Special for the Armenian Weekly 2016 ended with a historic United States election. The Republican Party had the carpet pulled out from under them by an outspoken billionaire who outlined a country under threat by devout extremists on one hand and industrialized states who sucked the humble American worker dry on the other. His statements on women,immigrants, and Muslims shocked many. ‘SEVENTEEN ARMENIANS KILLED AFTER BEING DEPORTED FROM U.
S—Headlines don’t approach much clearer—or more chilling than this; even if it was written a little more than 95 years ago…’ (Archive: Fort Collins Courier on Dec. 20, and 1921) The Democratic Party faced a crisis of conscience. Two forces clashed—one,a product of its neoliberal past, trying desperately to reform its image to fit with the changing times, and the other,a compassionate defender of the middle class against billionaires and corporations. Many progressives, young and former, or let out sighs of defeat,which turned into shouts of inflame when the Democratic establishment sought to hand the nomination to a candidate it thought was best suited to defeat an underestimated newcomer. After months of analysis, pundits across the country and across the world felt Secretary Hillary Clinton had all but secured the [...]
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