{"id":8685,"date":"2009-01-26T15:11:48","date_gmt":"2009-01-26T12:11:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.turkishnews.com\/en\/content\/?p=8685"},"modified":"2023-07-26T11:47:51","modified_gmt":"2023-07-26T08:47:51","slug":"forget-armenia-turks-should-condemn-american-indian-genocide-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.turkishnews.com\/en\/content\/2009\/01\/26\/forget-armenia-turks-should-condemn-american-indian-genocide-2\/","title":{"rendered":"FORGET ARMENIA, TURKS SHOULD CONDEMN AMERICAN INDIAN GENOCIDE"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Massacre, Wounded Knee, South Dakota, December 1890<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n
Turkey is today beset on all sides by the shock doctrine strategy of the west, and from within by its US-backed marionette government. Now the Armenian Genocide issue has once again bubbled to the surface. Apologize! Apologize! yell the so-called Turkish liberals, egos stroked and, no doubt, palms greased by their western puppeteers. It\u2019s the same old drama with the same stodgy cast burbling the same trite lines. As usual, the Turkish government does nothing, thus contributing to the confusion, apathy, and fear that stalk the land. But that\u2019s the whole idea isn\u2019t it?<\/p>\n

Turkish people! Instead of handwringing and moaning, ACT! Turkish people, you heirs of the Atat\u00fcrk Revolution, Mustafa Kemal Atat\u00fcrk gave you the right (and responsibility) to save your country. https:\/\/yunus.hacettepe.edu.tr\/~sadi\/dizeler\/hitabe2.html ) Fight the rush-to-judgment efforts of the Armenian Genocide lobby. Every \u201cTurkish child of future generations\u201d should demand that their parliament immediately enact a resolution that condemns the American Indian Genocide. Turkish people\u2026ACT! Defend your country against the dark powers that Mustafa Kemal Atat\u00fcrk foresaw over eighty years ago. The facts of the catastrophe done to the American Indians are in plain sight and beyond dispute. Spain, Portugal, England, and, most importantly, the United States of America should stand condemned in the eyes of the world for the crimes committed against the aboriginal population in the Americas.<\/p>\n

More than 200 million Indians lost their lives on the combined North, Central, and South American continents after Columbus landed in 1492. The Indians in South and Central America were mostly enslaved to extract precious metals. The Indians in North America were displaced, starved, and slaughtered to make way for the enormous flow of European immigrants. Vast numbers died from European diseases, perhaps the first weapon of mass destruction, in this case, biological warfare. Surely Turkey has the right to defend itself from the Western claims of genocide, given the historically bloody hand of the West.<\/p>\n

From approximately 15-18 million North American Indians present in the days of Columbus, only 190,000 were left in the territorial United States in 1890. The destruction of the Southern Indians (the Cherokee, Choctaw, Chickasaw, and Creek tribes) resulted in the seizure and clearance of their enormously fertile forest lands (the Southern black belt) in order to expand both slavery and cotton production in Arkansas, Alabama, and Mississippi. In this manner, the red and black races were displaced, enslaved, and murdered in order for white America to prosper. The proof of this assertion is fully documented and unassailable.<\/p>\n

On the other hand, Turkey has welcomed the persecuted minorities of many nations. The same year that the destruction of the American Indians began, 1492, Turkey\u2019s Sultan Bayezit II accepted with kindness and consideration the Jews expelled from Spain and Portugal. Similar compassion was rendered to Jews centuries later who fled Hitler\u2019s genocide. Surely Turkey has the right, the responsibility, and moral authority to counter the orchestrated, poorly documented, rush-to-judgment of the Armenian Lobby and its collaborators, both western and Turkish.<\/p>\n

The horrific destruction of the sophisticated Native American cultural system was encouraged by the government of the United States, particularly under the administration of that so-called champion of so-called democracy, Andrew Jackson. By 1890, the American Indians were finished. Their numbers had been reduced by 98 percent over the 400 years since Columbus landed. By 1890 the United States government had seized 98 percent of their land. No greater genocide or land grab has existed in the history of the world. Surely Turkey has the right to challenge the unproven claim of so-called genocide by affirming through parliamentary resolution the well-documented genocide of an entire race of people by an act of policy by the government of the United States of America.<\/p>\n

It is high time that Turkey takes the offensive on the matter of genocide. In this day of widespread destruction, it is high time to remind America, Americans, and their government, that they are up to their ancestral elbows in the blood of the American Indians. The Turkish government must condemn the American Indian Genocide, or itself be condemned. And if you, the Turkish people, think that makes you a traitor, then read again Naz\u0131m Hikmet\u2019s magnificent poem, Vatan Haini (\u201cTraitor\u201d) below, along with Atat\u00fcrk\u2019s statement of your \u201cprimary duty.\u201d<\/p>\n

Cem Ryan, Ph.D.
\nIstanbul
\n21 December 2008<\/p><\/div>\n

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TRAITOR<\/strong><\/div>\n

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\n<\/strong>\u201cNazim Hikmet is still continuing to be a traitor,
\nWe are a half-colony of American imperialism, said Hikmet.
\nNazim Hikmet is still continuing to be a traitor.\u201d
\nThis came out in one of the Ankara newspapers,
\nOver three columns, in a pitch-black screaming streamer.
\nIn an Ankara newspaper, beside a photograph of Admiral Williamson,
\nsmiling in 66 square centimeters, his mouth in his ears,
\nthe American admiral.
\nAmerica gave 120 million lira to our budget, 120 million lira.
\n\u201cWe are a half-colony of American imperialism, said Hikmet.
\nNazim Hikmet is still continuing to be a traitor.\u201d<\/p>\n

Yes, I am a traitor, if you are a patriot, if you are a defender of our homeland,
\nI am a traitor to my homeland, I am a traitor to my country.
\nIf patriotism is your farms,
\nif the valuables in your safes and your bank accounts is patriotism,
\nif patriotism is dying from hunger by the side of the road,
\nif patriotism is trembling in the cold like a cur and shivering from malaria in the summer,
\nif sucking our scarlet blood in your factories is patriotism,
\nif patriotism is the claws of your village lords,
\nif patriotism is the catechism, if patriotism is the police club,
\nif your allocations and your salaries are patriotism,
\nif patriotism is American bases, American bombs, and American missiles,
\nif patriotism is not escaping from our stinking black-minded ignorance,
\nthen I am a traitor.
\nWrite it over three columns, in a pitch-black screaming streamer,
\nNazim Hikmet is continuing to be a traitor, STILL!<\/p>\n

Nazim Hikmet
\n28 July 1962<\/p>\n

(Translation: H\u00fcda Cereb and James Ryan, 1 June 2005)<\/p>\n

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ATAT\u00dcRK’S SPEECH TO TURKISH YOUTH
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O Turkish Youth! Your first duty is ever to preserve and defend the national independence, the Turkish Republic.<\/p>\n

That is the sole foundation of your existence and your future. This foundation is your most precious treasure. In the future, too, there will be ill-will, both in the country itself and abroad, which will try to tear this treasure from you. If one day you are compelled to defend your independence and the Republic, then, in order to fulfill your duty, you will have to look beyond the possibilities and conditions in which you might find yourself.<\/p><\/div>\n

It may be that these conditions and possibilities are altogether unfavorable. It may be that the enemies who desire to destroy your independence and your Republic represent the strongest force that the earth has ever seen; that they have through craft and force, taken possession of all the fortresses and arsenals of the homeland; that all its armies are scattered and the country actually and completely occupied.<\/div>\n
Assuming, in order to look still darker possibilities in the face, that those who hold the power of Government within the country have fallen into error, that they are fools or traitors, yes, even that these leading persons may identify their personal interests with the enemy’s political goals, it might happen that the nation came into complete privation, into the most extreme distress; that it found itself in a condition of ruin and complete exhaustion.<\/p>\n

Even under those circumstances, O Turkish child of future generations, it is your duty to save the independence of the Turkish Republic.<\/p>\n

The strength that you will need for this is mighty in the noble blood which flows in your veins.<\/p>\n

Mustafa Kemal Atat\u00fcrk<\/p><\/div>\n

From\u201cThe Great Speech\u201d
\n20 October 1927<\/p>\n

https:\/\/yunus.hacettepe.edu.tr\/~sadi\/dizeler\/hitabe2.html<\/p><\/div>\n

VATAN HA\u0130N\u0130<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cN\u00e2z\u0131m Hikmet vatan hainli\u011fine devam ediyor h\u00e2l\u00e2.
\nAmerikan emperyalizminin yar\u0131 s\u00f6m\u00fcrgesiyiz,\u201d dedi Hikmet.
\n\u201cN\u00e2z\u0131m Hikmet vatan hainli\u011fine devam ediyor h\u00e2l\u00e2.\u201d
\nBir Ankara gazetesinde \u00e7\u0131kt\u0131 bunlar, \u00fc\u00e7 s\u00fctun \u00fcst\u00fcne, kapkara hayk\u0131ran puntolarla,
\nb\u0131r Ankara gazetesinde, foto\u011fraf\u0131 yan\u0131nda Amiral Vilyamson\u2019un
\n66 santimetre karede g\u00fcl\u00fcyor, a\u011fz\u0131 kulaklar\u0131nda, Amerikan amirali
\nAmerika, b\u00fct\u00e7emize 120 milyon lira hibe etti, 120 milyon lira.
\n\u201cAmerikan emperyalizminin yari s\u00f6murgesiyiz, dedi Hikmet
\nN\u00e2z\u0131m Hikmet vatan hainli\u011fine devam ediyor h\u00e2l\u00e2.\u201d<\/p>\n

Evet, vatan hainli\u011fine, siz vatanperverseniz, siz yurtseverseniz, ben yurt
\nhainiyim, ben vatan hainiyim.
\nVatan ciftliklerinizse,
\nkasalar\u0131n\u0131z\u0131n ve \u00e7ek defterlerinizin i\u00e7indekilerse vatan,
\nvatan, \u015fose boylar\u0131nda gebermekse a\u00e7l\u0131ktan,
\nvatan, so\u011fukta it gibi titremek ve s\u0131tmadan k\u0131vranmaksa yaz\u0131n,
\nfabrikalr\u0131n\u0131zda al kan\u0131m\u0131z\u0131 i\u00e7mekse vatan,
\nvatan t\u0131rnaklar\u0131ysa a\u011falar\u0131n\u0131z\u0131n,
\nvatan, m\u0131zrakl\u0131 ilm\u00fchalse, vatan, polis copuysa,
\n\u00f6deneklerinizse, maa\u015flar\u0131n\u0131zsa vatan,
\nvatan, Amerikan \u00fcsleri, Amerikan bombas\u0131, American donanmas\u0131 topuysa,
\nvatan, kurtulmamaksa kokmu\u015f karanl\u0131\u011f\u0131m\u0131zdan,
\nben vatan hainiyim.
\nYaz\u0131n \u00fc\u00e7 s\u00fctun \u00fcst\u00fcne kapkara hayk\u0131ran puntolarla:
\nN\u00e2z\u0131m Hikmet vatan hainli\u011fine devam ediyor h\u00e2l\u00e2.<\/p>\n

Naz\u0131m Hikmet<\/p><\/div>\n

28 Temmuz 1962<\/p>\n

https:\/\/nazimhikmet.fisek.com.tr\/siir\/vatanhaini.htm<\/p>\n

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ATAT\u00dcRK’\u00dcN GENCL\u0130\u011eE H\u0130TABES\u0130<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ey T\u00fcrk gen\u00e7li\u011fi! Birinci vazifen, T\u00fcrk istikl\u00e2lini, T\u00fcrk Cumhuriyet’ini, ilelebet, muhafaza ve m\u00fcdafaa etmektir.<\/p>\n

Mevcudiyetinin ve istikbalinin yeg\u00e2ne temeli budur.
\nBu temel, senin, en k\u0131ymetli hazinendir.
\n\u0130stikbalde dahi, seni bu hazineden mahrum etmek isteyecek, dahil\u00ee ve haric\u00ee bedhahlar\u0131n olacakt\u0131r. Bir g\u00fcn, istikl\u00e2l ve cumhuriyeti m\u00fcdafaa mecburiyetine d\u00fc\u015fersen, vazifeye at\u0131lmak i\u00e7in, i\u00e7inde bulunaca\u011f\u0131n vaziyetln imk\u00e2n ve \u015feraitini d\u00fc\u015f\u00fcnmeyeceksin!
\nBu imk\u00e2n ve \u015ferait, \u00e7ok n\u00e2m\u00fcsait bir mahiyette tezah\u00fcr edebilir.
\n\u0130stikl\u00e2l ve cumhuriyetine kastedecek d\u00fc\u015fmanlar, b\u00fct\u00fcn d\u00fcnyada emsali g\u00f6r\u00fclmemi\u015f bir galibiyetin m\u00fcmessili olabilirler. Cebren ve hile ile aziz vatan\u0131n, b\u00fct\u00fcn kaleleri zaptedilmi\u015f, b\u00fct\u00fcn tersanelerine girilmi\u015f, b\u00fct\u00fcn ordular\u0131 dag\u0131t\u0131lm\u0131\u015f ve memleketin her k\u00f6\u015fesi bilfiil i\u015fgal edilmi\u015f olabilir. B\u00fct\u00fcn bu \u015feraitten daha el\u00eem ve daha vahim olmak \u00fczere, memleketin dahilinde, iktidara sahip olanlar gaflet ve dal\u00e2let ve hatt\u00e2 hiyanet i\u00e7inde bulunabilirler.
\nHatta bu iktidar sahipleri \u015fahs\u00ee menfaatlerini, m\u00fcstevlilerin siyas\u00ee emelleriyle tevhit edebilirler. Millet, fakr \u00fc zaruret i\u00e7inde harap ve b\u00eetap d\u00fc\u015fm\u00fc\u015f olabilir.<\/p>\n

Ey T\u00fcrk istikbalinin evl\u00e2d\u0131! \u0130\u015fte, bu ahval ve \u015ferait i\u00e7inde dahi, vazifen; T\u00fcrk istikl\u00e2l ve cumhuriyetini kurtarmakt\u0131r!<\/p>\n

Muhta\u00e7 oldu\u011fun kudret, damarlar\u0131ndaki asil kanda, mevcuttur!<\/p>\n

Mustafa Kemal Atat\u00fcrk
\n\u201cNutuk\u201d
\n20 Ekim 1927<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Posted by Cem Ryan, Ph.D. Istanbul, Turkey godotawaits@gmail.com<\/span> <\/span> at 6:55 PM<\/abbr><\/span> <\/span> <\/span> <\/span> <\/span> <\/span> <\/span> <\/span><\/div>\n
Labels: Armenia<\/span>, armenian genocide<\/span>, armenian question<\/span>, ataturk<\/span>, nazim hikmet<\/span>, Turkey<\/span> <\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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2 comments:<\/h4>\n
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<\/a> Ergun Kirlikovali said… <\/dt>\n
Dear Cem Ryan,<\/p>\n

I appreciated and enjoyed your commentary and would like to publish it in my columns at www.turkla.com and www.turkishjournal.com in its entirety, if you give me your permission.<\/p>\n

Keep up the good work!<\/p>\n

Ergun KIRLIKOVALI: Ergun@turkla.com.
\n12-24-2008<\/p>\n<\/dd>\n

December 24, 2008 6:11 PM <\/span> <\/span> <\/span> <\/span> <\/dd>\n
<\/a> Anonymous said… <\/dt>\n
Turks Should Condemn American Indian Genocide, indeed but, if Armenian were as ‘lucky’ as native Americans, they would have Casinos and ‘tribal’ lands in Turkey. Armenian Genocide should never be forgotten and you’ll be rotting in hell for being Turkish government’s thug.<\/p>\n<\/dd>\n
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