Do you think the Ossetians are our enemies?
Wednesday, August 20
“I do not think that Ossetians are our enemies. It’s all about geopolitical games, which transform small nations into mere pawns in the hands of great powers.”
Eka, student, 21
“Yes, they are. No one will persuade me that they are mere pawns in the hands of Russia and even if they wanted to they could not rebuild peaceful relations with Georgians. What they did is unforgivable and the history will judge them in a proper way.”
Maka, housewife, 45
“I could not say whether they are enemies or not, but their attitude towards the Georgian State since the end of the 80s of the previous century seems to indicate them as enemies. I would say ongoing events are all about elite rhetoric and nothing else.”
Marina, dentist, 38
“I don’t know. You know I hate the respect of Georgian people for others. We treat everyone tenderly, we pat everyone on the back and one day they don’t spare us. They kill us, rape us, shoot us. I don’t know. Are they our friends after all?!”
Nata, street vendor, 53
“Half of them hate us. We want to be blind, but it is an open truth that they hate us. Ossetians killed our young journalists. Why?! For what?! They will very soon realize that they are looking in the wrong direction – they don’t look for the enemy there, in Russia, where it really is. But this is our fate - in the end everyone betrays us.”
Nani, corrector, 58
“The people, no matter if they are Ossetian, Georgian or Russian, don’t consider one another as enemies. Their representatives spoil the relationship.”
Kako, pensioner, 77
Eka, student, 21
“Yes, they are. No one will persuade me that they are mere pawns in the hands of Russia and even if they wanted to they could not rebuild peaceful relations with Georgians. What they did is unforgivable and the history will judge them in a proper way.”
Maka, housewife, 45
“I could not say whether they are enemies or not, but their attitude towards the Georgian State since the end of the 80s of the previous century seems to indicate them as enemies. I would say ongoing events are all about elite rhetoric and nothing else.”
Marina, dentist, 38
“I don’t know. You know I hate the respect of Georgian people for others. We treat everyone tenderly, we pat everyone on the back and one day they don’t spare us. They kill us, rape us, shoot us. I don’t know. Are they our friends after all?!”
Nata, street vendor, 53
“Half of them hate us. We want to be blind, but it is an open truth that they hate us. Ossetians killed our young journalists. Why?! For what?! They will very soon realize that they are looking in the wrong direction – they don’t look for the enemy there, in Russia, where it really is. But this is our fate - in the end everyone betrays us.”
Nani, corrector, 58
“The people, no matter if they are Ossetian, Georgian or Russian, don’t consider one another as enemies. Their representatives spoil the relationship.”
Kako, pensioner, 77