My only criticism of ጽምዶ is the same criticism I had for ኦሮማራ
The weakness of such alliances is that it excludes others. ኦሮማራ is a beautiful concept but it excluded others such as Tigrians. ጽምዶ is a beautiful concept but it excludes others like the Oromos.
ጽምዶ should be all inclusive in order for it to be truely beautiful. If others feel alienated, then ጽምዶ is as ugly as ኦሮማራ because it’s not based on love for one another but hate for others.
President Isayas recent speech targeting the Oromo or his use of the term ’Oromuma’ is sickening. Is Isayas allying with Ethio Tegarus because he loves Tegaru or because he hates the Oromos?
ጽምዶ should be all inclusive in order for it to be truely beautiful. If others feel alienated, then ጽምዶ is as ugly as ኦሮማራ because it’s not based on love for one another but hate for others.
President Isayas recent speech targeting the Oromo or his use of the term ’Oromuma’ is sickening. Is Isayas allying with Ethio Tegarus because he loves Tegaru or because he hates the Oromos?
Re: My only criticism of ጽምዶ is the same criticism I had for ኦሮማራ
They use the oromumma ideology for their own narrow agenda & they don't even represent the Oromo people. That's what he said, to paraphrase.
That's why they say, our borders are from the Indian Ocean up to the Red Sea. We'll create a new kushitic empire, they say.
Now, that's sickening.
That's why they say, our borders are from the Indian Ocean up to the Red Sea. We'll create a new kushitic empire, they say.
Now, that's sickening.
eden wrote: ↑14 Jun 2025, 01:01The weakness of such alliances is that it excludes others. ኦሮማራ is a beautiful concept but it excluded others such as Tigrians. ጽምዶ is a beautiful concept but it excludes others like the Oromos.
ጽምዶ should be all inclusive in order for it to be truely beautiful. If others feel alienated, then ጽምዶ is as ugly as ኦሮማራ because it’s not based on love for one another but hate for others.
President Isayas recent speech targeting the Oromo or his use of the term ’Oromuma’ is sickening. Is Isayas allying with Ethio Tegarus because he loves Tegaru or because he hates the Oromos?
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Re: My only criticism of ጽምዶ is the same criticism I had for ኦሮማራ
Oromara was fostered by genuine grievances that both Amhara/Oromo faced under TPLF regime
Oromara was attacked first by Jaal Maro than by Jawar Mohamed than by Abiy Ahmed
Jawar realized he helped to destroy the fabric between the two great nations as Abiy Ahmed finally put the nail on the coffin by warring against Fano
Oromara was attacked first by Jaal Maro than by Jawar Mohamed than by Abiy Ahmed
Jawar realized he helped to destroy the fabric between the two great nations as Abiy Ahmed finally put the nail on the coffin by warring against Fano
Zmeslo,
I agree OPDO doesn’t represent the people. However, I disagree that his use of the term ‘Oromuma’. That’s the lowest Isaias can go. In my understanding, Oromuma is a term that’s positive, love for self. Some interpret it to mean hate for others or being selfish. For me no people in this world hate others and no people are selfish.
HGDEF is a collection of Tigrians but it doesn’t represent Tigrians. OPDO is the same way, it is a collection of Oromos but it doesn’t represent Oromo. A president using ‘Oromuma’ in his speech shows he’s a sick man. I really believe this. Isaias doesn’t respect his own people anyway so it’s no surprise he feels comfortable saying ‘Oromuma’.
What do you feel if Ethiopia’s leader says Tigrawaynet is an ideology used by HGDEF and TPLF?
I agree OPDO doesn’t represent the people. However, I disagree that his use of the term ‘Oromuma’. That’s the lowest Isaias can go. In my understanding, Oromuma is a term that’s positive, love for self. Some interpret it to mean hate for others or being selfish. For me no people in this world hate others and no people are selfish.
HGDEF is a collection of Tigrians but it doesn’t represent Tigrians. OPDO is the same way, it is a collection of Oromos but it doesn’t represent Oromo. A president using ‘Oromuma’ in his speech shows he’s a sick man. I really believe this. Isaias doesn’t respect his own people anyway so it’s no surprise he feels comfortable saying ‘Oromuma’.
What do you feel if Ethiopia’s leader says Tigrawaynet is an ideology used by HGDEF and TPLF?
Re: My only criticism of ጽምዶ is the same criticism I had for ኦሮማራ
eden,
It looks you misunderstood the distinction between Oromo and Orommuma. Orommuma is a fascism, or Nazism harbored or emerged from Oromos - just like Nazis born out of Germans. As not all Germans were Nazi, not all Oromos are Orommuma. Orommuma is very dangerous belief with an obvious mission and act of cleansing all other tribes so as to establish an empire over the ash of other. Thus, Orommuma is the modern-day worst version of Nazism – do not play political correctness.
I would not be surprised if "Tsmido" too was not the Tigrigna version of Nazism. The one that has the target on its back from Nazi Tsimdo will be none other than ethnic Amhara.
It looks you misunderstood the distinction between Oromo and Orommuma. Orommuma is a fascism, or Nazism harbored or emerged from Oromos - just like Nazis born out of Germans. As not all Germans were Nazi, not all Oromos are Orommuma. Orommuma is very dangerous belief with an obvious mission and act of cleansing all other tribes so as to establish an empire over the ash of other. Thus, Orommuma is the modern-day worst version of Nazism – do not play political correctness.
I would not be surprised if "Tsmido" too was not the Tigrigna version of Nazism. The one that has the target on its back from Nazi Tsimdo will be none other than ethnic Amhara.
Re:
Still, you don't get it.
It's the PP, using oromumma for something nefarious. The president, just pointed that out. Had they for instance used the term oromo-ism instead, he would've pointed that out too.
It's not the term per se, but what it's used for. It's like black Americans using the term ni**er, but get mad when a white man says it.
It's the PP, using oromumma for something nefarious. The president, just pointed that out. Had they for instance used the term oromo-ism instead, he would've pointed that out too.
It's not the term per se, but what it's used for. It's like black Americans using the term ni**er, but get mad when a white man says it.
eden wrote: ↑14 Jun 2025, 13:24Zmeslo,
I agree OPDO doesn’t represent the people. However, I disagree that his use of the term ‘Oromuma’. That’s the lowest Isaias can go. In my understanding, Oromuma is a term that’s positive, love for self. Some interpret it to mean hate for others or being selfish. For me no people in this world hate others and no people are selfish.
HGDEF is a collection of Tigrians but it doesn’t represent Tigrians. OPDO is the same way, it is a collection of Oromos but it doesn’t represent Oromo. A president using ‘Oromuma’ in his speech shows he’s a sick man. I really believe this. Isaias doesn’t respect his own people anyway so it’s no surprise he feels comfortable saying ‘Oromuma’.
What do you feel if Ethiopia’s leader says Tigrawaynet is an ideology used by HGDEF and TPLF?
Re: My only criticism of ጽምዶ is the same criticism I had for ኦሮማራ
I don't think so. If you think the Eritrean gov't hasn't created a good rapport with the Fano already, you're gravely mistaken.
The difference is, Tsimdo is people to people relationship. If Fano manages to win over PP and peace reigns, there's no reason whatsoever to not create a people to people Tsimdo with the Amara people as well.
What the tegaru choose to do about their relationship with the Amara, on the other hand, is another matter entirely.
The difference is, Tsimdo is people to people relationship. If Fano manages to win over PP and peace reigns, there's no reason whatsoever to not create a people to people Tsimdo with the Amara people as well.
What the tegaru choose to do about their relationship with the Amara, on the other hand, is another matter entirely.
Abere wrote: ↑14 Jun 2025, 13:43eden,
It looks you misunderstood the distinction between Oromo and Orommuma. Orommuma is a fascism, or Nazism harbored or emerged from Oromos - just like Nazis born out of Germans. As not all Germans were Nazi, not all Oromos are Orommuma. Orommuma is very dangerous belief with an obvious mission and act of cleansing all other tribes so as to establish an empire over the ash of other. Thus, Orommuma is the modern-day worst version of Nazism – do not play political correctness.
I would not be surprised if "Tsmido" too was not the Tigrigna version of Nazism. The one that has the target on its back from Nazi Tsimdo will be none other than ethnic Amhara.
Re: My only criticism of ጽምዶ is the same criticism I had for ኦሮማራ
Ermias wedi Waqjira extensively explained the difference between Oromuma and Political Oromuma. It is similar to the Islam vs Political Islam categorization. I will try to find one of his videos.
Re: My only criticism of ጽምዶ is the same criticism I had for ኦሮማራ

Opinion
Manifestations and Expressions of Political Oromummaa
June 13, 2025
Blaming Abiy Ahmed and the Oromia Prosperity Party (OPP) leadership for misusing the concept of Oromummaa obscures a broader, more complex political landscape.
Neamin Zeleke

File photo : Abiy Ahmed and Shimeles Abdisssa in Geda attire
Neamin Zeleke
https://borkena.com/2025/06/13/ethiopia ... oromummaa/
While I appreciate Professor Ezikel Geibisa’s willingness to revisit his earlier position, his recent focus on blaming Abiy Ahmed and the Oromia Prosperity Party (OPP) leadership for misusing the concept of Oromummaa obscures a broader, more complex political landscape. Although he rightly criticizes the manipulation of Oromummaa as a quasi-ideology for domination, imposition, hegemony, and expansion—purportedly in the name of the Oromo people—shifting responsibility solely onto
fails to capture the full context of recent political developments and ethnic polarization.Ethiopia’s reactionary political right
In recent years, influential Oromo intellectuals outside the OPP have also and openly argued for reconfiguring Ethiopia in their own “image” and “interest.” I contend that such a stance poses a severe threat to justice, inclusion, and the long-standing struggle for diversity and equality that Ethiopians have fought for across generations. Moreover, not only have OPP leaders and senior cadres endorsed such agendas, but some Oromo elites—even those who oppose the OPP—have weaponized Oromo ideologues such as Asafa Jalata’s conceptions to justify expansive territorial and political claims.
As Dr. Yonas Biru (self-described “low-grade quasi-Nazi”) has observed, this exclusionary and expansionist version of political Oromummaa manifests in several alarming ways:
Ethnic Cleansing and Violence Against the Amhara
For over five decades, toxic narratives and hate campaigns aimed at the Amhara have allegedly contributed to multiple episodes of ethnic cleansing, sometimes bordering on genocide, in parts of Oromia and Benishangul. Various researchers suggest that as many as 40,000 Amhara may have lost their lives,, with hundreds of thousands forcibly displaced. Proponents of this view argue that these cycles of violence are partly driven by politically charged reinterpretations of Ethiopian history—using half-truths, selective narratives, and hateful rhetoric promulgated by adherents of Oromummaa and groups such as the Oromo Liberation Front (OLF). (Readers are encouraged to consult a variety of sources for independent verification of casualty and displacement figures.)
Land Grabs
Documented reports reveal incursions into neighboring regions—including Sidama, Southern Nations, Benishangul-Gumuz, Gambella, and parts of Amhara—that have displaced local communities. Critics interpret these activities as deliberate attempts to expand Oromo-administered territory at the expense of established local identities.
Forced Displacement
Under the guise of a “settlers versus natives” narrative—a theme echoed by Sheger City Mayor Dr. Teshome—over 100,000 homes have reportedly been demolished, and an estimated 500,000 non-Oromo residents have been forcibly expelled from Addis Ababa (locally known as “Sheger”) under harsh and inhumane conditions. These claims are supported by multiple sources, including televised statements and documented social media evidence.
Hegemonic Rhetoric
• Shimeles Abdisa has vowed to
—a statement widely interpreted as advocating an exclusively Oromo vision for the country.recreate and reengineer Ethiopia in our image
At the 2023 Irreecha celebration at the Sheraton Addis, he even declared that the next festival would be held along the Red Sea and the Indian Ocean.
• Abiy Ahmed is reported to have told more than 200 Oromo elites in 2019 of his intention to create an
and to resettle millions of Oromos in neighboring countries such as Djibouti, Somalia, and Eritrea.East African Oromo Empire
Cultural Coercion
Several measures reflect a broader strategy of cultural imposition:
• Flags & Anthems: The mandatory display of the Oromia regional flag and the compulsion for students in non-Oromo schools in Addis Ababa to sing the Oromia hymn, underscore symbolic efforts to reshape ethnic identity.
• Language Imposition: Afan Oromo instruction is being enforced in non-Oromo schools—often without parental or student consent—even in Addis Ababa. While Afan Oromo deserves recognition as a Federal language, the current implementation by the Oromia Prosperity Party is perceived as a coercive instrument rather than a move toward genuine linguistic and cultural equity.
• Preferential Treatment: Elevating Oromo symbols and festivals—such as designating Irreecha as an official holiday in Gambella—comes at the expense of recognizing the rights, traditions, and equal status of other ethnic groups.
These manifestations reveal a version of political Oromummaa that prioritizes territorial expansion, cultural supremacism, and ethnic dominance. The overt ambitions of the OPP leadership—and of figures like Abiy Ahmed—to extend this agenda beyond Ethiopia highlight a trajectory that risks undermining national unity, pluralism, and the constitutional guarantees of equality for every community and citizen.
The pursuit of an exclusively narrow interpretation of national identity, is contributing to deep divisions. Such a trajectory—whether through cultural coercion, territorial ambition, or the manipulation of historical narratives—risks fracturing Ethiopia’s rich diversity and undermining the constitutional promise of equality. The challenge, therefore, is to reconcile the historical legacy and aspirations of the Oromo with the imperative of a cohesive, inclusive national identity.
Social Media References and Evidence
1. Dr. Yonas Biru (self-described “low-grade quasi-Nazi”)
2. Sheger Mayor, Dr. Teshome’s televised statements and additional evidence of forced displacement and political Oromummaa narratives:
3. Shimeles Abdisa’s clip outlining the toxic ideology of Oromummaa and its efforts to undermine indigenous faiths:
Editor’s Note : Views in the article do not necessarily reflect the views of borkena.com
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Re: My only criticism of ጽምዶ is the same criticism I had for ኦሮማራ
For over 27 years, eden was in the business of pitting the Ethiopian people against each other to remain in power in Ethiopia. He didn't stop there, as he also made similar attempts on the Eritrean people hoping to curve out his Greater Tigray Republic dream.
ጽምዶ is an alien concept for individuals who thrive on division, hence eden's rejection of ጽምዶ in favor of Abiy Ahmed's divide and rule tactics that had borrowed a leaf from eden's book of chaos, backstabbing and betrayals.
Watching eden taking President Isaias Afewerki's words out of context is a sign that has abandoned his TPLF party and enlisted himself to serve Abiy Ahmed's agenda against the Tigray people. He has shown that "old habits are hard to die."
ጽምዶ is an alien concept for individuals who thrive on division, hence eden's rejection of ጽምዶ in favor of Abiy Ahmed's divide and rule tactics that had borrowed a leaf from eden's book of chaos, backstabbing and betrayals.
Watching eden taking President Isaias Afewerki's words out of context is a sign that has abandoned his TPLF party and enlisted himself to serve Abiy Ahmed's agenda against the Tigray people. He has shown that "old habits are hard to die."



Re: My only criticism of ጽምዶ is the same criticism I had for ኦሮማራ
ምን ያድርግ ብለህ ነው፣ የደንቆሮ ደፋር ይሉሃል ይሄ ነው። የደርግ መንግስት አስር አለቃ፣ የቀደሞ አየር ወለድ አዛዥ አጃቢ የነበረ ሰው እድሜ ለህወሃት ከምርኮኝነት ተወድሶ ለጀነራልነት ደረሰ። ህወሃት የቀደሞውን ስራዊት ከታች እስከ ላይ ሲበትን እና ወደ አስር ቤት ሲያስገባ፣ አስር አለቃ ብርሃኑ ጅሎን እና አሁን መከላከያን የሚመሩት አብዛኞቹን በብሄር ኮታ መልምሎ በሌላቸው እውቀትና፣ ልምድ እስከ ጀነራል ማእርግ እደረሳቸው። የአፋር ህዝብ፣ የአማራ ህዝብ፣ የኤርትራ ህዝብ በከፈሉት መስዋእትነት፣ መላው ኢትዮጵያውያን ፣ ከውጭም በውስጥም ባደረጉት ርብርብ ከተቀለበሰው አደጋ ማግስት ደግሞ ይህ አቦሬ አፍና ጓደኖቹን የበሻሻው ወሮበላ በተጨማሪ ማእረግ ትንበሸበሹ።
ይህን መልእክት ለ አብይ አህመድ መከላከያ ሚኒስትር አይሻ መሃመድ እድርሱልኝ።
ወ/ሮ አይሻ፥- መቼም ፋኖን "የመንደር ሚሊሻ" ይበቃቸዋል ብለሽ ለማኮሰስ መሞከርሽ፣ እንዲሁም ስለ ኤርትራ የተናገርሽውን ትዝብት ውስጥ የሚጥልሽ መሆኑን ታውቂያለሽ። ደላላውና ከሃዲው አረመኔ አለቃችሁ አብይ አህመድ ተናገሪ ያላሽን መናገርሽ ግልጽ ነው። በዚያ ቀውጢ ሰአት፣ የአፋር ህዝብ ድጋፍና እርዳታ በሚፍለግበት ሰአት ስትማጸኚ በነበረበት ወቅት 2021- 2022 ፍጸሞ በተቃራው ስትናገሪ እና ስታስቢ እንደነበር ማውሳት ትክክል ይመስለኛል። ለማከብራቸው አጎቶችሽና ለአፋር ህዝብ ሲባል የዛን ወቅት የተነጋገርናቸውን አሁን አላነሳም፣ ለማንኛው እነ ጀነራል መርድ ንጉሴ፣ ጀ/ል ሃይሌ ባይከዳኝ፣ እነ ጀ/ል አማን አንዶም በተቀመጡበት የተቀመጠው፣ አብሮሽ ያለው ኤታ ማጆር ሹም ተብየው የቀደሞ የኢሰፓ መንግስት አስር አለቃ በነበረ ግዜ ተማርኮ፣ የቀድሞ አለቆቻችሁ ወያኔዎች በብሄር ኮታ በማእረግ ያንበሸበሹት ብርሃኑ ጁላ እንድ ነገር ልጽፍ አስቤ ነበር። ነገር ግን መሳይ መኮንን ጥሩ አድርጎ ሰለመሰለት፣ ግዜ አላባክንም ብዬ ተውኩት። ምክነያቱም አንቺም ለተናገርሽው፣ የደንቆሮው ደፋር ብርሃኑ ጁላም ለሚዘላብደው በአንድ ድንጋይ ሁለት ወፍ መስሎ ስለተሰማኝ። እንድ ነገር ብዬ ልለፍ፣ እነ ብርሃኑ ጅሎና ጓደኖቹ እየፈረጠጡ የአፋርን ህዝብም የአማራን ህዝብ ለጥቃት አጋልጠው ሲሸሹ የነበረውን ሁኔታ ወደ ኋላ ሄደሽ እስታውሺ፣ እንደ አለቃችሁ ውለታ ቢሽ፣ ከሃዲ መሆን አያዛልቅም። ነውርም ነው።
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የፋኖ መሪዎች ለብርሃኑ ጁላ መልስ በመስጠት ረገድ የተሰላቹ ይመስለኛል። ሰውዬው ቁጥር ደፋር ነው። መለቃቀም ይቀረናል ከሚለው የዘውትር ነጠላ ዜማው ጋር ዘንድሮም ''መጠራረግ'' በሚለው ተመሳሳይ ቃል እየቀየረ ''የምን ለቅሶ መልሶ መላልሶ'' ዓይነት ዲስኩሩን በፓርላማ ሲያሰማ ነበር ሰሞኑን። 90 በመቶ ጨረሰናቸዋል፡ የቀረውን 10 በመቶ መጠራረግ ላይ ነን፥ ለክልሉ መንግስት አስረክበን ለሌላ ትልቅ ግዳጅ ፊታችንን እናዞራለን፥ ይላል የጁላ ልጅ - መነጽሩን ከፍና ዝቅ እያደረገ። ስለቅጥረኝነት፥ ስለተላላኪነት ሲናገር የራሱን ታሪክ የሚያወራ እንጂ የሚመስለው መቼም ከእነሱ መንደር ልቆ ተላላኪነትንና ቅጥረኝነትን በልኩ የተጫወተ ሌላ ሊኖር አይችልም። እንደመንግስት የሚጢጢዬዋ ሀገር አረብ ኤሜሬትስ ቅጥረኛ መሆኑን ድፍን ዓለም እየተናገረ የጁላ ልጅ የሻዕቢያ ተላላኪ፥ የግብጽ ቅጥረኛ እያለ ሲናገር ቁምነገር መስሎት የሚያዳምጠው አይኖርም ማለት አይቻልም። ሰዎቹ ጨርቃቸውን ጥለው አብደዋል።
በነገራችን ላይ አማራ ክልል የፋኖ ቁመና ከምንጊዜውም በላይ ገዝፏል። በቅርቡ ተአምር የሚያሰኙ ነገሮችን እንሰማለን። የብርሃኑ ጁላ እንደክረምት ዝናብ እኝኝኝኝ ማለት ለምን እንደሆነ በሚገባን ልክ እንረዳዋለን። በብልጽግና መንደር ጩኸት ሲበረክት፥ ፉከራና ሽለላ ሲደምቅ፡ የሆነ ስብራት፥ አንዳች ውድቀት እንዳለ ለመደምደም የሚቸግር አይደለም። ብርሃኑ ጁላ በስላቅ ድምጸት፥ በፌዝ አነጋገር፥ በንቀትና እብሪት በተሞላ ንግግር ማይክ ጨብጦ ፓርላማ ላይ ሲናገር ሰራዊቱ በአንድ ክላሽ የሚበተን፥ ክፍለጦሩ በሰልፍ የሚማረክ አይመስልም። ውስጡን ለምናውቅ የብርሃኑ ጁላ ድንፋታ አየር ላይ የሚተን ባዶ ቀረርቶ እንደሆነ አሳምረን እንረዳለን። ሁሉንም ጊዜ ይለየዋል። እስከዚያው ህዝብን እያደናገሩ፥ በውሸት ሆዱን እየነፉ፥ ጉም እያዘገኑና፥ አየር እያስመተሩ ይቆያሉ። ይህ ሁሉ እረጭ ሲል እውነት ስጋ ለብሶ፡ አፍ አውጥቶ ይናገራል። የዚያ ሰው ይበለን።