Amid bombing and genocide thinking key factor of finding ways to  salvation - expert

ArmInfo.  In a situation where there are no positive scenarios, and the world is engulfed in bombings, destruction and genocide, thinking becomes the most  important tool for finding ways to save ourselves, says political  scientist, co-founder of the Alternative Projects group Vahe  Hovhannisyan.

"The Third Republic faced failures, since thinking, national capital  and political institutions developed in parallel, without  intersecting. The culmination of this situation was the rise to power  of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan," Hovhannisyan wrote on his  Facebook account. 

The expert expressed the conviction that the Armenian state today,  more than ever, needs thinking, generating ideas, since development  is impossible without it.

In this vein, he drew attention to the fact that in recent decades,  state, political and public institutions have been filled with  incompetence, and national capital existed with wild ideas,  practically devoid of responsibility and civilization.

"Today, stupidity has become praise, and the absence of an opinion is  an important condition for success.  Stupidity has accompanied us for  too long," the political scientist added.

According to him, until recently, a bright "moral and ethical sermon"  sounding from the other side of the ocean shone on the horizon of the  Armenian "state thinking."

"Armenian homes - teachers' houses, courtyards and kitchens - were  filled with this. The "preacher's" threats to break into the house of  this or that person became a brief summary of our national default,"  Hovhannisyan wrote.

At the same time, the political scientist emphasized that one should  not be surprised by the current situation, given the percentage of  people in parliamentary factions over the past 20-25 years who "did  not know the letters" and could not formulate even one sentence on  their own.

The expert noted that for decades, the Armenian people have  encountered semi-literate and criminal ministers, governors and  mayors. "In Armenia, positions were perceived as a springboard for  enrichment, after which officials retreated. How many high-ranking  officials left the country immediately after resigning? How many  ministers and even presidents did the same? But our country is not a  place for labor migration; it is our state, which, surprisingly,  began to be perceived as an ownerless territory," Hovhannisyan noted.

In this regard, the political scientist recalled that even during the  velvet events of 2018, he said that the revolution of those voting  for 10,000 drams was very dangerous. According to Hovhannisyan,  voting for 10 thousand drams and the deification of Nikol Pashinyan  are different manifestations of the lack of intelligence.

"And what have we done to have a better society and a better citizen?  Nothing. Our stupidity has led to a misunderstanding of what our  state is in general. Now that there is no visible good scenario, and  the world is such that bombings, destruction, forced displacement and  genocide of cities and villages are allowed today, thinking becomes  the most important factor for us that can formulate paths to  salvation," Hovhannisyan added.

At the same time, he drew attention to the fact that the process of  getting rid of Nikol Pashinyan and the "post-Nikol" period are  associated with serious risks. According to Hovhannisyan, the  post-war restoration of Armenia as a whole requires serious  intellect, a deep worldview, a correct understanding of time and  opportunities, an adequate language of communication with the world  and, of course, honesty. 

At the same time, he noted that today the Armenian society is divided  into several groups: a small group of people with state thinking who  live their own lives, that is, on the verge of despair; those who  have money and they live their own lives, and the broad masses -  theirs. In this regard, Hovhannisyan noted that the most important  task of the upcoming leadership is to achieve harmony between state  thinking, national capital and institutions. "It remains to be seen  whether those who apply for this very leadership understand this.  Will, at least after all this, the idea be the most valuable in our  country or will everything be as usual," the political scientist  summed up.