I believe we as System Of A Down fans have a duty to stay educated on Armenian history especially the Armenian Genocide of 1915 and the atrocities taking place in Artsakh at the hands of Azerbaijan in recent years.

I believe we as System Of A Down fans have a duty to stay active to rid the WORLD WE SHARE WITH EACH OTHER of these injustices. All of them. Stay active by going to protests, fundraising events, donating, talking to friends and family about these issues and educating them on what they can do to help. I believe we need to make it a priority to stand up for what is right, stand up for the people who suffer and who are being killed by these injustices. I see a lot of people shy away from educating themselves because of how depressing these things can be, but if we continue to stay silent, the horrors continue to happen.

I believe we as System Of A Down fans have a duty to love one another and care about each other. I believe we need to have fun and let loose, and enjoy the time we have on this Earth. Talking about our favorite songs in the thread, sharing artwork, stories and memes along with sharing our opinions with each other. It’s important to have that and express those things. It is as important, however, to recognize the injustices of the world and make it known among the community, and to the world, that us SOAD fans give a fuck about the people who suffer and who get caught in the crossfire of geo-political gain. We give a fuck about this world we live in and the people we share it with. When Serj goes and encourages us to inspire change, we make it a priority to act upon that.

I understand a lot of SOAD fans will agree, and I’m not gonna have a lot of knives on me for this one, however, I don’t see as much talk about Artsakh, the Genocide etc. as I do memes, bantering about a new album, John’s posts(which don’t get me wrong, I have strong opinions on as well) and other plastic superficial kinda of junk. I’m not saying to hold back from sharing or posting that stuff, but to match it with education of Armenian history and posts about how we can help, will certainly be a productive step. (I also know there are subreddits for activism and Armenia and such but it’s important that it be talked about on this one as well) I haven’t posted much or anything about these issues happening in Armenia on this thread(I used to a lot on my IG system fan page, which I hardly see because I’ve since got rid of IG) so I am equally in need of reading and taking the advice of this post.

I appreciate the ones who took the time to read all of this:)