None of the recent Oskanyan news is new, nor is it surprising. Its been commented on many times, recently and in the past, by my self and many others.
But I still can’t seem to resist the urge to comment on it. Its not as though he is the only person who played such a culpable role in the events of March 1, who is still out and about; or who ignores or denies their own or the government’s role/responsibility in what happened; or who is currently looking to gain a role or further their own role and power in politics; nor is he the only one playing the game of politics, or claiming to have the best for Armenia in mind.
So what is it?
Perhaps it is the vehemence with which he denies the culpable role he played during March 1, despite so much straightforward, undeniable evidence to the contrary; perhaps it is the ease with which he can speak of his clear conscience and faultlessness; perhaps it is his use of a supposedly independent organization whose mission is to “strengthen civil society” and “promote discourse” – quite commendable goals - to try to erase his past from history and people’s memories and promote himself and his intentions further; …
I’ve commented numerous times in the past on Civilitas and Oskanyan. For the record, I actually think that CivilNet has done some important work, and Civilitas is ‘addressing’ some very important topics, I am just extremely weary of this group in just about every way, to put it mildly.
This is a partial repetition of prior posts, but I can’t seem to help it – despite his self-declared inculpability, clear conscience and mighty goals, there’s a black hole in Oksanyan’s statements when it comes to actual civil society… here we go… (and this is just a start)...
--where are his comments on political prisoners, Northern Avenue evictions, police violence, army deaths, impending ecological nightmares, election corruption…
-- where are there any comments truly critical of Kocharyan? Is there nothing worthy of criticism in Kocharyan’s time of rule?...
-- I don’t even know where to start with March 1, his role, his denials, …
--Or where to start with applying to join BHK – Dodi Gago’s party. Hey, we all want a better Armenia. But what on earth makes you think that you should do it through joining BHK? One can work with a party, but joining it means you agree with the principles and actions of that party – really, Oskanyan? These are, of course, rhetorical questions. The only reason I can see for Oskanyan to join BHK is to increase his own power and potential to become politically active, and to possibly to consolidate Kocharyan’s resources… Putting it carefully:
--It is thought by some that BHK was founded by Kocharyan…
--It is also thought by some that Oskanyan is still in close contact, not just for social and personal reasons, with Kocharyan...
--It is also thought by some that Kocharyan is lurking in the political background…
--It is also thought by some that there is an increasing rift between HHK and BHK…
--Some have noted that it is interesting that CivilNet covers what it does, appears well funded, has gained an audience, has a nice show face, and is potentially ready to be used for numerous imaginable purposes…
Of course, there are varying levels of reliability in the varying amounts of data for the above. But one might see how I might write what I did above:
…and to possibly to consolidate Kocharyan’s resources…
Phew, that was a mouthful. I’ll leave it there for now.
Here are some links to my old posts on this topic, and many have their own links...
http://tzitzernak2.blogspot.com/2010/02/i-feel-bad-for-ostriches-civilitas.htmlhttp://tzitzernak2.blogspot.com/2011/06/trying-to-reformulate-history.htmlhttp://tzitzernak2.blogspot.com/2009/03/in-search-of-civil-society-but-not-one.html - My thoughts on one of the original Civilitas publications - the Report on 2008
http://tzitzernak2.blogspot.com/2010/05/on-civilitas-oskanyan-and-meghri.html
