majority. And not just one or another genocide, but the oppression of peoples through out the world. I think its a good thing that WarAxe made a post about the Armenian genocide. That is one of those most rarely hear about. I only heard about it in ninth grade Global Issues class. Another thing that I was trying to do was stir up conversation, it seems to have worked.

“Hateful and uneducated comments?!?!” I’ll have you know I pride myself on my knowledge of history. I got a 4 out of 5 on my AP (advanced placement) History test in 10th grade. And after the test, I walked out and said, “wow, that was physically painful.” Maybe only two others in the class matched that score, and only one beat it. Don’t say I’m uneducated when it comes to historical events.

By: WarAxe

WarAxe — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 02:19:10 +0000

Umm… let me take a stab here… but I think what John was trying to say was that our society seems to readily recognize the plights of certain peoples (he mentions “black, jews, gays, and a few others”) but does not do justice to others – like the Armenians.

Although, I can see the confusion with the way his comment started with the boo hoo ‘s.

On a side note – my grandfather was the only one of eleven siblings to make it out of Armenia alive during WW1.

By: Pauline

Pauline — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 02:01:20 +0000

John,

Please do not use this forum for your own uneducated and hateful thoughts. We need to recognize all crimes against humanity and educate those who are oblivious to such. Armenians are proud of who they are, where they come from and what they stand for and we will never stop educating those on the Armenian Genocide and ensuring that it is recognized. Until this occurs, we will continue to persevere!!!!!!!!!!!!

By: Sona

Sona — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 22:18:37 +0000

John, I get your point and that while we may be talking about one thing here there is a million more issues out there, but how have you helped educate others on this forum by posting your comment? If you woud like the world to know about issues other than the one thats on this site, why dont you go crerate a website of your own and post it there.LONG LIVE ARMENIA!!!!!!

By: John3Sobieski

John3Sobieski — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 14:51:21 +0000

Irony, Irony, Irony. Oh, boo hoo, boo hoo. One race hates another. We condemn it, but we turn blind eyes towards the trials and tribulations of other people. Tell me about Stalin’s purges, tell me about the communists whiping out everyone with an education in newly conquered lands. Tell me about the Protestants abuses of Catholics in Ireland (thank goodness that one and the Purges are over). Tell me about the NVA taking out the Montagnards (tribal peoples of Vietnam). it burns my buscuits that we hear of some racial abuses (say, against black, jews, gays, and a few others) but we never hear about others. The biggest irony of all, we condemn slave labor and import nearly everything we use from China. Don’t get me wrong, people who care to educate themselves probably know about a lot of these, but I’m just trying to say that many aren’t discussed enough, some aren’t even acknowledeged to have happened