Integrative Oropia as Goal (Kàyyo) of High Confidence and Independent Oromia as That of Low Confidence!
From the very beginning Oromo elites followed three goals (kàyyo) regarding the type of Oromia’s sovereignity after achieving freedom from Abyssinian elites oppression. Their common denominator is Oromo people’s bilisummà/freedom from the oppression. But they differ on the type of Oromo land’s walabummà/sovereignity we want to foster after the freedom. Now, it seems we are free from classical Abyssinian elites of both Amara and Tegaru. Unfortunately, we are still oppressed by Hybrids (biological and/or psychological diqalas). These hybrids are characterized by revering Amarigna/Amaranet instead of respecting Oromiffà/Oromummà. Even if they are biologically pure Oromo, they are mentally enslaved psychological Amharas. That is why they are determined to keep Amarigna at primary position by reducing Oromiffa to secondary place. Actually, Afàn Oromo should legitimatly be primary working language of all federal institutions. Now, it is high time to get rid of the hybrids. Hopefully, genuine Oromo nationalists in OPP shall prevail to det rid of the Hybrids in order to answer the main questions of the Oromo such as promoting Afaan Oromo to primary working language of the federation, bringing back Wallo to Oromia and putting Finfinné under Oromia’s administration. Then, we can choose from the following three types of sovereignty:
– Haile Fida’s high confidence to transform Ethiopia to Oropia (Oromummà led state) with geography based federation without Oromia.
– Lencô Lata’s intermediate confidence to forge democratic language based federal Ethiopia led by Oromummà (Oromia within Oropia).
– Galàsà Dilbo’s low confidence to liberate only Oromia, neglecting the already habeshanized and somalized part of Oromo people (Oromia without Oropia).
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Re: Integrative Oropia as Goal (Kàyyo) of High Confidence and Independent Oromia as That of Low Confidence!
In short, Oromo elites are entertaining three possible types of sovereignty to be implemented after getting freedom from the currently ruling dictatorial regime of Biltsiginnà. They all used to fight for freedom in the last about 50 years. By getting rid of the Monarch during the 1st revolution, we achieved about 1/4th of our Bilisummà/freedom. During the second change by defeating Derg, we already got 1/2 of our Bilisummà. By the change process of chasing away Woyane, we reached at 3/4th of our Bilisummà. When we will be free from the ongoing dictatorship of Biltsiginnà, our Bilisummà will be completely fulfilled (100%). After such optimal freedom, it is up to the will and wish of our people, which type of sovereignty to materalize: con-federation of the OLF or ethno-federation of the OFC or geo-federation of the OPP (in case this is goal of the party as usually alleged to be)?
If Afàn Oromo will be a primary working language of all federal institutions, I think this OPP’s approach is a nice future Oromo politics of high confidence prefering Oropia to merely smaller Oromia of the OLF. But now, at this time of transition, in which still Amarigna/Amaranet is dominating, OFC’s way of intermediate confidence is preferable. OLF’s goal of con-federation as an option of low confidence can be the last option, if the other two are not feasible to be realized. Any ways, now, Oromo forces should act in unison to check Abesha forces from coming back to Finfinne palace and Oromo nationalists should try to consolidate Àngo Oromo (power) in Finfinné palace, bring back Finfinné city under adminstration of Oromia state and promote Afàn Oromo to primary working language of the federation.
If you have followed Oromo politics exactly, you might have observed that all Oromo elites and organizations are pro-union. Accusing Oromo elites as separatists was what the TPLF tried to use just in order to polarize against the centeralist anti-TPLF Amara elites. TPLF was centeralist (pseudo-federalist) as long as it was on power, and it is now separatist after losing power. Eritrean elites were separatists; Amara forces are still centeralists. The Oromo were always federalists (unionists). Oromo rulers of Abyssinia during the “Mesafint Zemen” applied this principle. The 5 Odà of Oromia during the Gadà rule were also characters of federalism. Even now, almost all major Oromo organizations are pro-union. As example, look at the major Oromo organizations (the OLF, OFC & OPP). OFC is explicitly federalist. The OLF is also unionist, when you read its mission statement:
“The fundamental objective of the Oromo liberation movement is to exercise the Oromo people’s inalienable right to national self-determination to terminate a century of oppression and exploitation, and to form, where possible, a political union with other nations on the basis of equality, respect for mutual interests and the principle of voluntary associations. … OLF’s commitment to this objective is based on a democratic principle, that the Oromo people are endowed with the right to decide the type of sovereignty they want to live under and the type of political union they want to form with other peoples. … In fact, the OLF and the Oromo people are committed to the noble cause of laying a foundation for union of free peoples on the basis of their freely expressed will.”
Even the purely pro-independence fronts were not against such union; only their approach and priority setting differs from that of OFC and OLF. The OLF chose left to right approach giving priority for independence and opting for union as secondary alternative, whereas the OFC follow right to left approach, give priority for union and put independence as secondary. Political values like freeedom, union & democracy are not only parts of our vision, but also that of our tradition. That is why there is now a new move of all Oromo elites towards a common denominator of bilisummaa/freedom.
At present, it is mandatory that both the ruling Oromo prosperitans and rebeling (opposing) Oromo republicans come to their sense and negotiate to maintain Oromo leadership in the reviving future wonderful Cushitic Ethiopia. The two Habesha oppressors (the assimilationist Amhara elites and hegemonist Tegaru elites) should not be given any chance to control power in Finfinné palace. Especially, Oromo republicans should take heed not to play in hands of the two Abesha oppressors at this time. If Oromo prosperitans led by Dr. Abiy will lose power, we need to be sure that Oromo republicans will fill the vacume of power, so that the salivating Abesha oppressors will never get any possibility of revival.
In general, for the union to serve an interest of our nation, all Oromo elites have to agree on implementation of the following five points in the future genuine union: (1) freedom from system of domination; (2) Afaan Oromo as a primary language of the union; (3) democracy as rule of game in the union; (4) Oropia instead of Ethiopia as name of the union; and (5) black-red-white as Cushitic flag of the union. If such principle will be the rule of future political game in democratic Ethiopia, then really opting for the more beneficial primarily Afàn Oromô speaking democratic Ethiopia (de facto Oropia) with geo-federation as a garantie of its territorial integrity is a smart move. If OPP will be an agent of this noble original vision of Dr. Haile Fida will be seen in the near future. Fact on the ground is that Oropia is almost double sized in comparison to Oromia, so that Oromo nationalists of high confidence strive for Oropia, whereas those of low confidence struggle to realize Oromia.
If Afàn Oromo will be a primary working language of all federal institutions, I think this OPP’s approach is a nice future Oromo politics of high confidence prefering Oropia to merely smaller Oromia of the OLF. But now, at this time of transition, in which still Amarigna/Amaranet is dominating, OFC’s way of intermediate confidence is preferable. OLF’s goal of con-federation as an option of low confidence can be the last option, if the other two are not feasible to be realized. Any ways, now, Oromo forces should act in unison to check Abesha forces from coming back to Finfinne palace and Oromo nationalists should try to consolidate Àngo Oromo (power) in Finfinné palace, bring back Finfinné city under adminstration of Oromia state and promote Afàn Oromo to primary working language of the federation.
If you have followed Oromo politics exactly, you might have observed that all Oromo elites and organizations are pro-union. Accusing Oromo elites as separatists was what the TPLF tried to use just in order to polarize against the centeralist anti-TPLF Amara elites. TPLF was centeralist (pseudo-federalist) as long as it was on power, and it is now separatist after losing power. Eritrean elites were separatists; Amara forces are still centeralists. The Oromo were always federalists (unionists). Oromo rulers of Abyssinia during the “Mesafint Zemen” applied this principle. The 5 Odà of Oromia during the Gadà rule were also characters of federalism. Even now, almost all major Oromo organizations are pro-union. As example, look at the major Oromo organizations (the OLF, OFC & OPP). OFC is explicitly federalist. The OLF is also unionist, when you read its mission statement:
“The fundamental objective of the Oromo liberation movement is to exercise the Oromo people’s inalienable right to national self-determination to terminate a century of oppression and exploitation, and to form, where possible, a political union with other nations on the basis of equality, respect for mutual interests and the principle of voluntary associations. … OLF’s commitment to this objective is based on a democratic principle, that the Oromo people are endowed with the right to decide the type of sovereignty they want to live under and the type of political union they want to form with other peoples. … In fact, the OLF and the Oromo people are committed to the noble cause of laying a foundation for union of free peoples on the basis of their freely expressed will.”
Even the purely pro-independence fronts were not against such union; only their approach and priority setting differs from that of OFC and OLF. The OLF chose left to right approach giving priority for independence and opting for union as secondary alternative, whereas the OFC follow right to left approach, give priority for union and put independence as secondary. Political values like freeedom, union & democracy are not only parts of our vision, but also that of our tradition. That is why there is now a new move of all Oromo elites towards a common denominator of bilisummaa/freedom.
At present, it is mandatory that both the ruling Oromo prosperitans and rebeling (opposing) Oromo republicans come to their sense and negotiate to maintain Oromo leadership in the reviving future wonderful Cushitic Ethiopia. The two Habesha oppressors (the assimilationist Amhara elites and hegemonist Tegaru elites) should not be given any chance to control power in Finfinné palace. Especially, Oromo republicans should take heed not to play in hands of the two Abesha oppressors at this time. If Oromo prosperitans led by Dr. Abiy will lose power, we need to be sure that Oromo republicans will fill the vacume of power, so that the salivating Abesha oppressors will never get any possibility of revival.
In general, for the union to serve an interest of our nation, all Oromo elites have to agree on implementation of the following five points in the future genuine union: (1) freedom from system of domination; (2) Afaan Oromo as a primary language of the union; (3) democracy as rule of game in the union; (4) Oropia instead of Ethiopia as name of the union; and (5) black-red-white as Cushitic flag of the union. If such principle will be the rule of future political game in democratic Ethiopia, then really opting for the more beneficial primarily Afàn Oromô speaking democratic Ethiopia (de facto Oropia) with geo-federation as a garantie of its territorial integrity is a smart move. If OPP will be an agent of this noble original vision of Dr. Haile Fida will be seen in the near future. Fact on the ground is that Oropia is almost double sized in comparison to Oromia, so that Oromo nationalists of high confidence strive for Oropia, whereas those of low confidence struggle to realize Oromia.