Ideological Conflict in Ethiopia: Authoritarian Amaranet (Camouflaged as Ethiopianism) vs Egalitarian Oromumma!
Interestingly, the qedamawi (first) Derg used the ideological devide of capitalism vs communism, whereas the dagimawi (second) Derg aka Woyane was emphasizing the ideological devide of federation vs separation. The salisawi (third) Derg, i.e Biltsigina, seems to enjoy the currently crystalizing ideological devide of Amaranet vs Oromumma, just for its tactical devide and rule manipulation. Both Amaranet and Oromumma are not merely ethnic identities, but grown to level of political ideology. Amaranet being camouflaged as Ethiopianism used to dominate the whole country up to now. Thanks to the fearce Oromo struggle, it is demasked in due time and started to assert itself explicetly as Amaranet fighting against Oromumma. That is why the Fanno movement coined Oromumma as its main enemy. Amaranet is a paragon of authoritarian assimilationist ideology trying to get rid of the existing self-adminstration of nations, whereas Oromumma is a symbol for egalitarian emancipatory ideology fighting for and leading the legitimate self-determination and proportional repräsentation of all nations in the colourful multi-lingual Ethiopia. The struggle between these two ideologies is going on and the dictatorial salisawi Derg is trying to use this conflict for its advantage.
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