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Consensus on Oropian Unity and Referendum on Oromian Integrity

I think in the future it is possible to have consensus on Oropian (Oromummà led Ethiopian) unity and referendum on Oromian integrity. It is not bad to divide Oromia in to North Oromia (Wallo), West Oromia (Wallaga), South-west Oromia (Ilu-Jimma), Central Oromia (Shoa), East Oromia (Hararge), South-east Oromia (Arsi-Bale) and South Oromia (Borana-Guji), if it helps to keep unity of Oropia. But, this has to be decided per referendum of the Oromo. Otherwise, what a double standard and absurdity in the pro-unity political camp? Let alone the reactionary unitarists and the conservative hegemonists, even “the modern, liberals and moderates” are not free from such double standard, just as their friends/masters in the Western world are not free from all sorts of double standards. Here are few of the double standards, I did observe, being practiced by these elites:– “Amarigna as the federal working language is indisputable whereas Afàn Oromo needs public verdict”;- “Oropian unity is unconditional (needs only consensus of elites) whereas Oromian integrity (one Oromia in a multi-national-federation) needs referendum”;- “Ethiopiawinet which is actually the mask for Habeshanet or for Abyssinian nationalism is the ‘holy nationalism’ whereas Oromummà or Oromo nationalism is the ‘evil gosegninet or evil clanism’”NB: Oropia = formerly Ethiopia, as defined here:http://finfinnetribune.com/Gadaa/2014/1 ... he-center/ , is a union in which the following five points (FADOB-score) will be implemented: F = Freedom from the system of domination; A = Afàn Oromo as a primary working language of the union; D = Democracy as rule of game in the union; O = Oropia instead of Ethiopia as name of the union; and B = Black-red-white as Cushitic flag of the union! I now write this short essay based on the recent assertion of some pro-unity leaders who have told us not to make any compromise on Oropian unity, but want to go for the public verdict to decide on the legitimacy of Oromian integtrity, which is at least partially secured currently by the killil-federation (even though it is fake), if not yet by the complete independence of Oromia. I also heard one interview given by Ezema leader, who still insisted on the acceptance of Oropian unity as the precondition to make an alliance with other opposition forces, such as the OLF.No question that media outlets of unitarists lament about gosenyinet (clanism) when they want to talk about the Oromo national liberation movement. It is also not surprising to observe that some Oromo individuals, who are descendants of the privileged Oromo individuals during the monarchy and the military dictatorship are now rallying behind these reactionary unitarist forces.
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We do see that there are, nowadays, three groups crying for unconditional Oropian unity, but disregard the importance of Oromian interity and autonomy. Tigrean hegemonists talked the talk even though their main interest was only maintaining their lucrative power in Finfinne palace. The obsolete faara (old style) unitarists cry foul against killil-federation explicitly, discrediting it as “ye gosaa politika/clan politics.” The [ deleted ] araada (street smart) unitarists in Ezema talk about unconditional Oropian unity as well as they try to act against Oromian integrity by preaching about the buzz concepts like democracy, human rights, individual freedom, justice, development, peace, good governance, etc., but by opposing the killil-federation, which is the minimal guarantee for Oromian integrity.
Anyways, be it the araada way or faara way, it is about saving theexisting system of domination. The fàra’s try it with old methods like talking what Debterà Bahirey and Aleqaa Taye wrote regarding Oropian history. The araada’s use totally other methods. For instance, to reduce the danger coming from the Oromo, they use the following theories as postmodern approaches, which would be applied to fight against Oromo’s right to self-determination and to save the country from disintegration:

– “all Oropians, including Tigrayans, are Oromo so Oromo liberation is not necessary” – the approach of some “modern Habesha historians”;

– “Oromo, as a majority, can rule Oropia, so let’s fight for democracy together – no need of liberation movement” – an approach of the modern Abesha movements, which tried to instrumentalize Adde Birtukan Midhagsa;

– “everybody in Oropia is blended with Oromo; so Ethiopia is Oropia, and the Abyssinian empire is in reality an Oromo empire” – Aite Siye’s approach belongs here;

– “let’s focus on the development of Oromia; our people need more food rather than freedom” – Biltsigina’s approach to divert attention of Oromo from the struggle for liberation and to pacify Oromo;

– “Oromo need unconditional independence, but OLF is the first enemy who abandoned this goal; so first focus on bashing, cursing, demonizing, discrediting and vilifying OLF” – Biltsigina cadres camouflaged as the radical pro-Oromo independence use this method.

The past aràda move was what we have observed in the alliance, Medrek, where the participating elites had a consensus to keep Oromian unity unconditionally, but agreed to have public referendum to decide on Oromo region’s integrity (killil-federation) vs. Oropian division (xeqilaigizat-federation). The [ deleted ] politicians in UDJ could “convince” the good-hearted yewah (harmless) Oromo politicians to accept this move. This move made me ask: is there any Amhara politician, disregarding the Woyane slaves in ANDM, who is really ready to accept and respect the right of Oromia for autonomy and unity? Yes, it is clear that Tigrean elites at least talk this talk even though they don’t walk the talk, i.e. they do respect this right of Oromia, at least partially and verbally.

Why are the pro-unity elites, the majority being Amara elites, as such die-hard opponents of Oromian unity and autonomy? Of course, it has got historical reason, which I don’t want to narrate here. I leave history for historians. In short, they seem to still fight the war of their forefathers against the Oromo. Here, it is necessary to mention the struggle, which the Oromo people had fought against the Amhara ruling class (the old nefxenyas) for more than one century, and the failures Oromo experienced in the struggle to achieve their goal of Oromo liberation, specially because of the assistance given by the Western regimes to their Abyssinian servants. The following are a few of the assistance given as examples:

“- the old nefxenyas could occupy Oromia, despite the heroic resistance of the Oromo people, by the help of the European colonialists at the end of the nineteenth century;

– the sporadic Oromo uprisings, such as that of Raya and Bale, were suppressed by the diplomatic and military help of the West;

– the demand of Oromo nationalists to establish Oropian confederation after the Second World War has been rejected by the Western allies, and they restored the monarchy to rule over Oromo region further;

– the Oromo movement for self-determination, being led by Dr. Haile Fida of MEISON, was crashed by the help of the Soviets in 1977;

– the high motivation of the Oromo people for liberation in 1992, being led by OLF, was sabotaged, and the OLF army was encamped and destroyed with the very help of the West and the EPLF given to the neo-nafxenya, Woyane;

– the coming back of the Oromo national movement via AFD to take the responsibility in the country and to determine the Oromo people’s fate, again being led by OLF, including the defection of Oromo Generals to support this move was again crashed by using the “invasion of Somalia” with the help of Americans in 2007;

– the current attempt of the Habesha elites and their Western helpers again to isolate Oromo nationalists from taking part in discussions and deliberation concerning the country, against which Oromo nationalists protested, is again symptomatic of the trend described above.

It is interesting to observe that Abyssinian elites (Amaras, Tegarus and Eritreans) do quarrel only on the position of a possible political domination in the region, but agree on making Oromia unconditionally be part and parcel of the country without a consensus and consultation with Oromo elites. They all cry about unconditional Oromian unity, ignoring or disregarding the importance of Oromo region’s integrity and autonomy for the peace and stability of the region. They try to talk about the problems in the country and the Horn, but forget that the central part of the problem is the occupation of Oromia and the core of the solution is the liberation of this Oromia. How long will these Habesha elites and their Western helpers fool themselves?

The Oromo people have survived the invasions and imperialistic domination in the last many centuries, the colonization by Abyssinians being only part of these invasions. Oromo has resisted all cultural, economic and political subjugation. The territory occupied by the Oromo people seems to have been squeezed to the present status from all sides, specially from the north and the east. Leaving again history for historians, the current national area of Oromo aka Oromia unquestionably deserves its own autonomy and unity. All areas where the Oromo people live are continuous areas as depicted by the hitherto maps of Oromia from the North – Raya, to the south – Lamu, and from the west – Assosa, to the east – Jijjiga.

Just as Habesha elites cry for the whole Oromian unity, Oromo elites try to establish and keep Oromian integrity (unity of Oromo national areas from north to south, and from west to east). The Oromo people are not necessarily against Oropian unity as the unitarist and the hegemonist Habeshas try to paint, but they are surely first for Oromo region’s unity. The question to Habesha elites is that can they learn to accept and respect this Oromo region’s integrity, just as they wish that the Oromo people do accept and respect Oropian unity? This is the crucial issue, where specially the Amhara elites should check their position. At the time they start to learn this and come to terms, it is really not hard to make a necessary alliance with Oromo nationalists against the fascist Woyane regime. At the moment, unfortunately, the unitarist Amhara elites are an obstacle for such constructive alliance.

Now, it seems that Woyane is still enjoying the God-given lottery, i.e. the historical face-off between the Oromo and the Amara elites as a “unique historical advantage for the TPLF” to perpetuate its rule. The far-sighted Oromo freedom fighters in the OLF and the few reasonable Amhara democrats of CUD did forge AFD in the year 2006, which Meles Zenawi mocked as a marriage between “fire and straw” (isat ina ciid). Was he right? Again, the attempt of forging alliance by some moderate politicians from both Amhara and Oromo sides as well as from other nations in a form of MEDREK has not yet got the required optimal compromise solution. These elites in Medrek should have come to the consensus to forge and keep Oromian integrity in the Oropian context unconditionally, just as they come to agreement to keep Oropian unity by any means. Unfortunately, AFD failed because of the withdrawal of both CUD and EPPF; similarly, Medrek seemed to be in danger of disintegration for the rejection of UDJ to accept the right of Oromian integrity and autonomy unconditionally and now already left the alliance.

At the time when Amara elites start to accept and respect this Oromian integrity unconditionally, I am sure it will not be hard for Oromo nationalists also to sing Oropian union for common benefit. When Oromian integrity and autonomy are unconditionally accepted by all stakeholders in the region, including the power players of the globe, the Oromo people are the last to be disadvantaged in a union, be it in the name of Oropia or Ethiopia or the Horn. But trying to by-pass Oromo’s national interest with the pretext of talking about only unity, as it was done in the last “conference on Oropia and on the Horn,” is simply not a solution for that cursed and troubled region.

The best way to be seen as a solution is, Finfinne being the political center of Africa, to fight for Oromo region’s integrity unconditionally as a nucleus for Oropian/Horn unity and for African unity. When Habesha elites, in particular, and other stakeholders, in general, agree to move in this direction, Oromo elites will have no problem to forge any sort of alliance and to cooperate in any political move to stabilize the region. The Araada’s like Ezema should accept the unconditional Oromian integrity as one of the precondition, in addition to their unconditional Oropian unity and democracy, which they do always preach to us, in order to forge an efficient alliance with Oromo liberation forces like the OLF. The other Unitarist parties should also learn to have a consensus on unconditional Oromian integrity instead of crying for the referendum they have started to talk about. It is simply unfair to insist on consensus for unconditional Oropian integrity, but demand referendum on Oromian integrity, which can simply be taken as Oropian unity at the expense of Oromo region’s integrity (an attempt to dismantle Oromia per referendum).

It is clear that any attempt of Amara forces and Oromo forces to find a common ground is the move which the fascist Woyane regime want to avoid by any means. So, it already dispatched its cadres to sow a discord among both, specially at the following three levels:

“- at the level of Amara forces vs Oromo Forces: here, the cadres are doing their job in Paltalks and forums being camouflaged either as reactionary unarist Amharas to curse Oromo forces as “gosenyas/clanists,” “separatists,” “narrow nationalists,” “dangerous for Oromian unity,” etc. or camouflaged as radical/revolutionary Oromo to blame Amhara forces as “chauvinists,” “colonialists,” “anti-nationalities,” “dangerous for Oromian autonomy and unity,” etc. Yes, of course, there are still differences between the two forces as I tried to elaborate above, and Woyane cadres just pouring benzine onto it.

– at the level of only Amara forces, being camouflaged as supporters of AEUP to curse UDJ and vice versa; as supporters of Ezema to blame AEUP and vice versa; as supporters of Ezema to curse Medrek and vice versa; as EPRP to accuse all others and vice versa, etc.

– at the level of only Oromio forces, being camouflaged as supporters of different Oromo regional, political and religious groups to curse each other. Here, we did a great job in the last few years to expose such Woyane cadres so that, nowadays, we do hear and read not so much controversies as before. Oromo forces simply started to move towards tokkummà of oromummà for bilisummà (unity of Oromo nationalists for liberation).

The best anti-dote against this satanic action of fascist Woyanes and that of their cadres is that Amara (“multinational/hibre-biher“) forces learn to tolerate each other and forge unity for common purpose of their main issue (keeping Oropian unity) and that Oromo forces continue with the tokkummaa of orommummaa for bilisummaa, which they have already started to forge. Of course, the move of UDJ and AG7 in trying to unite the first (i.e. Amhara camp), and the role of OLF and ULFO in attempting to lead the second (i.e. Oromo camp) were encouraging.

Then, last but not least, both Amara “multinational” forces and Oromo/Oromianist national forces should learn to struggle together to achieve both Oropian/Horn unity and Oromian integrity for the sake of their own economical common benefit and for the stability of the region/Horn. I hope the “multinational” forces like Ezema and the national forces like OLF take this as a common ground which can help them forge a necessary alliance against the fascist Woyane to struggle in unison to build a common home in the Horn, where both Oromian integrity and Oropian/Horn unity can be fostered and respected. The steps taken in forming both AFD and Medrek were good and now better form of alliance, which will be dedicated in promoting both Oromian integrity and Oropian unity, must emerge!