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An interview
Armen Grigoryan. There is a problem of fighting to be a free citizen
MARCH 30, 2018 

 

 A:what?today a lot of young people for politics has become to crawl, «to lie down», ahead to go means, other no or to fight, the situation to change opportunity: Do you agree with this wording?

– Yes, it is unfortunately so. Today, we have a situation where the authoritarian regime, which has concentrated all the resources in its hands, has almost completely deprived the citizens of the opportunity to develop. The only way to advance and make a career is through the “sword” of the Republican Party. Thus, people, particularly a part of the youth, are forced to join the ruling party, which only records failures in all spheres. Failures in which you cannot fight for a better Armenia, you are forced to fight in a “lying” position, so to speak. 

 How? can is the struggle attractive to make of young people for: What? are they want, what is the purpose?, what? can me you offer them:

– I think one of the most important values ​​for young people is freedom. It is one of the important ideas for which our people have fought for many years. The fundamental freedom, for which we have gone a certain way of struggle, is the preservation of one’s identity, that is, the effort to remain Armenian, not to lose the national identity. It is not an easy task in the crazy 21st century, but it is also the result of a difficult struggle that we currently have the most important thing – our independent state, although the stage of its full establishment is not yet finished. Now the force of the struggle is aimed at the imperative to create free-thinking and free-acting citizens. I say: “imperative”, meaning that the state-builders are free citizens of the given society. This is what we are dealing with now either individually or in groups. Many civil initiatives in Armenia have accumulated positive experience of that struggle, starting from Mashtots Park and ending with today’s most urgent agenda. In the focus of all these struggles is the issue of the citizen’s fundamental freedoms. One of the pioneers of the struggle on that front, for example, is the “YSU Restart” group of students, which is guided by the slogan “We decide our present and future”, which we have highlighted. We are sure that through that conscious struggle it is possible to achieve the freedom we dream of. As for the citizen’s right, which is closely related to freedom, it is expressed or realized in our country in two ways: through elections, the institution of which has not yet been established in our country, therefore, citizens cannot freely decide their future through elections, and through street struggle, through which it is also possible to establish the citizen’s freedoms. 

 Serge Sargsyan reproduction about: Obvious is, that there is passionately expressed public dissatisfaction, however what? of ideas, problems around this can is turn intoreal rebellion:

– This system, which by and large does not give freedom, but on the contrary, is a shackle in the hands of the citizen, must be destroyed so that the authoritarian regime will disappear once and for all, and the breath of freedom will remain in the country. Today, the case of Asya Khachatryan, who, being the bearer of liberal ideas and approaches, caused problems for the police, and the latter tried to suppress those freedoms, is being discussed a lot. The idea of ​​freedom should be placed at the core of consolidation, spread widely and infect the public with it, become a very important incentive. For this, it is necessary to cover as wide a range as possible in small groups. “YSU Restart” is an activity of the same students mainly on the front of student freedoms, the political society acts in its sphere, as well as in the field of business, so that the state does not hinder the development of entrepreneurship. The place of universal struggle for all groups is the field of upcoming political developments and is aimed at the exclusion of Serzh Sargsyan’s prime ministership in order to pave the way for global changes and greater freedoms. Serzh Sargsyan is, so to speak, a big black stone on the way to those freedoms, which must be removed. 

 Serge Sargsyan promised is prime minister to become case spend more time himselfnext young generation of preparation to the case: Republicans which one? sector about isthe word: A:in pay what? in order political figures, do you think he means? Serge Sargsyan:

– In general, it is a bit problematic to take Serzh Sargsyan’s words seriously, because during these 10 years, so many lies and fabrications have come out of his mouth that it is difficult to list them all even in a one-hour interview. In general, Serzh Sargsyan hinted that he will try to prepare an heir to lead the country after him. Since he is a representative of an authoritarian regime, it can be concluded that his ideas are accordingly within the framework of such a regime. Therefore, I am sure that the young political leader he imagined barely attends kindergarten. He still has to grow up, finish school, go to university, then work, assimilate Sargsyan’s experience and replace him. In other words, the current president is hoping for a 30-year perspective plan. His ideas are very Brezhnevian in that regard, and I am afraid that during that time the country will sink into the depths of the stagnation of the not-so-distant past. That is why the failure of his prime ministership plan is very important.

 

The interview was conducted by Gevorg Ghahramanyan



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