re: #200 Great White Snark

Well again I find myself at honest odds with many here. Dislike that but it is what it is.

I work with Armenians frequently. Those from Russian the old Soviet bloc, or the M.E. Syria, Lebanon etc. They are a big presence in the LA jewelry biz downtown. So much so we jokingly call it not Little Armenia but Little Glendale. Lots of time spent with Armenian friends and lots of conversations about the genocide (FU Turkey). I find it a shame that our Presidents year after year find some reason to avoid what is so well proven. If Armenia were not such a small nation, of such humble resources and so little global influence this would not even be a question. Turkey would simply have been forced to suffer whatever tantrum they would suffer should the proper proclamations ever be made.

My opinion comes from people I respect highly. Grandsons of victims.

We can talk about Chuck, worry about the wingnuts, the necessity of cooperation from Turkey. None of that changes the truth of the matter. The genocide was real, and to deny it or stop short of acknowledging it just puts politics over the truth, given more consideration than the ethics.

Each and every President who balks at this simple pro humanitarian gesture is quite simply on the wrong side of the argument.

If it is well proven, what is gained by saying to the Turks you are a genocidal nation?

If it is well proven, what is lost by saying to the Turks you are a genocidal nation?

Do you suggest we call the Turks out and suffer the political fallout and have no help with them kicking ISIS to the curb?

You mention your Armenian friends, but you didn’t give any mention as to how much this bothers them. Does it? Or, does it bother you?

Sorry for the questions.