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Two days ago, the Addis Abeba police announced that the carrying of any other flag besides the “constitutional flag” and the carrying of signs during the holiday of Meskel are prohibited. Yesterday afternoon, after a social media firestorm was created over this act of blatant censorship, the edict was rolled back and gatherers were “allowed” to carry the flag or sign of their choice during an event that is observed by millions of Ethiopians.

Yet even in their decision to roll back an absurd attempt to criminalize free speech, local politicians—who would not act without the blessing of the federal government—made an incendiary statement that was aimed at the heart of one group of people in order to further incite ethnic frictions. Their target all along was the Ethiopian flag that is free of any political symbol, the same flag that kept Ethiopia free of colonization and was once a source of national unity.

In a most [ deleted ] way, authorities noted that the Ethiopian flag that doesn’t have a sinister pentagram on it is that of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church and that worshipers are free to carry it. Let’s get one thing straight, the green, yellow red Sendek Alama is not a flag of the church but a flag of the Ethiopian people. The current flag that has a foreign object on it is the creation of the TPLF, instead of liberating Ethiopia a tribal junta decided to ...continued...

Read full article at: https://ethiopians4cm.org/crisis-in-ethiopia-2019-9-27/

I am not surprised by the level of absurdity that some part of the current administration finds itself in. Why bother with what flag people wave when celebrating their holiday? They claim to be working for democracy in the country and here they are going against every principle of what they claim to be working for.

It could be that some splinter OLF embedding itself in the current police and admin structure churning such ridiculous warnings hoping to create animosity between the Orthodox Christians and the Abiy administration. They even prepared the narrative before hand to blame Alshebab for any harm that could potentially be done to the MesQel crowed. This is done purposely so that the real perpetrators could escape from public backlash. In any case, no amount of threat or empty police warning could have dissuaded the public from waving the flag that it consider its own. BeQa..

Za-Ilmaknun wrote: ↑

27 Sep 2019, 12:24

I am not surprised by the level of absurdity that some part of the current administration finds itself in. Why bother with what flag people wave when celebrating their holiday? They claim to be working for democracy in the country and here they are going against every principle of what they claim to be working for.

It could be that some splinter OLF embedding itself in the current police and admin structure churning such ridiculous warnings hoping to create animosity between the Orthodox Christians and the Abiy administration. They even prepared the narrative before hand to blame Alshebab for any harm that could potentially be done to the MesQel crowed. This is done purposely so that the real perpetrators could escape from public backlash. In any case, no amount of threat or empty police warning could have dissuaded the public from waving the flag that it consider its own. BeQa..

Banderaw eko ye selam meleket new/The Rainbow.Ene enkuan le Tigray tesfaye yehe new,it is beautiful,it is nature.I hope of a green Tigray.Remember the Israelites in Egypt as slaves.You only need two people,Moses and Aron.