Political scientist: the atmosphere of internal aggression and intransigence is unacceptable

ArmInfo. The atmosphere of internal aggression and intransigence is unacceptable. This is what Vahe Hovhannisyan, a member of the Alternative Projects Group, writes in his article.

"Outside, we are called 'aggressors,' but inside, we have truly become an aggressive society: arrests, deaths in detention centers, horrific traffic accidents with countless casualties, domestic conflicts with stabbings and shootings, widespread intransigence. The atmosphere in Armenia is extremely aggressive. It is a lie that under such conditions we can ensure peace on the border. It is a lie that in such an atmosphere we can discuss any serious, common issues. Years of internal aggression by the authorities have led to the disintegration of the social fabric. We are facing the dehumanization of our lives. We are also facing irrational indifference within the country. Under such conditions, we will not be able to find a solution to any important problem. Time will suffocate us, and we will be unprepared to search for solutions. This applies to both foreign policy and pressing domestic issues," the political scientist believes.

He notes that the public agenda of the Armenian people requires maximum clarity. Freedom and the suspension of the judicial and legal mechanism of arrests must be a priority for broad socio-political consolidation. Prison doors must be opened. "The demand for freedom must intensify every minute, every second, and an appropriate atmosphere must be created. We need to begin a process of dialogue with citizens. Regardless of which electorate a citizen belongs to, who they voted for or did not vote for. To mitigate aggression in the country and restore a humane society, we need to start talking to everyone, explaining the real problems of Armenia and trying to remove people from the field of aggressive conflict. There are problems common to all electorates, those involved in politics and those not. Compile this list and present their solutions to the public. We have much in common: problems, values, and goals. The ballot is not a diagnosis, and it is not eternal. Citizens' interest in common agenda issues and an active search for joint solutions will change the atmosphere," noted Vahe Hovhannisyan.

He emphasized that the goal of solution-finding formats in modern Armenia

is to ensure unification. Uniting the electorate, as well as those who do not vote. Involving citizens and society in the process of joint discussions and joint decisions. "This is the only way out, and I assure you that it is entirely possible. It is also unacceptable that hundreds of thousands of people who did not vote for the opposition or did not vote at all are in prisons and under arrest: Tsarukyan, Karapetyan, Kocharyan, priests, Tevanyan, Ashotyan, Grigoryan, Manukyan and others. For hundreds of thousands of people who did not vote for the opposition or did not vote at all, it is unacceptable when a person unjustly detained in prison dies. It is unacceptable for anyone to remove a 13-year-old child from a bus for not paying the fare. The atmosphere of internal aggression and intransigence is unacceptable: deadly dangerous roads, deadly domestic quarrels, unresolved social problems, the paralyzed streets of Yerevan, carcinogenic air, rising prices, etc. All this is the problem of everyone, all conscious, normal people who want to continue living in Armenia," the political scientist noted.