The Armenian Genocide Analysis

Although authors like those cited in this paper support and tell the narratives of the victims, many scholars do not and tend to side with the high ranking officials of Turkey, like Lowry and Kandemir. Adalian mentions that “some authors have gone so far as to place the blame for the genocide on the victims themselves, describing the deportations and massacres as self-inflicted…” (p.138). Decisions made by authors to illustrate the Armenian genocide as anything other than a violent tragedy gives the concept of victim blaming the Armenians a life of its own that will continue to live on long passed the authors themselves. Scholars have an extremely important role in the scope of history and justice and that is to paint an accurate picture of
the events that have taken place and in doing so, they give retribution to those who have fallen. An error such as blaming the victims of genocide is one that takes on a life of its own and that idea will continue to perpetuate itself in the minds of all who read the works of scholars like these. Staub comments on how “extremely negative statements about groups are not discredited” and “they can affect basic, general attitudes and beliefs more than moderate statements,” (p.157). Although these authors probably learned to blame Armenians, and never stopped to question it, they too are teaching others to blame Armenians, and the cycle continues.