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[teodroseIII]

The reality is that there are tens of millions of Ethiopians who feel like they never had a seat at the table throughout the history of Ethiopia. We can’t dismiss these emotions just because we choose to romanticize Ethiopia. TPLF played on these grievances and installed a scheme that pretended to give agency to Ethiopians while robbing us of our common nationality and our connective humanity. Twenty nine years after they marched into Addis Abeba through Arat Kilo, yesterday their Stalin grip on Ethiopia was finally loosened. Today we stand at a new day full of fraught possibilities.

Achieving victors in wars are easy, the harder path is keeping the peace and cultivating prosperity beyond catchy political slogans. That is why I’m writing this letter to you Ato Abiy, though I have criticized your administration in the past, I believe that this moment before us is too important and the risks too great to look backward. After all, I too am a flawed messenger who has spent the better part of my life making too many mistakes to expect perfection from you. People change, I am a testament to ...continued...

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