tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-507020819391911738.post5269776338328895450..comments2023-06-11T13:18:29.312+03:00Comments on Istanbul Calling: April 24Yigal Schleiferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04037852103478967102noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-507020819391911738.post-37276809896453393992009-04-28T15:29:00.000+03:002009-04-28T15:29:00.000+03:00rami79:
You are right about history. History has ...rami79:<br /><br />You are right about history. History has been unkind to many, and contain too many asterisks.<br /><br />Therefore, politicians AND journalists should STAY OUT of the historical issues, where they exert their opinions as facts to stay relevant!!!<br /><br />Let's let the historians have their 'equal' time!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-507020819391911738.post-60222858913909681532009-04-28T14:16:00.000+03:002009-04-28T14:16:00.000+03:00@tt:
Nobody tells you to be subjected to an Armen...@tt:<br /><br />Nobody tells you to be subjected to an Armenian, nobody tells you to apologize. But what you should do is to know the history of your country, a history that should not only be taught in the spirit of Turkish Nationalism....or, at least, you should be aware of the contradictions of all nationalist ways of portraying their glorious past, including the Turkish one.rami79https://www.blogger.com/profile/02007695205667995413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-507020819391911738.post-76117092067570232762009-04-26T21:23:00.000+03:002009-04-26T21:23:00.000+03:00You write:
"...that whenever a country has a probl...You write:<br />"...that whenever a country has a problem with Canada, it’s time for that country to take a good look at its own policies to see where they might be coming up short. Having a diplomatic spat with Canada is, at the end of the day, really more about you than Canada."<br /><br />And by the same 'definition' of Canada, that you've displayed, any by the same token, isn't Canada guilty of going against what it is thought of, as the last country to meddle into others' historical disputes.<br /><br />Akin to a Swiss Bank giving out its client list, and then expecting the client to take a look in the mirror for ever trusting the bank to remain independent.<br /><br />This is a matter between Armenians and Turks. Not Canadians, not Obama, nor the Diaspora.<br /><br />Why should a Turk born a 100 years after the 'alleged' events (where both sides claim they've suffered), have to be subjected to an Armenian born 100 years after the event, when clearly the reverse hasn't happened.<br /><br />Armenian Diaspora sees Turkey as a one-dimensional object. And that needs to change. Turkey is not a one-issue nation.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com