TSARUKYAN’S BITTER TRUTH
James Hakobyan
Story from Lragir.am News:
Published: 12:29:38 – 25/09/2012
After the results of a recent opinion poll by sociologist Aharon
Adibekyan had been published according to which the society needs a
joint oppositional candidate and the most desirable candidate would
be Gagik Tsarukyan, a lot of people considered Adibekyan’s statement
as the implementation of a regular assignment.
It is possible that the survey has been an assignment. Anyway, there is
no evidence. But even if it is, then for Adibekyan it was not difficult
at all to fulfill it. Anyway, this may be one of the few assignments
when the doer does not go against the reality and his conscience.
Who doubts that Gagik Tsarukyan is the most popular personality? Are
those doubts grounded? Is the reason the fact that he is the weakest
among other political figures in terms of intellectual potential? The
others are more intellectual, they are more eloquent, they speak
several languages, they can speak about innovation, a fast changing
world etc. What is the benefit the society gets from them?
What do they change in the life of the society with their intellect
and their talents? What do they do besides accusing the society
of not realizing the value of their votes and the outcome of their
indifference?
The society has concrete issues and does not expect the solution of
any of the concrete issues from any of the figures. Sure, these issues
are classified differently and their sequence is different depending
on the social status, education etc. But, let the political figures
put their hand on their heart and confess who solves more issues for
the society, they or Gagik Tsarukyan?
Sure, Tsarukyan distributes tractors, harvests grape, distributes
fertilizer and grass, etc and after doing all this, he keeps
advertising the process of distribution. Anyway, who does more?
In reality Gagik Tsarukyan’s high rating is not a false statement
but the bitter truth. In normal societies, under effective political
field and political class, Gagik Tsarukyan would never have such
high rating no matter how much money and material he distributed,
he could never survive.
But in Armenia, none of the opposition or the government members is
more than Tsarukyan. This is not Tsarukyan’s merit but one of the
greatest failures of the independent Armenia.
No need to accuse the ignorant or materialist society for this. After
all, people want changes. When no one provides them, the only person
to rely on, remains the one who shows material support.
This, of course, spoils the public psychology and blocks the progress
of public identity and the civil conscience. But, no empty words
should be said, but concrete and tangible reality should be created.
It is bad, but so is everywhere – the high quality part of the society
is not majority. The majority of the society assesses and judges by
material well-being, sure if the security issue does not become urgent.
In developed countries the minority is able to change the situation
and define such rules of the game which imply no contradiction between
well-being and protection, well-being and civil freedom, but where
these elements fill each other and make each other complete. Changing
the rules in the most developed country, the society will become like
in Armenia.
In Armenia the minority, which could rapidly and effectively change
the game rules in the country and eliminate the contradiction between
the spiritual and legal values making them harmonic, lacks so the hero
of the majority becomes those who build their life and activities on
raffling the existing society. It is a different matter whether it
is good or bad. But, perhaps, it is normal. Consequently, instead
of stating this regularity is an order, it is necessary to think
about changing the reality because otherwise nothing changes. To the
contrary, those statements are in favor of the “hero” because the
society, the rules of the games, consequently the public thinking
and ideas are identical.
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