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A really important message

Hey all,

You know who i am (i guess if you’re following me), but you may not know that i am a proud Armenian. You also may not know about the significance of today, April 24. 

April 24 is Armenian Genocide Remembrance day. One hundred years ago on this day, the Ottoman government (what is now Turkey) started the systematic elimination of my people. They took our land and 1.5 million of our lives over the next four years. My family is originally from Musa Dagh, one of the places least affected by the Genocide. This is where my ancestors stood against the Turkish armies bent on their extermination. 

I am immensely proud of my heritage. I am also incredibly ashamed of the United States and all other countries who refuse the historical facts of this time in history. I ask you to educate yourself on this topic, and see it for what it was. A good place to start would be Ambassador Morgenthau’s Story. These are the memoirs of the US ambassador to the Ottoman Empire during the time of the genocide. Another source would be to read or watch Forty Days of Musa Dagh. This novel by Franz Werfel is based heavily in historical fact and shows what we have been through. 

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