Today in small group we finished the "Armenian Genocide" documentary with more information on the topic. One portion that got me interested was how that the leader that was in charge after the genocide totally denied that there was such a thing. Even though there was stone hard evidence of the crime, he stood his ground to what he was saying and believing. That is not ignorance, but denial. There was even a point where Turkey told the U.S. to back off on the accusations, otherwise their relations will be broken. But this is all after the genocide. Actions done by others in the past shouldn't reflect how the future generation will be. Most Armenians nowadays would just leave the situation be, as said in this article.
http://www.ppu.org.uk/genocide/g_armenia2.html
As the times change, friends become enemies and/or vice versa. Just like the Soviet Union and U.S. in the Cold War. So at the end of the day, those who committed the genocide are to blame, not the future generations. And that's the only thing they can do. Forget. Best to leave to historians. This goes for both the current Turks and Armenians. The key factor is that ignorance is not committed. Then knowledge of past mistakes are kept. The past is only useful and necessary when it involves helping shape the future. Not make it, but at least shape it.
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