As a people we must be able to believe in principle and seriously consider that passion should be driven by principle and surrounded by reason. Otherwise, too much passion with no principle or rational reasoning will make the Diaspora Ethiopians to remain emotional and blind fighters. We should not let loose lips sink the ship called Ethiopia that we are all sailing on for as long as we are breathing and alive. Why am I writing this article? What motivated me to share this very opinion with you all? The answer is clear. I feel that there is a missing link in our political outlook.
As a matter of fact, there are opposition groups that remain opportunistic and only contribute to enhance destructive political ploys by painting subsequent black images of episodes taking place inside
As far as I see it we need to strive for change and change must be transformed through peaceful means at any cost. Particularly, we (people in Diaspora) are actually missing the middle ground on various national and regional issues as most of us run into emotion rather than attempting to be governed by objective reasoning. Extremism/emotionalism is nothing more than an expression of ignorance and greed; what so ever its basis may be. We should not go for bulldozer politics. Rather we should be responsible and rational in opposing or supporting any political opinions/groups regarding this beautiful country that has been and still is suffering in all aspects due to ignorance and greed, but nothing else. Thus, we need to be inclusive rather than exclusive, objective rather than subjective, rational rather than emotional. At the end of the day the middle ground will come as the result of our zealous efforts. Whenever we want to contribute especially to the political discourse of our country, I think, our objective should be how to break the conflict trap rather than how to generate further conflicts by adding fuel to the already burning fire.
Indeed TPLF was born and brought-up by Shaabia inside
We know for sure that Shaabia, the mother source of all misery and suffering in the region as a whole, has a very short life to live. Just now Shaabia is vesting all its interests in the border issue. And if Shaabia and TPLF go to war once again Afewarki is ascertained that this time round the death tall of TPLF army will be more than what it was during the 1998-2000 war. In fact Afewarki is sure that no Eritrean blood will be spilled this time as he has what he calls: the gallant Ethiopian opposition groups inside
All told, the night may be long but surely and eventually, a day will come soon when
This is a good opinion, an honest attempt to find a solution. The diaspora should stop being used by Eritrea the mother of all evil in the horn of Africa. Eritrea is an enemy to all Ethiopian.
Afeworki, the face of hate and war mongerer must be deposed instantly. Isolation alone is not enough.
This is an excellent article I ever read on this issue thus far. It gives food for rekindling thought in those recently hatched “born again opposition” preachers telling us to join their “born again vocal opposition”. These people don’t want to see the cliff for the grass nor do they differentiate the tree for the forest. All they try to bravado is simply to topple the current regime without due preparation and reinforcement. All they tell us to blindly create alliance with Afeworki taking the old slogan: My enemys enemy is my friend. For them politics has no principles as they believe that there is no permanent enemy as such. So without taking due concern to what may come out as a result regarding the Assab Port or the un-demarcated border issues they want to befriend themselves with Afeworki as it befits his agenda. According to these newly hatched “born again opposition we are told that there is no permanent enemy. What loose cannon politics. To them there is no uphill move since they are told G7 is readily promised to resolve such critical political matters with Afewarki once TPLF is toppled and gone from power. Born again political opposition disciples please go and fool the politically evergreen heads. Afewarki is not that trustworthy to stand by and take his words to go easy and deal with.
Leave the way for those who are properly preparing to challenge TPLF and take it to its demise.