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TGAA wrote: ↑

24 Jul 2024, 01:58

I agree with the basic tenet of your argument. The worst enemy of Ethiopian nationalism has been the so-called Ethiopianists/Marxist bunch,


This, however, is only part of the equation. Consider Addis Ababa, where close to 60% of the population is Amhara, a city responsible for more than 60% of Ethiopia's GDP, and where Ethiopian nationalism is stronger than elsewhere.

Will the Amhara People lose a lot by ditching the Ethiopianist Camp?


It is time that the Ethiopiasts accept the reality in Addis Ababa. Yes, Addis Ababa is a melting pot for different Ethiopian nations / nationalities (or whatever you want to call them). But the output is not Ethiopianist Ethiopians. The output is Amhara Ethiopians, Oromo Ethiopians, Kembata Ethiopians etc etc.

Can the Amhara in Addis Ababa be considered Ethiopianist (as suggested by TGAA) or supporters of Ethiopianist (አሃዳዊ) ideology? Or they are Amhara Ethiopians?

"ስለ አንድነት፤ ስለ ኢትዮጵያ እኔ ሳወራ፤ ምርጫየ ሆኖ ነው እንጂ፤ መሬት ላይ ይሄንን የሚሰማኝን አካል ይኖራል ብየ አስቤ አይደለም።" የአዲስ አበባው ኢትዮፕያኒስቱ ቴዎድሮስ አስፋው

Sarcasm, if you come to live in Ethiopia from your desolate Eritrea, somewhere south of Welo, you can't live without Gurage, no matter how severely Meles and Isayas wanted to destroy it. Decide to erase Gurage existence in Addis at your risk. Mr.Anbeta

"Amara (47.05%), Oromo (19.51%), Gurage (16.34%), Tigrayan (6.18%), Silt'e (2.94%), and Gamo (1.68%).

Languages spoken as mother tongues include Amharic (70.99%), Afaan Oromo (10.72%), Gurage (8.37%), Tigrinya (3.60%), Silt'e (1.82%) and Gamo (1.03%). "