Like it or not Ethiopians are coming together to end Woyane rule. What is left for regime and its stooges is to continue pocking hole on Ethiopiawinet; pandering and instigating ethnic and religious divisions and conflicts to divert the issue of illegitimacy. As my uncle use to say, ‘ወያኔ ፈረስ ከገብስ ያጣላል’ In its desperate attempt to cover up the truth and avoid responsibility diversion became the only option left. የቸገረው እርጉዝ ያገባል?
I highly recommend the Professor and all Ethiopians to learn from an extraordinarily brave and bright young Ethiopian from Jijiga by the name Abdulahi Hussein. His farsightedness to see the danger of TPLF and its hand picked President of the ‘Somalia Region’ with no formal education raising havoc on our people. Abdulahi not only teaches us bravery at its best to defend our people and country but, show us his moral superiority. How is it a young Ethiopian see the best in Ethiopiawinet when Woyane apologists see gloom and doom in our unity and willing to preserve it? Truly, here is one Ethiopian gentleman we should be proud and role model for the generation to come for bright future to come. Frankly, he is the one that deserves a Foundation for leadership not Melse Zenawi.
In contrast, apologists of the fake Ethnic Federalism of the regime want to have their cake and eat it too. Either they are as confused as the regime itself or conspiring with the regime’s bigger mission to fit every thing to the Woyane dream of colonizing Ethiopians. Both ways, they are losers; as individuals, as citizens, as professionals, as Ethiopians and as human beings.
To his credit, the Professor doesn’t deny the many flaws of the TPLF regime. But, it is not clear whether he is teasing us in things that don’t matter to cover up the bigger issue or he is genuinely ignorant to see only the flaws he knows and considers to be important in his eyes. Regardless, he seems convinced the regime is legitimate enough and crimes free enough not to vacate power but only requires cosmetic change. The problem with that argument is the law maker, the judge and the prosecutor and the informer of the national affair happens to be only TPLF itself. Under such scenario, any one can understand if the argument came from an average Joe. But, coming from a ‘high caliber’ Professor not only neglects professional duty but, it is in bad taste.
The question is, are our learned men and women going to elevate us to the higher ground or keep us down; pandering for one form of tyranny or another (ethnic or otherwise) to indulge themselves with what their chosen tyranny offers in defiance with the rule of law, democracy and the rights of our people to be free?
Consciences are building among average Ethiopians the atrociously corrupt and self declared illegitimate minority regime isn’t going to decide the fate of our people, period. By choice or by force Woyane will surrender for the will of the people and accept its faith. The sooner that reality sinks in the head of the Professor or all of us the better everyone will be. Therefore, what is ‘comfortable’ to the Professor or any other that believes cosmetic change to the rotten TPLF’s Ethnic Federalism would preserve the self declared minority tyranny and mitigate the illegitimacy and the crimes of the regime against the people of Ethiopia is pipedream.
The best the Professor and his elk should ask for is how to live with democracy in their chosen ethnic region if they believe their ethnicity defines their Ethiopiawient. But, what they can’t do is recruit worthless individuals from one ethnic group or another of their liking to undermine Ethiopians that rightly consider the regime illegitimate or attempt to define Ethiopians by our ethnicity to suite Woyane under fake Ethnic Federalism. Moreover, as one of the drafter of the failed TPLF/EPDRF Ethnic Federal constitution, the Professor should be the last person to argue ‘breaking political barrier and taboos’ and attempt to salvage the regime. It is better left to other Ethiopians that have noting to do with TPLF or any other party that caused havoc on the people of Ethiopia. After all, we hope the Professor is aware of the concept of Conflict of Interest. We can’t be the judge, the jury and the prosecutor of what we do and expect to have creditability.
Only delusional individuals and groups believe their own illusion to make something out of nothing. The falsification of history to undermine Ethiopiawinet might have served the short term political and economical end of TPLF and its associates but, it would be wise to tell the truth now or never. The more one skirt the truth to cover up for TPLF and its deviant agenda the more s/he will be responsible for the crimes against the people of Ethiopia.
In conclusion, Ethiopians showed our extreme tolerance for the most egregious crime against our people and nation by Woyane and associates. What Woyane and its apologist doesn’t seem to understand is Ethiopians survived Woyane’s onslaught with honor. Can Woyane survive Ethiopians unity and our demand for democracy?
Instigating conflicts among Ethiopians may have worked to get Woyane where it is now or to prolong its rule but, it wouldn’t stop Ethiopians from coming together after Woyane. If Ethiopians from all walks of life coming together as one people and one nation frightens Woyane and its stooges they might as well renounce their nationality and look for a place that accommodate their deviant behavior. After all, historically Ethiopians always came together when their survival is in question by foreign enemy. Woyane would be the first domestic enemy to find out our survival doesn’t distinguish domestic from foreign enemy.
As the brave Ethiopian journalist Esknder Nega said the truth will prevails, so Ethiopia