If the events of 1915 during the Ottoman Empire did not constitute an Armenian Genocide, then what was it? The short answer is that it was a wartime military measure...
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Episode 71 – Bias and bigotry by legislation – Why universities must defend free speech
In Episode 70, we discussed how academic freedom was seriously put at risk by silencing dissent and suffocating free speech. We were reminded of how a professor’s (UCLA...
Silencing Dissent and suffocating free speech Ignoring, dismissing, or censoring one side of an argument, while totally committing to another, may lead to division...
The Defeat of Armenian Documents In Epsiode 68, we covered how the Turkish Armenian Reconciliation Commission efforts to launch a dialogue between Yerevan and Ankara...
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Episode 68 – TARC & ICTJ: How the Armenians undermined a dialogue with Turks in 2003
90 views Nov 21, 2022If the events of 1915 during the Ottoman Empire did not constitute an Armenian Genocide, then what was it? The short answer is that it was a wartime...
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Episode 67 – Critical Thinking – The Missing Ingredient in the official Armenian Narrative
In March, 2015, an email announcement appeared in my inbox. It said Stanford University’s Global Studies Division was offering a travel grant opportunity for students...
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Episode 66 – Armenian Hypocrisy – Demanding Apology While Keeping Silent About Own Crimes
Demanding apology while keeping silent about own crimes In Episodes 63, 64, and 65, I shared with you a remarkable letter titled Strategically Mum: The Silence of...
In Episodes 63 and 64, I shared with you a remarkable letter titled Strategically Mum: The Silence of Armenians, written by Iver Torikian, an honest Armenian truth...
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Episode 64 – Genocide denier – Term used by “Armenian cancel culture” to stifle free speech
The Turkish-Armenian conflict is misrepresented by Armenian propaganda, a term for spreading false information to promote or defame a cause. As Dr. Gwynne Dyer put it in...
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Episode 63 – Armenian Propaganda and Perception Versus Facts On The Ground
Sociology can be a liberating force, which can help us explore and confront widely accepted fallacies that are morally unacceptable. I will expound on the concepts of...