Some have seen already before 2 years, that this will come, prophetic
Posted: 15 Nov 2020, 07:47
I am not a politician and I said that repeatedly here on this forum before, still I questioned the wisdom of trying to marry the ideology of ethnic nationalism and rule of democracy into one.
The first question I raised here was how EPRDF, a coalition of ethnically based party, which openly and officially sidelined a sizeable part of the population of the country from the decision making process on affairs of their own country by excluding them from the coalition and effectively made them a second class citizens could ever claim to be democratic?
No politician of Ethiopian review forum wanted to come forward and explain to me.
I then challenged some claims on this forum which stated that Oromo is the “majority” and as such should rule the country instead of the Tigreans in the name of TPLF, all in the name of democracy. I myself being an Oromo, wanted to know, how that could be married into one: yes Oromo is blood-wise the largest faction (not a majority) in Ethiopia, but not has been confirmed by a democratic means that they also constitute a political majority or even being a the largest political faction, in the absence of this political majority, then the assumption to rule over the country in the name of democracy is simply a mockery of democracy, in my understanding, and needless to say, also that arrangement would not be a lasting solution if ever managed to be realized in the first place.
I came across the following very interesting article on the internet and read it with much more interest than I did the first time, when it was published before something 2 years ago.
"Federations of ethnonational states can become explosive during moments of political liberalization. Abiy Ahmed must tread carefully to avoid a Balkan nightmare."
Take your time to read this article, you will gain something.
The first question I raised here was how EPRDF, a coalition of ethnically based party, which openly and officially sidelined a sizeable part of the population of the country from the decision making process on affairs of their own country by excluding them from the coalition and effectively made them a second class citizens could ever claim to be democratic?
No politician of Ethiopian review forum wanted to come forward and explain to me.
I then challenged some claims on this forum which stated that Oromo is the “majority” and as such should rule the country instead of the Tigreans in the name of TPLF, all in the name of democracy. I myself being an Oromo, wanted to know, how that could be married into one: yes Oromo is blood-wise the largest faction (not a majority) in Ethiopia, but not has been confirmed by a democratic means that they also constitute a political majority or even being a the largest political faction, in the absence of this political majority, then the assumption to rule over the country in the name of democracy is simply a mockery of democracy, in my understanding, and needless to say, also that arrangement would not be a lasting solution if ever managed to be realized in the first place.
I came across the following very interesting article on the internet and read it with much more interest than I did the first time, when it was published before something 2 years ago.
"Federations of ethnonational states can become explosive during moments of political liberalization. Abiy Ahmed must tread carefully to avoid a Balkan nightmare."
Take your time to read this article, you will gain something.