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Thanks for sharing this. Leslie Davis was truly a great diplomat and an incredible human being. Until Genocides are not widely recognized and stopped. Those w

by hospes 10y ago

Thanks for sharing this. Leslie Davis was truly a great diplomat and an incredible human being. Until Genocides are not widely recognized and stopped. Those who commit them are not punished, they are going to happen again, as they did during 20th century. Hitler used Armenian Genocide to convince others that atrocities committed by Nazis are going to be forgotten. Hitler's quote: "Who, after all, speaks today of the annihilation of the Armenians?" It is a shame that US did not officially recognize Armenian Genocide yet, even though most of the civilized world did and most of the US State legislatures did. Germany was one of the main allies of Ottoman Empire when Armenian Genocide occurred and they only recognized Armenian Genocide of 1915 in 2016. 101 years after it happened. Edit: Typos.

guard-of-terra 10y ago
Unfortunately Hitler was right. Germans undoubtedly did not suffer anything for the genocide, instead they were made "a showcase of communism"/"a showcase of capitalism" on differend sides of the border, and then allowed to merge as the most powerful country of the EU. Another genocide-prone nation, Japan, is the richest in its own domain and feels just great. It seems that losing WWII was the way to go, with losers more prosperous and happy than the winners, except for the USA. Makes this lesson twofold strong.
avenoir 10y ago
> It is a shame that US did not officially recognize Armenian Genocide yet, even though most of the civilized world did and most of the US State legislatures did. The real shame, in my opinion, is that Israel hasn't recognized the genocide yet. And I say this as a survivor of Azeri Pogroms of the 1990 and a descendant of the Armenian Genocide survivor whose entire family was murdered by Young Turks. It's actually disgusting not shameful and I don't care how much they try to blame Geopolitics for this.
- compsciphd 10y ago
  http://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/Politics-And-Diplomacy/Knesset-committee-recognizes-Armenian-genocide-463081 http://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/Politics-And-Diplomacy/Knes... It's not like Israel ignores it. But yes, geopolitics plays a role and it is embarrassing as many in Israel agree. compare to this in the US https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_resolution_on_Armenian_Genocide https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_resolution_on_Ar...
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by hospes 10y ago

guard-of-terra 10y ago

Unfortunately Hitler was right. Germans undoubtedly did not suffer anything for the genocide, instead they were made "a showcase of communism"/"a showcase of capitalism" on differend sides of the border, and then allowed to merge as the most powerful country of the EU. Another genocide-prone nation, Japan, is the richest in its own domain and feels just great. It seems that losing WWII was the way to go, with losers more prosperous and happy than the winners, except for the USA. Makes this lesson twofold strong.

avenoir 10y ago

> It is a shame that US did not officially recognize Armenian Genocide yet, even though most of the civilized world did and most of the US State legislatures did. The real shame, in my opinion, is that Israel hasn't recognized the genocide yet. And I say this as a survivor of Azeri Pogroms of the 1990 and a descendant of the Armenian Genocide survivor whose entire family was murdered by Young Turks. It's actually disgusting not shameful and I don't care how much they try to blame Geopolitics for this.

compsciphd 10y ago
http://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/Politics-And-Diplomacy/Knesset-committee-recognizes-Armenian-genocide-463081 http://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/Politics-And-Diplomacy/Knes... It's not like Israel ignores it. But yes, geopolitics plays a role and it is embarrassing as many in Israel agree. compare to this in the US https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_resolution_on_Armenian_Genocide https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_resolution_on_Ar...
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