But what of the problem in treating atrocities as historical events deserving of study? 1915 is made out to be more like the Holocaust when it was more Stalin in 1942: a few people work with an enemy that as per the Treaty of Sevres and its precursor in the Sykes-Picot Treaty was intending the wholesale destruction of the warmaking Great Power, so the Great Power deports them into barren, inhospitable territory to die and streamline its front. Is this a justification? In no means whatsoever. But is it the reality? Yes.
Unfortunately Turkey simply refuses to admit anything, while the Armenians still to claim territory amounting to a third of Turkey. This combination means the actual events and the 1 million people who died in the desert of Syria get two injustices: misremembered and serving as the political pawns of future generations.
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Date: 10/3/12 17:09 (UTC)Unfortunately Turkey simply refuses to admit anything, while the Armenians still to claim territory amounting to a third of Turkey. This combination means the actual events and the 1 million people who died in the desert of Syria get two injustices: misremembered and serving as the political pawns of future generations.