Pashinyan claims Armenia's social mindset is "anti-state" due to colonial history

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan stated in parliament that public opinion in the country is largely opposed to the state, expressing his belief that Armenia's collective social mindset is anti-state.

Pashinyan explained that the country's social psychology, or the "genetics" of its social psychology, was shaped during a period when Armenia was under foreign rule, describing the experience of living in colonies for more than 600 years, Caliber.Az reports, citing Russian media.

"Our social subconscious is anti-state," Pashinyan remarked. "The nations we lived under were foreign to us. Our first instinct is to reject the state, even if we ourselves are the ones who created it."

This reflection highlights the deep-rooted historical influences on Armenia's societal psyche, where the legacy of colonial rule and foreign dominance has shaped the nation’s collective identity and attitudes towards governance.

Earlier, Nikol Pashinyan stated that today "a true Armenia is being created," contrasting it with "historical Armenia," and called on the Armenian people to abandon "historical" notions of the state.

By Aghakazim Guliyev