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Armenia and Azerbaijan. A poor understanding.

Nagorno-Karabakh, the story that fluttered by not all that long ago, where both the war and its stories shared in their brief lives. People shared their opinions, as expected, often carelessly, and then moved on. Michigan Senator Gary Peters follows that same thread, sharing his views on a distant land and culture, which he finds alien, before taking the next flight home to Michigan.

There's nothing terribly wrong with expressing solidarity with the Armenians, but doing so without a full understanding is quite immature. It's not just remarkably immature, but perhaps typically American as well. When we engage with such matters, we swiftly, almost as if our actions were timed, take a look and pick a side. It's a curious and peculiar process as if we actively attempt to build an opinion without much care.

I don't fully comprehend the matter at hand in Nagorno-Karabakh, nor do I know a great deal about the messy situation between Armenia and Azerbaijan. Yet, Senator Gary Peters, almost instinctively and with some sly prejudice, denounces the attacks on the “evident” victim, negating the fact that there is no such obvious victim. Attempts to suggest otherwise are often overdone and poorly planned. This crisis is an utter mess, and a well-considered response, even if it doesn't align with Michigan’s Armenian population's views, can surely wait.