Across Twitter, the Sub Human Galla are rehearsing a formula that has been tested many times but has consistently failed to yield tangible results. Common sense dictates that one should not repeat the mistakes of others, yet here are the Gallas, not even in a subtle or obscure way, but openly declaring war against Eritrea to claim Assab. This recalls a typical Tigrigna proverb that describes such an attitude: እዛ ኣድጊ ጸገበት ክትጋገየኒ ቀረበት, which means, “The donkey is so full of itself, it almost fails to recognize me.” The Galla seem to forget whom they are dealing with.
Let’s explain why they are reinventing fire.
Ethiopia, thanks to the policies of the Woyane and the Oromo PP, is a country where society is fragmented and polarized. Every major group is suspicious of the intentions of the others, even when those intentions might be positive. While the Gallas favor the current status quo—where they can act as kingmakers in Ethiopia and gradually create facts on the ground by displacing Amhara and other ethnic groups, particularly around Addis Ababa, thereby cementing Galla dominance and ultimately pursuing their own state—time is not on their side. The economy is in shambles, inflation is skyrocketing, and most importantly, the IMF and World Bank are imposing demands and conditions that Ethiopia must accept in order to avoid default. This particular demand by the IMF is a bitter pill for the Oromo to swallow:
State-Owned Enterprise Reform & Privatization
This demand does not benefit the Galla PP, because it strips away the only tool it has to win friends and favors among the Galla people. The Gallas are not exactly as business-savvy people who can take advantage of the privatization of state enterprises. * These people learned to dress and cover their shame in the 1960* In fact, the groups most likely to benefit from this policy, if implemented, are the Amhara, the Tigrayans, and to some degree the Gurage. This is precisely why the Galla leadership is reluctant to introduce and implement this particular demand.
Diversionary tactic.
As Woyane disciples, the Galla PM and his clique are searching through the Woyane blueprint for ways to survive or prolong their reign despite difficult circumstances. To cling to power, they need a common cause—something that can galvanize the people, unite them in unison, and rally them behind the Galla. Thus they have reinvented the “fire,” which is Ethiopia’s supposed right to the Red Sea. Given the current circumstances, the Tigrayans are not enthusiastic about it, and the Amhara—except for some mercenary journalists and hardcore voices—sound like the ancient Roman senator Marcus Porcius Cato, who used to finish his speeches by declaring that Carthage must be destroyed. In the same way, these Amhara voices endlessly chant that Ethiopia must reclaim its historical Red Sea access.
Is war inevitable
If the Galla hold the illusion that a war against Eritrea would be similar to the skirmishes they conduct inside Ethiopia—where battles are fought with Kalashnikovs and, to some extent, drones—they might be tempted to start one. But if they understand that war means the full mobilization of state resources against another state—where everything at a government’s disposal is used, including external support and the incitement of opposition groups to fight against their own so-called government—then they may be wise enough to avoid it by any means necessary.
