They say we had already seen everything in the political arena, but Robert Kocharyan’s “propaganda wing” proves every day that the supply of astonishing “gems” is far from over.
Recently, a new “star” has emerged in the trend — a certain Karine Tonoyan. What does this lady do? Very simple: anyone who dares to voice an opinion different from Kocharyan’s “sacred and unshakable truth” instantly becomes the target of her verbal assaults.
On social media, she behaves as if she were truly invisible, convinced that hurling insults will somehow bring her political bonus points. It’s reminiscent of the school kid who stayed quiet in class but became a “hero” in online games.
In reality, this is not “propaganda” at all, but a festival of political illiteracy. Kocharyan’s team’s logic goes something like this: counter with facts? — too difficult; present political programs? — none yet; what remains? — insults.
And so, our “heroine” and her peers spend day and night “punishing” other people’s opinions, convinced that this will persuade the public of Kocharyan’s greatness.
But the reality is the exact opposite: the more vulgar they get, the clearer it becomes that what surrounds Kocharyan is not a political force, but a collective of insults.
Society has long understood: if you respond to opponents with profanity, it means you have no facts. And if you have no facts, you have no place in politics.
Opinion Column by Ani Terteryan