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President Barack Obama, if you Want to Invite People to Help Remake the World, Start by Recognizing the Armenian Genocide
Say the words and call it as it is.
“Two years ago, I criticized the Secretary of State for the firing of U.S. Ambassador to Armenia, John Evans, after he properly used the term ‘genocide’ to describe Turkey’s slaughter of thousands of Armenians starting in 1915. … as President I will recognize the Armenian Genocide.”
It was a breath of fresh air to see a president capable of such command over the English language. In the last four years, the meme-ification of the presidency has only dropped the standards I used to think were minimal for the job. I have seen the office of a public servant rendered into the role of an aimlessly temperamental tyrant.
My enthusiasm for your message decays at an exponential rate. While I want to believe you, I can’t help but feel tossed away for some greater, undefined vision you have of America. I have yet to see or hear you say the words Armenian and Genocide together, consecutively in a sentence since the day you took office. For eight years, you never even mentioned it. Two of your policy advisors apologized on behalf of you two years ago for not recognizing it.
