RE-BRANDING TRANSGRESSIONS

IN ETHIOPIAN POLITICS

RE-BRANDING TRANSGRESSIONS

IN ETHIOPIAN POLITICS

Written by Dr. Abdulfetah Khalil

“If you cannot solve your problems peacefully.

You cannot solve them through war.”

–Somali Proverb

On the hills of Ethiopia, civil war and genocide are sadly and openly taking place. From the recent Gonder massacre (indiscriminately killing Muslims at funerals including Amahar Muslims) to the hills of the Oromia region. Abound evidence indicates that radical Amhara singers, extreme right-wing parties, and Fano terrorists under the deceptive banner of Ethiopian-ness (Ethiopiyawinet), call other diverse peoples of Ethiopia racist or ethnocentric. Under the veil of illusions and delusions of a unitary system and camouflaged with Ethiopiyawinet veil, which was proven as the worst form of racial and internal colonization system of the by-gone era, the Amhara elites are sweating to rebrand, recreate and resurrect mono-ethnic Ethiopia by force, and again the will of the diverse people of Ethiopia.

Especially Orthodox priests and Amharas elites are plotting and planning to dismantle diversity or multinational federal Ethiopia. The politics of erasing 82+ indigenous ethnics, essentially resurrecting and re-establishing only one culture, one religion, and one language. Ill-fully to reset to imperial mode, assorted killing strategies and propaganda are contaminating the airwaves. Assorted Amhara social media, the state media including Amhara TV, EBC, Fana TV, Walta TV., etc were misinforming the general public and hiding the realities of the Gonder massacre, and the destruction of Muslim properties. They are busy with disinformation and creating fictitious news against Muslims and the diverse people of Ethiopia.

Since the state media are congested with so-called Amhara journalists, they only reflect one identity (the Amhara identity), and in the process actually making the state media enemy number one of the diverse people of Ethiopia. The ultra-Amhara nationalists continue to promote distorted historical facts and manufactured history. They wish to re-live the fictitious and false history they had lived in the imperial regimes. They routinely ring false alarms that have become poisonous political rhetoric among the diverse people of Ethiopia. They have filled and contaminated the airwaves by mudslinging diversity and the supporters of Federal Ethiopia.

To begin with, the internal conquerors are repeating distorted and fabricated history, which is the center of all the problems in Ethiopia then and now. For example, a recently released Amharic song (Is it my Hararge, Hararge belongs to us, or is it another Hararge in Gonder?) reflects the motives and ill intention of bringing back marginalization and assimilation in Ethiopia. Basically, advocating dominance and resetting Amhara superiority. Specifically claiming all of Hararghe region as Amhara’s ancient property and territory. In particular, Jijiga, Harar, Dire Dawa, Deder, Kobo, Bedeno, Afar, Chiro, and many more; basically, claiming all of eastern Ethiopia, as their own property Sadly, it is a complete die-hard expansionist propaganda and disrespectful lyric. It strips off indigenous rights and faces off bigotry against the diverse peoples of Ethiopia! All are heartless and despicable tones!

In addition, the Ultra-Right political collections such as Bal’enderas, Melaaw Amhara, E-zema and Enat parties do also conform to the same within their manifestos. Their ultra-right manifestos have collapsed as voters shun all, and buried them as shown in the national election recently. The diverse people of Ethiopia are tired of such toxic songs, callous and outrageous ocean of lies, biased and distorted speeches from party leadership and the Amhara elites at large. It is time to condemn and fight back heartless claims, false demands, atrocious and genocidal messages being crystalized and propagated by the prime minister’s advisor, Daniel Kebrat, Orthodox Amhara priests, and the like. Daniel Kebrat’s views are the reflections of his religious mates; he has openly shown his hate for Muslims, Protestants, non-Amhara Orthodox, and all nations and nationalities except Orthodox Amhara. He is the fountain of hatred and the flag of evil in Ethiopia’s current politics. All these have manifested in the city of Gondar, and in the Tigray region. Gondar has become the hub of hate and the axis of evil in Ethiopia.

Why is Ethiopia bleeding and sliding?

Why is it on the verge of collapse?

Because of power thirst elites,

Promoting the ‘WILL’ of individual,

And, promoting the ‘WILL’ of one group,

Instead of the ‘WILL’ of the people;

Going against humanity and justice for all except for Orthodox Amharas and the misguided unitary supporters.

Then, which of the transgressions

would the deep state deny?

Power filled with deceptions,

Dishonesty and hypocrisy;

Pulling the country in disarray

Betrayals of the peoples’ promises,

Trashing the dynamics of diversity.

Dishonoring beauty,

Disrespecting equity and equality.

And, promoting one ethnic supremacy.

Then, which of the transgressions

would the deep state deny?

Dehumanizing several ethnicities

Demonizing Muslims

And, denying indigenous beliefs;

Erecha and the like,

Diminishing the rights of diversity,

Emulsifying colorful diversity,

Downplaying equity and equality

With unprecedented brutality.

Then, which of the transgressions

would the deep state deny?

The mother of all political disorders,

Marginalization and assimilation,

Packed with mono-cultural superiority,

Currently,

Attempting to resurrect and re-brand

Imperial Ethiopia of the 19^th century;

Striping the rights of minorities

Through propaganda, guns, tanks, and drones.

Then, which of the transgressions

would the deep state deny?

Toxicity and ignorance

Among extreme right-wing Ethiopianists,

Immorally and ignorantly believing

As if they are solo owners of the country;

Claiming the country as their own property;

By considering 80+ ethnics as settlers;

Though they themselves are the highlanders and internal invaders,

Who have resettled and scattered

Within multicultural anatomy,

Shattering multinational identities,

Frustrating and erasing diversity;

Dwarfing and monopolizing languages,

And, choke-holding multiple voices,

Through assassination and lock-ups.

Then, which of the transgressions

would the deep state deny?

Denying diversity political arena

And, subjugating others

Enforcing mono-culture identity

Insulting other traditions and norms;

Resisting internal de-colonialization

Refusing healing and reconciliation.

Ripping of the rights and privileges,

Of indigenous and minorities

As natural and dynamic phenomena

Then, which of the transgressions

would the deep state deny?

Behold! Orthodox Amhara fanatics

Misdirecting your spiritual vision;

Marinating religion with politics,

Inflaming discriminations

Mongering hatred and aversions;

Debasing humanity and justice

Supporting genocide, and

Declaring ethnic cleansing

Even to your own

Non-Amhara Orthodox

Using feudalistic and tribalism box.

Then, which of the transgressions

would the deep state deny?

Embedded politicians

Evil priests and deacons

Within Orthodox Synod.

Polluting spiritual institution

Making the church

The source of political tensions.

The hub of

Anti-Muslims propaganda machine,

And, the epicenter of social disintegration.

Then, which of the transgressions

would the deep state deny?

The crimes of Neftegna ideology,

Amhara elites’ pedagogy;

The mother of all carcinogenic troubles;

Spreading among innocent Amharas, Oromos, Somalis, Afars, Hararis,

Kemant, Agews and Argobas;

Terrorizing Benshangul

And the Southern regions;

With atrocities in Tigray

And Oromo regions.

Then, which of the transgressions

would the deep state deny?

In the name of upholding law and orders

Allowing foreign and militia forces

To rape daughters, sisters, and mothers

Killing the young and the innocent children,

Demonizing and tribal profiling;

Inhumanely avenging and revenging

Erasing the land of an ancient civilization.

Then, which of the transgressions

would the deep state deny?

No room to go back to the past.

The sources of all political instability,

Social injustice, inequalities,

And, disrespecting diversity.

Embedded high concentration

Of right-wing Ethiopianists,

And extreme religious maniacs

Within political entities,

And, at all levels of government structures!

Then, which of the transgressions

would the deep state deny?

Right-wing political elites

And, the Islamophobes.

Infesting religious institutions;

Congesting the palace

And, all administrative structures;

Intending to shatter diversity,

People’s nobility and dignity,

In the name of Ethiopia’s unity

Programmed with assimilation brutality.

Then, which of the transgressions

would the deep state deny?

Transgressions and re-branding messages,

Are clear and loud

From the ultra-wing politicians.

Wake up the diverse people of Ethiopia

From North to South; East to West,

To stop such political genocide,

Outliers and criminals;

To construct golden age for all,

Using our common denominator,

Diverse languages and multiple creeds

As the United States of Ethiopia;

Republic of Indigenous Minorities

The United Emirates of Diverse People

of Habesha

Based on democratic principles,

Equity, equality, and integrity.

Real history and reality bites,

Ethiopia cannot progress and flourish.

As no ethnic wants to be the second-best

But, as the finest and equal best

As everyone’s goal and quest.

Let’s respect one another,

And fill our souls and actions

With peace, humanity, and justice.

Peace be upon all!