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    Der britische Parlamentarier fordert die britische Regierung auf, den Völkermord an armenischem Armenen anzuerkennen

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    1. 1DarkStarryNight on

      I wouldn’t expect much if i’m honest there’s been similar calls/efforts on pretty much an annual basis but the UK government just blanks it all completely.

      The current policy is pretty disgusting.

      > The UK Government recognises the terrible suffering that was inflicted on Armenians living in the Ottoman Empire and acknowledges the strength of feeling regarding this terrible episode of history. **Our view remains, however, that it is not for governments to decide whether genocide has been committed as this is a complex legal question. Where an international legal body finds a crime to have been genocide, this will often play an important part in whether we will recognise one as such. Instead our position focuses on the need for the governments of Turkey and Armenia to adopt some form of truth and reconciliation process to help both countries move forward on this issue. We believe that this issue can only be resolved through a process owned by those directly involved.**

      Scotland has recognised the genocide since 2013.

    4. BoysenberryThin6020 on

      Why haven’t we had some international Convention with Turkish scholars involved? Even if they fuck around with the Ottoman archives or try to hide certain documents, I think there are a few strategic documents we have on our end that would pretty much be all we need for a smoking gun.

      The German military correspondences and other private documents from the time are one of the biggest slam dunks for our case. These were not meant for public eyes and can’t be accused of being missionary propaganda.

      Also, the book „Four Years Beneath the Crescent“ was written by a Venezuelan mercenary fighting in the Ottoman army who also happened to be racist against both Armenians and Turks, so he didn’t have a special emotional bias towards us. Yes he was Christian, but if memory serves, he wasn’t fond of the Armenian church and shat on it regularly. His account is particularly poignant because he fought against the Russian army with its Armenian units. He directly comments on the extent and scope of Armenian uprising and rebellion that Turks love to talk about so much. Basically he says that while there were some uprisings and military defections, the overwhelming majority of the Armenian population where like sheep led to the slaughter. In fact he calls Armenian’s cowards, saying that if there was an organized massive rebellion, Turkish Armenia would exist today.

      We really need to stop this attitude of not wanting to debate genocide deniers. I know we think it gives them legitimacy they don’t deserve, but the fact of the matter is that when you don’t have the organized media presence and International influence of the Jews, you don’t have the luxury of sticking your nose in the air. We have to agree to this so-called truth and reconciliation commission if for nothing else then to publicly humiliate Turkish historians on an international platform.

    5. Its_Dakier on

      I wholeheartedly agree that as a UK citizen, we should.

      Probably won’t do anything, but me and my Armenian partner will have to write to our local MP.

      Labour MP Pat McFadden of Wolverhampton, who despite not being a Labour fan myself, he’s quite a respected guy.

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