Biden vows to recognize Armenian genocide if elected president

[RandySF]

Former Vice President Joe Biden vowed to officially recognize the 1915 Armenian genocide if elected to the White House, a move past presidents have avoided for years.

“If we do not fully acknowledge, commemorate, and teach our children about genocide, the words ‘never again’ lose their meaning," Biden wrote in a Medium post. "The facts must be as clear and as powerful for future generations as for those whose memories are seared by tragedy.

“If elected, I pledge to support a resolution recognizing the Armenian Genocide and will make universal human rights a top priority for my administration," he continued.

An estimated 3 million Armenians, Assyrians and Greeks were killed by the Ottoman Empire in the early 1900s, though presidents have been reluctant to label the massacre a genocide for political reasons.

President Trump dubbed the killing as “one of the worst mass atrocities of the 20th century” in a statement, and former President Obama never declared the slaughter as a genocide despite vowing to do so on the campaign trail.

The House and Senate both passed a resolution last year dubbing the 1915 killings a genocide, but the Trump administration distanced itself from the bill.



https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/494627-biden-vows-to-recognize-armenian-genocide-if-elected-president

[Aristus]

1. Good. Turkey doesn't have anything we really need.

Fuck 'em. It's about time to call the murder of one million people what it is: genocide.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

3. My sentiments exactly.

And my Congresswoman, Ilhan Omar, voted "present" when the House took up the resolution because she thought other genocides weren't getting enough recognition. I'll probably be supporting one of her primary challengers this time around (for other reasons as well).

[Aristus]

6. That was bad chess.

By voting to acknowledge the Armenian Genocide, she would have helped open the door to awareness of other cases of genocide.

Unfortunately, she adopted the "What? You care about AIDS? That means you hate all other charitable causes, doesn't it? DOESN'T IT?" approach.

[Budi]

2. Waiting to hear Cenk Uyger respond....hmmm

Didn't he & a few of his TYT's take issue with Armenian genocide recognition a year or so ago?

Seems there was some reaction to this topic.

Anyone remenber?

[abqtommy]

4. You go, Joe, and let the chips fall where they may...

[Cha]

5. Thank you, Joe Biden!

[Budi]

7. Yes. About time. Thank you

[ItsjustMe]

8. I made the mistake of

Reading the comments on The Hill.

[Xolodno]

9. Good.

A lot of my exiled Russian ancestors hid a lot of Armenians....which could have gotten them killed as well.

A former co-worker of mine, her great-grandfather and great-grandmother met on a beach, looking for a ship close enough to swim out to, in order to escape. They found that ship.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

10. Erdogan ain't going to be too happy

But that's the way it goes.