Source – trueactivist.com
– System of a Down is one of the most popular anarchist metal bands of all time, and while many people understand the basics of their philosophy, many are still unaware of the historical struggle that has motivated them since day one.
The Turkish government continues to deny that this genocide even happened, although it is formally recognized by historians all over the world. This spring, System of a Down will be kicking off their “Wake Up Souls” tour, to commemorate the 100th year anniversary of this tragic genocide and raise awareness about what happened.
Speaking with Rolling Stone magazine, drummer John Dolmayan said “This is something that transcends the music. This is more important than a next System of a Down album. This is something that is far-reaching and even bigger than the Armenian genocide itself … We want to help prevent what happened to the Armenians happening to other people.”
“It stays with you, it’s still with me today, because of the stories that we did hear [from our families],” he added.
John Vibes writes for True Activist and is an author, researcher and investigative journalist who takes a special interest in the counter culture and the drug war.
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The Armenian Genocide of 1915
- Long before Rwanda and Bosnia and the Holocaust, the first genocide of the twentieth century occurred in Turkish Armenia in 1915. The essays in this collection examine how Americans learned of this catastrophe and tried to help its victims. Knowledge and compassion, however, were not enough to stop the killings, and a terrible precedent was born in 1915. The Armenian genocide has haunted the U.S. and other Western countries throughout the twentieth century.
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