UCLA's Sebouh Aslanian has posted a plea for Armenian democracy on Facebook. It is being shared there. I am bringing it here, in this thread. /1

https://history.ucla.edu/faculty/sebouh-aslanian

Aslanian (Part 1): "If one wants a scapegoat to blame, well there are earlier administrations that came before Pashinyan and all those oligarchs, big and small, whose existence has been parasitical for thirty years.” /2

Aslanian (Part 2): "The real test for Armenia now is to protect itself from itself." /2

Aslanian (Part 3): "Inflammatory rhetoric and irresponsible actions that might lead to a civil war, coup d'etat, or a counter coup and authoritarian crack down must be AVOIDED AT ALL COSTS." /3

Aslanian (Part 4): "It is my hope that in the coming days, those who can will act with dignity (too many young people have paid with their lives) and not succumb to the temptation of tearing each other down." /4