Those who forget the past will be destined to repeat
it . . . A statement that rings true now
as it has throughout history. Human beings have time and again suffered
the consequences of not learning from their past - of not caring about
anything until it pertained to them. Well the time has come for us
as a race to realize that every event effects human beings, whether
it be good or bad. The Armenian Genocide was not the first or last
genocide to occur in human history - what makes it unique are a few
factors:
First off, it was the first genocide of
the 20th century. It was the first systematic, widespread attempt
at the execution of an entire race through "modern" means. It was
a precursor and blueprint for similar genocidal ideologies in the
future, such as the Jewish Holocaust. What makes the Armenian Genocide
unique among 20th century genocides above all else is that it has
to this day gone, for the most part, ignored and unrecognized.
This page is dedicated to doing a small
part in informing people of the atrocities suffered by the Armenian
nation at the hands of the Ottoman Turkish government. Turkey still
denies that the genocide ever occured, and they allocate vasts amount
of money and political lobby to make sure the Armenian people are
denied recognition and reparations for the pain. I hope that people
can see through some of the things provided on this page that the
capacity for human hatred and destruction is astounding. The lengths
human beings will go through to inflict pain and suffering on their
own kind is at times sick.
But this page is also a tesimony to the
resiliency and toughness inherent in human beings. It is about one
nation that was singled out for extermination. A nation that was systematically
subjected to to the worst kinds of torture and the greatest horrors
mankind had ever seen. A nation and people that was very nearly wiped
out. A nation that survived, and has since then flourished into an
independently democratic republic today. A nation that has triumphed.
Please join me in going through some of
the events, horrors, aftermaths, and victories in the spirit of man.
Please be forewarned that this is not a page that will hide any facts,
details, pictures, or opinions for the sake of being politically correct.
I will not attempt to appease anyone by sugar-coating any of my thoughts
or feelings. It tore me apart as an Armenian to construct this page,
and have to re-live the pain each time I made an addition. This is
not an attempt to re-write history, as Turkey and its powerful lobby
have done for so long. This is a blunt view at a horrific event in
human history, and I make no attempt to ridicule and mock the suffering
of a nation by making it seem less than it is. There is a fire that
burns within each Armenian, and that is a fire that cannot be extinguished.
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