They migrate from “homeland” or “this country”?
2013-05-11 00:01:29
As soon as you put your foot abroad and meet an Armenian, you hear an
interesting question, “how can you survive in Armenia?” At first you
are surprised, but then you learn that there are monsters in Armenia,
called “tax”, another- called “Customs”, and also a monster called
“Sashik”. And these monsters in Armenia do not allow people to breath,
that no one can do anything, there is no need of thinking about
starting business, as besides them no one can start his business, and
that at the next minute ‘tax’, ‘customs’ and “Sashik’ monsters will
end.
All this, of course, will be funny, even if there was no trace of
humor in it. This nonsense has become almost axiomatic, which in all
likehood coming from the stories of people, who has left Armenia,
facing life episodes, has gradually turned into a complete threat,
control over minds of people, who are not only outside, but also
inside.
For example, an opinion rooted and spread in Martuni, that “BiBiJi”
medical center opened in Dzoragyugh community Dzoragyugh opened and
closed very quickly, because Sashike came and said, that they shoul
pay him 60% share, and the Armenian from Diaspora, who had opened the
medical center closed it and left. Villagers tell the story to each
other, then their friends, they -their friends. But what actually
happened, whether it is true that anyone, even wealthy from Diaspora,
can come to village “place” and open a medical institution, whether
there should not be state control over that institution.
These are questions, which seems that anyone is neither interested in,
nor needs.
People prefer foreign way after the very moment when “the country”
turns into “this country.” The former “where starts Motherland”
concept has been forgotten forever, replaced “where there is bread,
there is my country.”
We have already talked about the current rate of emigration. Taking
into account that the topic is more than serious and that can have
truly irreparable consequences, we decided to develop it and tried to
get information from RA NA MPs about the situation in our country and
the rates of emigration.
Samvel Aleksanyan (N7 polling station)
– For God’s sake! I have become a star, I was not speaking before, you
show me all day today. Let me not speak today…
Arkady Hambardzumyan (N29 polling station)
-Well, how much they say, as much that fill water into mill.
-Is the situation bad at your polling station?
-Of course not.
-Do you feel that people migrate?
– No, I do not feel.
-And as a deputy, do you do anything to stop this?
-In other words, what should I do?
– I do not know, for example with your business, creating jobs.
-I’m not engaged in business.
– Well, you not a businessman, but as a deputy, at least do you do any
thing to stop this tendency for migration in your district?
-I do not see that migration.
Karen Saribekian (N31 polling station)
-Look yourself, look at it, if there is or not. North is not mine, the
other is my polling station.
-Are there migration, emigrants there? Do not know your district?
– I am aware of.
– Then why do not you present?
– What she says…
Shushan Petrosyan (RPA proportional)
– I respect every single Armanian,Mr. Bagratyan, it’s his opinion, but
when his opinion becomes a constant idea, which he, for instance, will
never mind, will voice any good thing. If any good things were not
done over the years, there would be no country. Be a bit optimistic.
You know, he might actually say the truth, but those people always go
for trading and return.
But six thousand a day…?
Well, it’s an exaggeration. He is an emotional man. Anyway, I’m sure
he says it in form of caring.
– Is it time to do anything, to give people hope…?
Well it’s time to help those, who do something, not to throw stones.
If these steps are constantly eveluated as negative, it means to
inhibit this process. It’s time to set aside everything aside and work
build a country.
Lusine Kesoyan
From: Baghdasarian
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