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girlinthepink5carf: please don’t scroll past this.  hi. i’m an Armenian. you probably don’t know what that is. or if you do, you probably only know it as what the Kardashians claim to be. but here’s a little history of where i came from. please take the time to read this and educate yourself on something that really does matter. this is one of the most important things to me. my ancestors were brutally slaughtered in what came to be known as the Armenian Genocide. Armenians were second class citizens in the Ottoman Empire, they lived in relative harmony with Turks for centuries before the forces of nationalism transformed the situation. Armenians were known as the “loyal group”. During these times, Armenians were not treated as equals and had to put up with certain special hardships, taxes and second class citizenship. As European powers began to ask for assurances that Armenians receive better treatment, the government began to treat the Armenians worse and worse. From 1894-6 hundreds of thousands of Armenians died in the Hamidian Massacres ordered by Sultan Abdul Hamid II. But when the Young Turks came to power all they wanted was to forever exterminate the Armenian race. They wanted to murder every single one. World War One gave the Young Turk government the cover and the excuse to carry out their plan. The plan was simple and its goal was clear. On April 24th 1915, hundreds of Armenian leaders and intellectuals were murdered in Istanbul after being summoned and gathered. The Armenians did not know what was planned for them and went along with the government’s plan to “relocate them for their own good.” First, the Armenians were asked to turn in hunting weapons for the war effort. The able bodied men were then “drafted” to help in the wartime effort. These men were either immediately killed or were worked to death. Now the villages and towns, with only women, children, and elderly left were systematically emptied. The remaining residents would be told to gather for a “temporary relocation” and to only bring what they could carry. The Armenians again obediently followed instructions and were “escorted” by Turkish Gendarmes in death marches. The death marches led across Anatolia through the Syrian Desert aka Der Zor, and the purpose was clear. The Armenians were raped, starved, dehydrated, murdered, and kidnapped along the way. Those who miraculously survived the march would arrive to this bleak desert only to be killed upon arrival or to somehow survive until a way to escape the empire was found. 1.5 million Armenians were killed. those who survived dispersed all over the world and what was once the Armenian holy land, was now taken over by the Turks. all of this only because of who they were, Armenians and Christians. What the worst part is that until this day, the Turkish government denies the genocide. The Armenians never got the justice well due. Even the United States, which is said to be the home of justice and liberty, has not recognized the genocide only because of politics. France has done it. Italy, Germany, and Switzerland have done it, too. About twenty countries (and forty-two U.S. states) have officially recognized the Armenian Genocide. Now, it’s time for the United States government to step up and do the same. Clearly, it is all about the politics; while the President does not deny that the genocide has occurred, he has noted that the timing of the resolution is just not “right”. By legal definition, it is impossible to deny that the mass-killings of 1915 were indeed intended to exterminate the Armenian people altogether and was, therefore, a genocide. So, why should we care? This issue is not only in the best interests of the Armenian people, it is a human rights issue. By passing this resolution, we can gradually begin to put an end to all genocides around the world, such as the current situations in Congo, Darfur, and Sudan. Adolf Hitler, influenced by the Armenian Genocide, was infamously quoted to have said, “Who, after all, speaks today of the annihilation of the Armenians?” By shining an international light on the genocide of 1915, we will ultimately be saying, “This is not ok.” Think of what would happen, for example, if murderers and sex offenders were brushed off and not convicted; crime rates would sky rocket and basic human rights would go out the window. Turning a blind eye to the mass killings of an entire nation is morally wrong, no matter how significant the ties between the U.S. and Turkey. The very fact that the Turkish government is adamantly denying the genocide rather than accepting it as a part of history should prompt the United States to do the right thing, even if it means cutting off its political ties. Our government and all governments should do the right thing by finally accepting the Armenian genocide and facing any backlash with heads held high. because human rights is far more important than politics. i dare anyone to argue that. Every year on April 24th, Armenians all over the world gather together in peaceful protest to shine light on this important issue. However, are voices are barely heard. Please pay attention to this. Why should my voice be of any less importance than anyone elses? because i come from a small, unimportant country? Or because I don’t have the money to create a fancy video? You decide.
historiful: An unidentified woman. Photographed by Wingate Paine, c. 1964-65.
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I don’t know, it reminds me of home.
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I am pretty much 110 percent sure this is fake! But…. better safe then sorry!!!!! :D 

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