Comments on: Yerevan’s Municipal Development — The Insanity Continues… http://oneworld.blogsome.com/2007/10/19/yerevans-municipal-development-the-insanity-continues/ Journalism and Photography from Armenia and the Surrounding Region Wed, 25 Jan 2012 20:58:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5.1-alpha by: Global Voices Online http://oneworld.blogsome.com/2007/10/19/yerevans-municipal-development-the-insanity-continues/#comment-4864 Mon, 22 Oct 2007 03:35:48 +0100 http://oneworld.blogsome.com/2007/10/19/yerevans-municipal-development-the-insanity-continues/#comment-4864 <strong>Going Underground &#8212; Construction Chaos in Armenia</strong> Zarchka at Life Around Me reports that new construction of an underpass in the center of the Armenian capital has hit a snag. Quite a big one, actually. To be precise, the Yerevan Metro. Oneworld Multimedia posts a video of some of the chaos that the c... Going Underground — Construction Chaos in Armenia

Zarchka at Life Around Me reports that new construction of an underpass in the center of the Armenian capital has hit a snag. Quite a big one, actually. To be precise, the Yerevan Metro.
Oneworld Multimedia posts a video of some of the chaos that the c…

]]> by: Paul http://oneworld.blogsome.com/2007/10/19/yerevans-municipal-development-the-insanity-continues/#comment-4854 Fri, 19 Oct 2007 18:38:00 +0100 http://oneworld.blogsome.com/2007/10/19/yerevans-municipal-development-the-insanity-continues/#comment-4854 What a hopeful assessment, either way. The much talked about Armenian apathy is usually something I don't blame them for, they've been a lot and really there isn't much they can do about their leaders- however this is just ridiculous. They are being put through idiocy which is only costing a struggling country loads of money while inconveniencing the entire population but no one does anything. I think when it gets to this point of downright bizarre behavior someone needs to say something, this is their city too and they should let these guys know. Of course it's easy for diasporans to say that, a whole different thing actually doing so in Armenia but come on- just because you are subject to authoritarian leaders doesn't mean you can't make things difficult for them. And where's diasporan pressure when you need it? One thing dismaying about the possible killing of the genocide bill is that this means who knows how many more years on just concentrating on that. Isn't there some sort of balance between that and making sure the insanity in Armenia is kept under control? Armenian Tree Project seems to be good because it protests the various natural abuses and have at least one major victory against the government under their belt- but where are the others? If ATP could do it why can't other groups push for more responsible government? I am not sure who would be the one to do it- perhaps the Assembly- but since their officials have told me their org's position is of support for the Armenian government no matter who is in office I doubt they'd undertake such a necessary project. Which is sad, where's the accountability? If the diaspora doesn't do it (and they certainly have a lot of leverage), no one will. What a hopeful assessment, either way. The much talked about Armenian apathy is usually something I don’t blame them for, they’ve been a lot and really there isn’t much they can do about their leaders- however this is just ridiculous. They are being put through idiocy which is only costing a struggling country loads of money while inconveniencing the entire population but no one does anything. I think when it gets to this point of downright bizarre behavior someone needs to say something, this is their city too and they should let these guys know. Of course it’s easy for diasporans to say that, a whole different thing actually doing so in Armenia but come on- just because you are subject to authoritarian leaders doesn’t mean you can’t make things difficult for them. And where’s diasporan pressure when you need it? One thing dismaying about the possible killing of the genocide bill is that this means who knows how many more years on just concentrating on that. Isn’t there some sort of balance between that and making sure the insanity in Armenia is kept under control? Armenian Tree Project seems to be good because it protests the various natural abuses and have at least one major victory against the government under their belt- but where are the others? If ATP could do it why can’t other groups push for more responsible government? I am not sure who would be the one to do it- perhaps the Assembly- but since their officials have told me their org’s position is of support for the Armenian government no matter who is in office I doubt they’d undertake such a necessary project. Which is sad, where’s the accountability? If the diaspora doesn’t do it (and they certainly have a lot of leverage), no one will.

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