Sometimes you know you’re really going to strike a chord with something. I thought that about my commentary Monday on the anniversary of the Armenian Genocide, and the shameful failure of both the Turkish and U.S. governments to acknowledge that horror.
Sure enough, the phone rang off the desk all day Monday, and I also got several e-mails, all praising the piece. Most were from Armenian Americans, but some were from odars like me who just get agitated by injustice on a grand and dreadful scale.
Usually when readers phone or e-mail, it’s to call me names. That comes with the territory of the Opinion pages. I thank the people who took the time to offer all those kind words this time. They were a nice change of pace. And here’s hoping that recognition will someday come and justice will be done, for the memories of the victims, the peace of mind of their descendants and for the integrity of history.
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