I am having an unbelievable case of insomnia now, with my head just whirling with thoughts, so maybe logging will settle my mind and wear me out enough to sleep.
My site has a rather large section on the Armenian Genocide. I have gotten all sorts of feedback about it from Turks over the years. Hate mail, threats, name-calling, and even apologies. This week I got a combo name-calling (liar) threat (take me to court for lying) and after a few back and forth e-mails, I got a sincere apology from the guy. It is such an amazing feeling knowing that yet another of a quickly growing number of Turks now knows what the whole world has know for almost a hundred years now. The Turkish government has been able to censor things within Turkey very well this whole time, but now with so many Turks abroad, and so many Turks on the internet, they cannot hide the truth from their own people any longer. The lesson to be learned here is that if you learn your history well, and can speak authoritatively and calmly, you can change minds and make a difference. Honestly, the apologies from Turks, often from out of the blue (no previous correspondences) do make me feel better, and give me a hope for the future of our nations. These events cannot be ignored or forgotten, but they can be discussed and forgiven. Even though it was not todays Turks who were responsible, it is todays Turks who must take responsibility... and today, at least one more did just that.
Another piece of good news is that in the past two days my site has again had a huge jump in visitors. A whopping 30% increase from out of the blue. I can't figure our what is causing it, nor if it will last, but meanwhile I am not complaining.
Now lets hope I can get some sleeo.
My site has a rather large section on the Armenian Genocide. I have gotten all sorts of feedback about it from Turks over the years. Hate mail, threats, name-calling, and even apologies. This week I got a combo name-calling (liar) threat (take me to court for lying) and after a few back and forth e-mails, I got a sincere apology from the guy. It is such an amazing feeling knowing that yet another of a quickly growing number of Turks now knows what the whole world has know for almost a hundred years now. The Turkish government has been able to censor things within Turkey very well this whole time, but now with so many Turks abroad, and so many Turks on the internet, they cannot hide the truth from their own people any longer. The lesson to be learned here is that if you learn your history well, and can speak authoritatively and calmly, you can change minds and make a difference. Honestly, the apologies from Turks, often from out of the blue (no previous correspondences) do make me feel better, and give me a hope for the future of our nations. These events cannot be ignored or forgotten, but they can be discussed and forgiven. Even though it was not todays Turks who were responsible, it is todays Turks who must take responsibility... and today, at least one more did just that.
Another piece of good news is that in the past two days my site has again had a huge jump in visitors. A whopping 30% increase from out of the blue. I can't figure our what is causing it, nor if it will last, but meanwhile I am not complaining.
Now lets hope I can get some sleeo.
posted by Raffi K. at 2:19 AM
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