Of course, if you think that the Armenian entry is the best song, that’s fine. Otherwise, we seem to once again missed the point of European Integration and being part of this competition. Wait a minute, what am I saying? The Eurovision song contest sucks big time, so who cares?

The benefits of any nation hosting Eurovision ( which is what we ultimately aim for ) are huge. Starting with the massive number of tourists in a short space of time, right through to the sheer amount of publicity that the country will get. Whether it sucks or not, Eurovision remains one of the most popular ( and is the largest) music competition in the world.

The Latvian experience, for example, allowed the country to prove that an Ex Soviet state was capable of organising and hosting such an event, and they ended up pulling off one of the best competitions ever. It’s also the best publicity campaign any national tourism board could ever ask for. It also put Latvia on the map for many that were unaware of it, and subconciously I do think that it helps people who are tired of politics and generally ignore the news…associate a nation with “Europe”…and In a wider sense, knowing that the competition is coming would undoubtedly “hurry along” certain improvements in infrastructure that Armenia requires, Whether this is morally correct or not.

It really angers me that I have recieved so few positive comments at all from Armenians worldwide, when ultimately the Greeks, Turks, Cypriots and such have been supporting their artists for years. (Anna Vissi, the Greek entry , for example, has been sent cards, flowers, chocolates, cash gifts from her compatriots here in London). I am not aware of one Armenian organisation who has bothered to support Andre or wish him luck.

It’s so rare for us to see Armenia on a world stage, for anything remotely positive… and I think Eurovision is a great chance to get Armenians together all over Europe. I’m going to be giving my little bro’s and sisters badges and they are really excited to be able to call up and actually vote for Armenia, it’s just nice for them to be able to see that, and tell their friends - most of whom haven’t even heard of the place.

Let’s vote for our favourite song next year, but for now, why don’t we give the lad who is just my age, 20, and probably crapping himself about going on stage to 150 million viewers ( yes ! ) a little support .

Therefore, I really doubt whether one Andre will change much for them and make them think of development only because next year many tourists may come… It will be a good news for the hotel owners (many of which, if not all, are in the government) but anyway… it’s a multilateral pain requiring more than one kind of remedy…

The quality of the song and its Armenian-ness is another issue but I will stop here. Just wish good luck to everyone and especially Andre for he is going to stage to 150 million people as you said!

Good Luck to Andre today too, and let future prove us worng in our pessimistic views
hargankneris havastike.
Meri

The idea of helping each other had and has correlation neither with Eurovision, nor with Andre.

However, if somebody felt that way, I do not regret.

No perfect nation, nor perfect country exists in this world.

When one faces a proble, the only way to overcome that problem is to find a reasonable solution.

Of course, the reasonable solution is the outcome of the critical thinking and the ability of being rational, optimistic, and altruistic.

Now, some people are very good at critiquing and judging. A very easy task, by the way.

Do you think these judgemnets are enough to deal with the problem?

I do not think so.
The critical thinking is healthy to some certain point. Once you cross that point, it is a TORTURE.

Enough is enough.
Do not torture others with your negative attitudes.
Do you know why?
For, we know our past and our present.
We know our current situation, and we know our government.

Insted,let’s build an infrostructure in our country.

Neglect the negative, try to consentrate on positive.
Is it easy? NO, NO, NO….

However, start from somewhere.

I do believe that optimistic and positive attitude with a critical mind can be usefull in dealing with the negative forces.

By the way, if one is engaged in philanthropic activities, no need to tell loudly.

God knows about that, and it is enough…