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[Za-Ilmaknun]

"As Oromo tribes pushed into southern, western, eastern, and northern Ethiopia, they engaged in the mass killing of entire populations, mutilation of men and boys as grim tokens of their ‘warrior spirit’, and the obliteration of distinct cultures. Even those cultures and communities that managed to survive this onslaught were not permitted to maintain their unique identities under Oromo tribal dominance. They were compelled to adopt a singular language, Oromigna, and were forcibly assimilated into the Oromo tribe or clan through a cultural system known as Mogassa. While the term “adoption” may sound benign, the actual process closely resembled a brutal assimilation effort where communities were coerced into relinquishing their culture, language, history, and identity. Millions underwent the transformation of being “made Oromo” within the span of a century.

The list of cultures, peoples, and kingdoms erased by the Oromo Expansion is extensive and includes the likes of the Warjhi, Gafat, Damot, Hubat, Harla, Hargaya, Gidaya, and Limmu-Ennarea, among numerous others. The present-day Oromia region or the imaginary ‘Oromo Nation’ is a graveyard of these aforementioned cultures and peoples. So, what is the common cultural or historical background Oromo Elites are talking about? Such a claim not only disrespects the memory of the cultures and peoples eradicated but also underscores our obligation to help surviving descendants of affected peoples to recall their history and liberate themselves from the language and culture forcibly imposed upon them."

https://borkena.com/2023/10/23/ethiopia ... alata-phd/

[Za-Ilmaknun]

The Orommuma Ideology is bringing down the very idea of the Oromo nation by exposing the ideology's inherent savagery and barbarisim nature as currently being excercised on to Ethiopians. What has become clear is, the ceding by the Amhara elites of the political space for tribal adherents of the TPLF and OLF genocidal gangs, only brought about the slow death of the country and the immense sufferings of its people. Nature abhores vacume and, the vacume created by the ADP (B'aden) political dimwits takes the lions share of the blame in putting us in the situation where we are in as a country.

[Za-Ilmaknun]

"For the Oromo elites, history appears to commence only a century and a half ago. However, the legacy of Oromo expansions has left indelible scars on the ethnic composition and settlements of people within present-day Ethiopia. It’s essential to underscore the irony in labeling other Ethiopians as settlers, while the very foundations of Oromia and Oromo settlements rest upon lands that were historically inhabited by indigenous communities – communities that were either eliminated or forcibly dislocated yet still endure in the shadows of Oromo dominance."

[Za-Ilmaknun]

It’s essential to examine whether there are any resemblances between Oromumma and Nazism. Nazism gained notoriety for its ethnocentric perspective, proclaiming the superiority of the Aryan race and attributing many of Germany’s and the world’s problems to the Jewish population. Oromumma, on the other hand, places the Oromo ethnic group on a pedestal, portraying them as morally virtuous, as though they are a group devoid of historical wrongdoings. This suggests a mentality of superiority. Oromumma similarly posits that the challenges faced by the Oromo and other ethnic groups within the Ethiopian state are primarily the fault of an allegedly devious ethnic group, the Amhara. Both Nazism and Oromumma employ the creation of a scapegoat as a means to explain their problems and historical deficiencies.

Another striking similarity between Nazism and Oromumma is their insatiable thirst for brutal expansion. Much like Nazi Germany initiated conflict with its neighboring nations in pursuit of territorial expansion, Oromumma has demonstrated expansionist tendencies, as previously mentioned. In essence, both ideologies share a common thread in their contempt for other cultures while paradoxically portraying themselves as saviors. They rely on the creation of a common enemy to mobilize their constituents through hatred and exhibit hegemonic and expansionist inclinations, making them akin to two sides of the same coin.

[Za-Ilmaknun]

"We are witnessing a well-considered approach to the constitution, the PM is playing fast and loose with it. The very principle of self-determination that underpins the constitution has been ignored, and the Killils are being scrapped and redrawn whimsically by the PM’s administration with total disregard of the concerned ethnicities. This has not only rankled and disheartened profoundly Ethiopia’s smaller minorities, but has exacerbated an already volatile situation. Did the PM woke up one day to divide up the SPPNR into Southern Ethiopia and Central Ethiopia just because it looks good on paper? How many Killils does it take to make Ethiopia “whole” again? The entire enterprise of dividing Ethiopia further is either another vanity project, or inspired by some sinister design.

The fact that Abiy Ahmed’s administration shows such total disregard and disrespect for Ethiopia’s smaller minority populations to the point of denying them their constitutional rights would be a cause for them to begin an armed rebellion. The only reason that they are submitting to the administration’s arbitrary territorial divisions is that they lack the human and material resources to rebel without being totally crushed

https://borkena.com/2023/10/23/ethiopia ... -dictator/

[Horus]

Here is Merid Wole Aregay's dissertation research on this topic - great resource.
https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin ... hos.308149