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To: eleni121

My grandfather was a full blooded Armenian whose mother had to flee. That makes me a quarter Armenian.

It is past history. I am guessing they are erecting the statue to honor Attaturk's efforts to make Turkey a modern country. Unless they are making a statue specifically to commemorate Attaturk's actions against the Armenians, I am willing to let it go.

But that is just me. Your opinion may vary and you are welcome to it.


19 posted on 12/11/2005 7:43:08 PM PST by rlmorel ("Innocence seldom utters outraged shrieks. Guilt does." Whittaker Chambers)
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To: rlmorel

There is absolutely no need to place a statue of this monster in Rome - and indeed he was - to commemorate what? The ethnic cleansing of several millions of Christians?

You must be too removed from the actual events that took place but there are many thousands of descendants of those who suffered and died for whom this action represents a disrespectful slap in the face.

Kind of like a statue of Stalin set up in Ukraine.


23 posted on 12/11/2005 7:52:41 PM PST by eleni121 ('Thou hast conquered, O Galilean!' (Julian the Apostate))
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