ara baliozian Posted October 14, 2003 Report Share Posted October 14, 2003 Monday*****************Our reality is so complex and the result of so many blunders, miscalculations and contradictions that it is impossible to make a general statement without sounding like a simpleton. To an Armenian who says: "Armenians are tolerant," I ask: "How tolerant are you towards anyone who says Armenians are intolerant?" To an Armenian who says "Armenians are smart," I ask: "How smart can an Armenian be who says he is tolerant only of those who are in complete agreement with him?"*Criticize the U.S. and Israel all you want -- nothing wrong in that. Everyone does it, including Americans and Jews. But there is everything wrong in recycling Soviet-style anti-Americanism and Nazi-style anti-Semitism. This type of anti-Americanism and anti-Semitism, in addition to being anachronistic, it is politically bankrupt, morally reprehensible, and ultimately self-defeating.*"You are telling us the emperor has not clothes!" No, i am also saying, the emperor is not an emperor but an impostor who has been unmasked again and again but for reasons beyond human comprehension continues to enjoy the loyalty of a small and non-representative fraction of the people.*Nothing can be more optimistic and naive than to rely on the common sense and enlightened self-interest of your fellow men.*To go down into the gutter with your adversary is almost to agree with him -- if not with his words than with his way of life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sev-mard Posted October 14, 2003 Report Share Posted October 14, 2003 To an Armenian who says: "Armenians are tolerant," I ask: "How tolerant are you towards anyone who says Armenians are intolerant?" To an Armenian who says "Armenians are smart," I ask: "How smart can an Armenian be who says he is tolerant only of those who are in complete agreement with him?" Observant statement, but Man seems to be like this all over. I argue with other brothers all the time over issues and I feel like your quote. Nice words, here and in the past, i've been trying to catch up on your body of work, it's pretty extensive. Keep those thoughts coming.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gamavor Posted October 14, 2003 Report Share Posted October 14, 2003 Finally someone sane to explain our beloved Ara that Armenians are just human beings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
axel Posted October 14, 2003 Report Share Posted October 14, 2003 Is "tolerance" a virtue in the absolute? Can we tolerate what we consider to be evil? Wouldn't this amount to criminal indifference? Should we be tolerant towards a liar? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ara baliozian Posted October 15, 2003 Author Report Share Posted October 15, 2003 the obvious context in which the word tolerance is used here is tolerance of different ideas and not tolerance of evil or criminal conduct. There are laws that handle that type of aberration. / ara baliozian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
axel Posted October 16, 2003 Report Share Posted October 16, 2003 the obvious context in which the word tolerance is used here is tolerance of different ideas and not tolerance of evil or criminal conduct there are ideas that hold the seed of evil as history has proved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ara baliozian Posted August 7, 2004 Author Report Share Posted August 7, 2004 does anyone on this forum know an Armenian in Marseilles? i am trying to locate an old friend there. thanks for your cooperation. / ara Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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