To Australia Rally CommitteePosted: Saturday, February 05, 2006 at 08:10 AM UT  “Nothing can be attained for Assyria, by hordes of citizens marching merely as Christians. The sane approach, in my opinion, would be to realign the rally or rallies, under the banners of nation Assyria, on behalf of the Assyrian and their religious co-brethren in Mesopotamia.” — Ivan Kakovitch
The following is one of the extracted paragraphs: "…Just one word of advice, tell them [the Assyrians and their co-national denominations] to call it a 'Christian Rally' in support of Iraq's Christians, it will make their life easier…" As an iconoclast nationalist, and a fervent believer in the nation Assyria, I question the soundness of the Australian Committee decision to conduct a rally in Sydney, and Melbourne, under the banners of Christianity. The name 'Christianity' is already in itself, a peevish, if not inflammatory denunciation of the marches that are taking place all over the world, by the fundamentalist-intrigued demonstrations, blasting and denouncing the non-Moslem media committing unpardonable sin against the faithful Moslems, by tainting the persona of the Prophet Mohammad, in a variety of distasteful caricatures. Encouraging Assyrian communities of Australia to march under the banners of Christianity, rather than nationals for Assyria, is demeaning, degrading, disastrous and decadent. Such a demonstration can only produce hatred, which might reverberate, and in time, bear a considerable and unpredictably, harsh consequences, entailing sufferings wrought upon Assyrians by disenfranchising them from the generally peaceful trends of livelihood among their Moslem neighbors, and causing a good deal of harm to them, in the occupied Iraq, if not anywhere else. Nothing can be attained for Assyria, by hordes of citizens marching merely as Christians. The sane approach, in my opinion, would be to realign the rally or rallies, under the banners of nation Assyria, on behalf of the Assyrian and their religious co-brethren in Mesopotamia. By this divergence, the Australian Committee for the rally might minimize the impact of gravity that shall ensue following such a demonstration, from the faithful Moslems, around the world, in general, and in Mesopotamia, in particular. Always bearing in mind that it is the Assyrian and their co-religionist communities that are suffering under the direst of conditions in the occupied Iraq, our outcries, energy, work, and motto ought to heighten their existence, by portraying their sufferings by the triple infringement of the Army of Occupation, The Kurdish Reclamation Boards, and the Errant Army of the Insurgents. Just as importantly, it is to serve notice to the 2 billion Christians of the world, that since they enshrine themselves in the Christian belief, over all else, it is they that must reaffirm their desire to safeguard and to protect, if not all the Christians, at least, those that are in an immediate danger, in Mesopotamia, where they are barely 4-5% of the total population of around 25 million Moslems.Guest Editorial Policy: We welcome guest editorials and letters sent via our contact system. We reserve the right to determine the relevance and publication of any Assyrian-related article received. Perspectives expressed in guest editorials (op-ed) and letters do not necessarily reflect this website's views. |
A Committee in Sydney, with the collaboration of some organizations in Melbourne, Australia, has been formed, coordinating a mass rally of the Assyrians and other co-national denominations, for Saturday, February 17, 2006.