OLF-ness with a Sovereignty Mindset vs. OPDO-ness with a Servitude Mindset
By Fayyis Oromia*
Being OLF or OPDO is no longer just about membership in either organization, but about one’s mindset—spiritually aligned either with sovereignty or servitude. Any Oromo with a mindset of bilisummà (sovereignty) is, de facto, OLF. Conversely, those with a mindset of garbummà (servitude) align with OPDO.
As a great nation that has endured subjugation for generations, the Oromo people are now represented by two types of elites: those with a servitude mindset (e.g., Abiy Ahmed of OPDO), and those with a sovereignty mindset (e.g., Jawar Mohammed of OLF). The former group represents a deep scar in our society—they have internalized a slave mentality and are always ready to serve the interests of our oppressors. This is why they are currently identified as Pro-Amharic Elites (PAEs).
We have seen such elites throughout Ethiopian history—during the reigns of Menelik, Haile Selassie, Mengistu, and Meles, and now under Abiy’s rule. These enslaved elites have consistently been used to undermine Oromic, Oromummà and the Oromo national struggle. Today, the OPDO elites under Dr. Abiy serve not TPLF, as they once did, but the ANDM—preserving the status quo of Amharic domination.
Read more: https://orompia.wordpress.com/2020/04/2 ... biy-ahmed/