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Originally posted by Tyrone Slothrop
Here are the best things I've seen on both sides:
Alex Massie (links omitted):
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This misses the big issue: the Armenian genocide occurred during the birthpangs of Kamalist philosophy and society, and reflects the attitudes of the Kamalist government to non-Turkic minorities today.
The Armenian Genocide was a fairly successful one, in that the number of Armenians remaining in Turkey is quite small (there are more in the Boston area than in all of Turkish Armenia); but the reason the issue threatens the Turkish government is because now that they've pretty much taken care of their Armenians and Jews, and partially taken care of their Greeks, they still have the Kurds and a few others left.
Look at their response: "OK, America, if you feel so strongly about Armenians, let's show you what we can do to the Kurds, including in your precious Iraq."
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