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[Odie]

Abiy Ahmed’s emphasis on high-profile, often costly projects in Ethiopia—like the Grand Palace renovation, Prosperity Party HQ, and glitzy infrastructure—has drawn criticism. While motivations can be complex, here are five wrong reasons (mistaken or flawed rationales) that could explain such a focus in a poor country:

1. To Signal Modernity at Any Cost
Wrong because: Showcasing gleaming buildings and lavish projects does not reflect true national progress. Without strong healthcare, education, and food security, these symbols are hollow and disconnected from people's needs.

2. To Cement Legacy Over Livelihoods
Wrong because: Prioritizing personal or political legacy through monuments and megaprojects often diverts limited resources from essential services. True leadership legacy is built on improving lives, not self-glorifying structures.

3. To Distract From Deeper Crises
Wrong because: Using grand projects as a political smokescreen—especially during economic collapse, war, or civil unrest—can deepen public mistrust. It postpones real solutions and may provoke resentment.

4. To Impress Foreign Investors or Donors
Wrong because: Flashy projects might attract headlines, but savvy investors look for political stability, policy consistency, and functional infrastructure. Surface-level development without solid foundations usually backfires.

5. To Reflect Power and Control
Wrong because: Vanity projects can be used to project dominance and central authority, but in a diverse, struggling country, this can seem authoritarian or tone-deaf. Shared prosperity, not spectacle, builds lasting unity.

[Tiago]

Thanks sir,you put it succinctly.
Can Horus come up with anything convincing to the contrary??
I would like to hear things we might have missed from Horus.
Even better,will he atone himself?

[Horus]

የአይጥ ምስክሯ ድምቢጥ ! እናንተው የማያልቅባችሁ በቀባበል ተጻጻፉ እንጂ እኔ ምን አገባኝ! እኔ ስለ ፖለቲካ ሳወራ ስለ ፖለቲካ ነው የማወራው! ስልጣን ላይ ያለ የፖለቲካ ቡድን ምን እንደ ሚሰራና ለምን እንደ ሚሰራ ጠንቅቄ አውቃለሁ! ስልጣን ቀምቶ ስልጣን ላይ ለመወጣት የሚጋጋጥ ቡድንም ምን እንደ ሚያወራና ለምን ጠንቅቄ አውቃለሁ! ይህ ብቻ አይደለም! ምንም ነገር የሌለው ቦዘኔም ሌላ ሥራ ስለሌለው በምናብ እየቀደደ ምን እንደ ሚዘላብድና ለምን ጠንቅቄ አቃለሁና!!! Like-mined groupies talk to each other all day in their own bubble!!!

[Odie]

Who re-see is a wh ore. He is deliberately antagonizing the truth. He knows the truth but refusing to accept it or he is exceedingly idiot and superficial person to miss the truth. Obviously, he could be a benefiter in the system. There are many of the benefiters surrounding Abiy Ahmed from all ethnics. He may have been provided with investment, or he is shouting like parrot because Sodo of his clan are doing large business with Oromuma such as the owner of Sunshine construction Mr Samuel (a known millionaire/billionaire-in Birr) or he is just a paid cadre per post. He is not a representative of Gurage ethnics. He uses the Gurage ethnic name when he wants to be seen as important because he hates to be called Oromuma. His clans, Sodos, successfully divided Gurage by standing with PP preventing Gurage to have its own administration (Sodos associate with Amhara and Oromo depending on who is having advantage). Wh ore-see is working hard to confuse Gurages by appearing to be Gurage and supporting the Bipolar in office.
Horus is irredeemably wrong and deserves all sorts of condemnation. He is hopeless and won't straighten his view. He will continue worshiping Abiy even after he left office.