Comments on: Thousands in Los Angeles Protest Armenia-Turkey Protocols

By: Ana

Ana — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 09:12:40 +0000

I think what happened in Armenia is partially if not largely Diaspora’s fault. They want to comfortably live in Western countries and only when something crucial comes up they stand up. They are afraid to invest their money, they are afraid to move there, they label Armenia as corrupt and want to stay away from Armenia. Or they donate some money to have clear conscious, which in turn feeds the corruption. And now, surprise they complain. I salute those Diaspora Armenians that moved there, or invested in Armenia’s Economy but considering the size of the Armenian Diaspora very minimal has been done. Yes, there are oligarchs in Armenia, there is corruption in Armenia but some Diaspora Armenians still run successful businesses. Why not to consult with those people? The truth is that Armenia was and is suffering from brain drainage. And this is the consequence. Armenia does not need Diaspora’s donations it needs investments in the economy so that people can work and earn their living, so that country’s GDP will grow and so on and so forth. I think Diaspora Armenians have to gather and make a decision either they want to be part of Armenia and actively invest and move to Armenia or just leave Armenia on her own.

By: Liana Aghajanian

Liana Aghajanian — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 02:36:52 +0000

In terms of it being the largest Armenian-related protest in L.A. history,I believe you’re right. In terms of it being 12,000 – from someone who was there and arrived before the protest and watched it grow for several hours, 12,000 is an incorrect and inflated number. If that was the case, several streets would have been blocked and traffic would have been very heavily affected. You would know 10 or 12,000 people when you saw them, and that was nowhere near that number. Although the majority of Armenian press have reported numbers around 12,000, I would say the maximum number was 4,000.

By: Sevag

Sevag — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 02:25:19 +0000

Hello, I was going through Google and i found this. I see people were debating the number of people that attended. The number that was realised was about 12,000. Usually with Protests, the LAPD has a tendency to extremely low ball their numbers. But to date, I believe that it was the largest Armenian Related Protest in LA History.

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By: Onnik Krikorian

Onnik Krikorian — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 06:59:19 +0000

Hayrenaser, LOL! As if there are no actual citizens who might want one?

There’s Facebook group at:

http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=113981373780

And no. I didn’t set it up… 😉

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By: hayrenaser

hayrenaser — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 17:50:45 +0000

Onnik? are you the Onnik who is for sexual revolution in Armenia?

By: Satenik Hambaryan

Satenik Hambaryan — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 03:28:22 +0000

I apply to Armenian citizenship, but I will ask my application back because I am not sure I will become Armenian citizen or Turkish. I am sure our stupid government will sell our country to built one more mention.

By: Richard

Richard — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 20:57:38 +0000

60,000 people marching in Yerevan today against the protocols:
http://www.armenianow.com/?action=viewArticle&AID=4138&CID=3949&IID=1256&lng=eng