TELETHON TELL- A- LIE-A-THON

[Arpa]

There are many legitimate reasons for one to lower the amount of their contribution or not donate at all this year. But I have absolutely no respect for those who bring the excuse of the protocols and elections for not donating. It tells me that those people have been contributing for a social status, acceptance, or to boast about it among their clique, and would rather give their blood than their penny. For those, the protocols and elections were blessing, because now they have an excuse for not contributing.

Yes Harut, very good obsevation.

You mean like the Artsakh Saga was the allah sent excuse for ankara to punish Yerevan that they have been itching for over a hundred years?

And as to the "protocols", I wish they would stop lying to us, taking us for idiots that there NO PRECONDITIONS. I guess they mean there are no preconditions FROM OUR SIDE?

Edited November 27, 2009 by Arpa

[Zartonk]

There are many legitimate reasons for one to lower the amount of their contribution or not donate at all this year. But I have absolutely no respect for those who bring the excuse of the protocols and elections for not donating. It tells me that those people have been contributing for a social status, acceptance, or to boast about it among their clique, and would rather give their blood than their penny. For those, the protocols and elections were blessing, because now they have an excuse for not contributing.

 

Well put Harut. Valid thought.

[Z'areh]

There are many legitimate reasons for one to lower the amount of their contribution or not donate at all this year. But I have absolutely no respect for those who bring the excuse of the protocols and elections for not donating. It tells me that those people have been contributing for a social status, acceptance, or to boast about it among their clique, and would rather give their blood than their penny. For those, the protocols and elections were blessing, because now they have an excuse for not contributing.

 

 

The fiasco with the protocols is not the reason why I said I was not going to contribute this year, this whole issue of "rapprochement a la Sarksian style" is just the consequence of much deeper and more dangerous habit of successive administrations in Armenia looking for international legitimacy after stepping on the rights of Armenian citizens. The Sarkisian regime is illegitimate, they are speaking neither on behalf of Armenians nor the interests of Armenia because they have not earned that right, they are mere individuals who have extremely powerful leverages. They only represent themselves. No one can prove or guaranty that the moneys gathered through telethons or other fundraising events find their intended destinations. Who are the ones overseeing the distribution of those funds? the same illegitimate, non-elected individuals who do not care for responsibilities towards the people.

 

Let's see how many of the "elected" individuals with Lexus SUVs are going to heed Prime Minister Tigran Sarkisian's suggestion of parliamentarians also donating to this fund.

 

To regard legitimate protest of holding funds back, and off the hands of thieves in Yerevan, as people who donate only for "social standing" is utter nonsense. Those who gloss over the dangerous state of government in Armenia do not make "better" Armenians.

 

I hope this much is clear.

 

 

 

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Edited November 28, 2009 by Z'areh

[Harut]

that would be acceptable (holding back funds to pressure) if we were collecting aid for somalis government to help them promote democracy... but not in this case...

 

i've got a lot to say, will ellaborate later...