Author: Qonyeyi » Tue Oct 30, 2012 6:17 pm
Oh wait. So you had to bring up the '' I have shehihds in my family, my arguement is more valid and sensitive than yours''. Quite frankly, do not get me wrong, and do not take it personally, but I do not give much for that arguement. I am sure many on these boards have had shehihds in their family in one way or another, or in other ways have had people from their families make a sacrifice for Kurds. I know I have, but I never bring it into a discussion because it never will become logical then. Again, a strawman's arguement. Same typical arguements are brought up whenever someone gets caught up in a corner, not knowing what to say or write. Again, I do not give one single thought ( in the discussion) towards that kind of '' give me pitty'' arguements.
( I might sound cynical, but please note that I am very sorry for your loses. I know how it feels.)
But let us again look at the way you think. Ok, I understand, you had people sacrifice their lives in your family and want to blame Ocalan for that. I remember I used to do the same back in the days. I mean, why would Ocalan not sacrifice his life when he asked other people to the same?
But then I thought, I can never put myself in the same shoes as other people who have suffered. Likewise, I can never put myself in the shoes of Apo in the moment he was caught.
What I do respect Apo for, is that he never gave up on the Kurdish cause. And somehow I am happy that he got caught and still is alive. I am happy that he got less patriarchal, less dictator-like and less arrogant. He might have been an intellectual and good leader back in the days, but he was too totalitarian somehow. In jail, he had the time to emphasize on his ideas, while the common leaderships of BDP, PKK and KCK could do their work.
In retrospect, I am happy that Apo did not take his own life. I am happy that PKK still regards him as a leader. Imagine what kind of internal battles and leader fauds would have happend inside PKK between the various leaders? I believe Apo was and is the only thing holding the Kurdish cause together. I think the PKK leaders ( Karayilan, Bahoz Erdal, Kalkan, Cemil Bayik) would have had an internal faud if they did not agree on Apo still being the leader even though he was in capture. And this faud would probably have destroyed PKK since different parts ( both inside and outside of NK) would side with different leaders.
Serok Apo, zincira koletiye qedant!
Nav Leyla ye, tu viyan e, rê-hevala Ôcalan e