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[Horus]

My take on the Eritrean predicament is simple and straight forward. I hate to mince words.

Eritrea is a wrong nation. There are four reasons why this is so.
1. Eritrea does not meet the material existential condition to constitute a successful nationhood. Eritrea lacks the necessary geographical, natural, population and resource endowments that serve as the basis of a viable nation.

2. Politically, Eritrea suffers from a defective birth from the start as an independent country. The manner Eritrea seceded from Ethiopia has rendered it problematic irreparably.

3. Cognitively, EPLF lacked a general purpose and guiding vision beyond being a separate country. In short, the Eritrean war of liberation had no overarching purpose other than to secede from Ethiopia. In other words, Eritreans don't know how to be a country.

4. Psychologically, Eritreans suffer from a very fragile identity structure and insecure psychological make up. Their fear of opening up to the world and fear of change is a function of these identity and emotional fragility. Eritrea can protect its selfhood only by living in a frozen space and time which is the product of being very small, poor and wrongly or defectively being born as a nation.

[Fiyameta]

[Zack]

My take on the Eritrean predicament is simple and straight forward. I hate to mince words.

Eritrea is a wrong nation. There are four reasons why this is so.
1. Eritrea does not meet the material existential condition to constitute a successful nationhood. Eritrea lacks the necessary geographical, natural, population and resource endowments that serve as the basis of a viable nation.

2. Politically, Eritrea suffers from a defective birth from the start as an independent country. The manner Eritrea seceded from Ethiopia has rendered it problematic irreparably.

3. Cognitively, EPLF lacked a general purpose and guiding vision beyond being a separate country. In short, the Eritrean war of liberation had no overarching purpose other than to secede from Ethiopia. In other words, Eritreans don't know how to be a country.

4. Psychologically, Eritreans suffer from a very fragile identity structure and insecure psychological make up. Their fear of opening up to the world and fear of change is a function of these identity and emotional fragility. Eritrea can protect its selfhood only by living in a frozen space and time which is the product of being very small, poor and wrongly or defectively being born as a nation.

The 30 year war produced a deeply unified national consciousness.

Eritrean identity cuts across nine ethnic groups and two major religions, which is rare in the region.

Eritreans are not only connected by blood but by a shared history

Geographic viability is not a precondition for nationhood.
Singapore, Rwanda, Botswana, Estonia, Barbados, Israel,

Economy has allot of pottential
Mineral wealth, including Bisha copper-zinc-gold Zara, and Colluli potashthe latter is one of the largest potash deposits globally.

Solar and wind potential among the highest in the region.

Fisheries and maritime resources in the southern Red Sea.


Eritrea just needs visionary leadership that can take it and develop it
their nationhood was achieved in a legal way , you may not like it because it made u landlocked. but the independence was achieved correct. referendun UN supervised. Consent from the parent country Ethiopia , Ethiopia recognised its independence the first .

[Naga Tuma]

3. Cognitively, EPLF lacked a general purpose and guiding vision beyond being a separate country. In short, the Eritrean war of liberation had no overarching purpose other than to secede from Ethiopia. In other words, Eritreans don't know how to be a country.

The 30 year war produced a deeply unified national consciousness.
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Eritrea just needs visionary leadership that can take it and develop it

Saddening.

[ZEMEN]

My take on the Eritrean predicament is simple and straight forward. I hate to mince words.

Eritrea is a wrong nation. There are four reasons why this is so.
1. Eritrea does not meet the material existential condition to constitute a successful nationhood. Eritrea lacks the necessary geographical, natural, population and resource endowments that serve as the basis of a viable nation.

2. Politically, Eritrea suffers from a defective birth from the start as an independent country. The manner Eritrea seceded from Ethiopia has rendered it problematic irreparably.

3. Cognitively, EPLF lacked a general purpose and guiding vision beyond being a separate country. In short, the Eritrean war of liberation had no overarching purpose other than to secede from Ethiopia. In other words, Eritreans don't know how to be a country.

4. Psychologically, Eritreans suffer from a very fragile identity structure and insecure psychological make up. Their fear of opening up to the world and fear of change is a function of these identity and emotional fragility. Eritrea can protect its selfhood only by living in a frozen space and time which is the product of being very small, poor and wrongly or defectively being born as a nation.

But there is a difference. you are a bagger, and you beg to survive, worst you used to [deleted] the whites for a few kilos of wheat and now you are sucking the filthy Arabs. One can be poor or rich, but dignity is every self-respecting person goal. So, nothing will change, on your part, yesterday you beggar, today you are beggar and tomorrow you will be a beggar because you haven't gone through dark times to make your tomorrow better. However, the Eritreans, true they suffered but the self-reliance and self-actualization is on works. Dedeb.

[Affable]

መልሰን ገቢ እናርጋት ነው የምትለው, Horus። አልስማማም። Let the Eritreans enjoy their “freedom.” But I have a hard time accepting the fairytale Eritrea is a self reliant nonsense. When a considerable number of Eritreans live in a country called something other than Eritrea, when almost every young is planning to flee Eritrea, when the government taxes Eritreans who do not live in Eritrea, I don’t see anything remotely resembling a self reliant government.
I see a government out of touch of reality. A government that is greatly downgraded the meaning of self reliance.

[ZEMEN]

መልሰን ገቢ እናርጋት ነው የምትለው, Horus። አልስማማም። Let the Eritreans enjoy their “freedom.” But I have a hard time accepting the fairytale Eritrea is a self reliant nonsense. When a considerable number of Eritreans live in a country called something other than Eritrea, when almost every young is planning to flee Eritrea, when the government taxes Eritreans who do not live in Eritrea, I don’t see anything remotely resembling a self reliant government.
I see a government out of touch of reality. A government that is greatly downgraded the meaning of self reliance.

Why do you think the reason Eritrea left their country. One thing I am stunned with is that Ethiopian leaders are responsible for the Eritrean's leaving their country and at the same time, the Ethiopians wonder why the Eritreans left their country. Why can't you leave the Eritreans alone?

[Affable]

Still Eritreans leave their country. And Ethiopia has nothing to do with it. In a war ravaged Sudan many thousands of Eritreans live. But rather than returning to “ peaceful” Eritrea, they have chosen to remain in Sudan.
You ask why Ethiopians leave Eritrea alone ? They have forgotten about Eritrea for sure, especially the young generation. It is your leader who can’t live without interfering in Ethiopia’s politics. The whole thirty something years of his reign is nothing other than meddling in Ethiopia’s internal politics. I don’t think that will change. The guy knows nothing other than making trouble. In his nearly forty years in power አንድ የህዝብ መፀዳጃ ሽንት ቤት አልሰራም በአገሩ።

[ZEMEN]

Still Eritreans leave their country. And Ethiopia has nothing to do with it. In a war ravaged Sudan many thousands of Eritreans live. But rather than returning to “ peaceful” Eritrea, they have chosen to remain in Sudan.
You ask why Ethiopians leave Eritrea alone ? They have forgotten about Eritrea for sure, especially the young generation. It is your leader who can’t live without interfering in Ethiopia’s politics. The whole thirty something years of his reign is nothing other than meddling in Ethiopia’s internal politics. I don’t think that will change. The guy knows nothing other than making trouble. In his nearly forty years in power አንድ የህዝብ መፀዳጃ ሽንት ቤት አልሰራም በአገሩ።

You are funny. Why don't you speak the truth. Eritreans has kept their dignity through many darkest moments. They have broken the shackles, the same shackles that causing you to bend and blow Arabs. Oh, my leader, he busies blowing the Arabs and building useless parks. Give Eritrea five years.

[Affable]

About the Arab thing, I think you Eritreans who seem to worship them. Your leader is the best example. He has learned in Ethiopia, even attended university in Addis. But he has a hard time speaking Amharic, but he gives interview in Arabic. You guys are the one who are accustomed to s… it up to Arabs.
If the UAE friendship with Ethiopia makes you envious, let it be. Eritrea is not the one who decides with whom Ethiopia to be friend with. It is Ethiopians. Drill down that fact to your brain.

[ZEMEN]

About the Arab thing, I think you Eritreans who seem to worship them. Your leader is the best example. He has learned in Ethiopia, even attended university in Addis. But he has a hard time speaking Amharic, but he gives interview in Arabic. You guys are the one who are accustomed to s… it up to Arabs.
If the UAE friendship with Ethiopia makes you envious, let it be. Eritrea is not the one who decides with whom Ethiopia to be friend with. It is Ethiopians. Drill down that fact to your brain.

If the UAE friendship with Ethiopia makes you envious,

I don't think you have any idea who you are dealing with. UAE is a friend with no one. They are raping Ethiopia inside out, but you are too naive to understand. There is no friendship with UAE, there is only transaction. Mark my word, everything Ethiopia has is sold to UAE behind your back. One day you will wake up, and you are going to commit suicide. Trust me, I know. Eritrea saved Ethiopia in return, you want invade Eritrea. If I was an Eritrean I would completely seal the border. What is Eritrea to gain from Ethiopia? Tell me what?

[Right]

You hotheaded Eritreans you better think throughly and understand your national interests.

Forget about the clown as he will be history very soon. Probably he is going to jail.
And don’t overwhelm yourself on Ethiopia as what you will get is pain.

Focus on internal matters. You have been ruled by one man from the bygone era ever since you existed as a country. His son will take over when he Afeworki dies and the son will ride you until he dies. Come on!
And you are wasting your time on Ethiopia on an Ethiopian forum 24/7.
What a disaster.

[ZEMEN]

You hotheaded Eritreans you better think throughly and understand your national interests.

Forget about the clown as he will be history very soon. Probably he is going to jail.
And don’t overwhelm yourself on Ethiopia as what you will get is pain.

Focus on internal matters. You have been ruled by one man from the bygone era ever since you existed as a country. His son will take over when he Afeworki dies and the son will ride you until he dies. Come on!
And you are wasting your time on Ethiopia on an Ethiopian forum 24/7.
What a disaster.

Focus on internal matters. You have been ruled by one man

I know what you are trying to say. Let's assume I am what you think of but say you are an Ethiopian and please tell me who is ruling you? አንከፍ ነገር ነህ።

[Horus]

[Right]

I know what you are trying to say. Let's assume I am what you think of but say you are an Ethiopian and please tell me who is ruling you?

We know the guy who is in charge of Ethiopia now is not fit to be a PM. Trust me that we will get rid off him just like we did away with the TPLF before him. He is going to jail.

You worship a dead meat statue still with the 60s mindset.
Learn how to start a website and forum so that you can discuss your issues and how to get rid off him.

Whining 24/7 here about Ethiopians issues will not do you any good.
At some point, you have to evolve and be on your own. Come on.

[DefendTheTruth]

My take on the Eritrean predicament is simple and straight forward. I hate to mince words.

Eritrea is a wrong nation. There are four reasons why this is so.
1. Eritrea does not meet the material existential condition to constitute a successful nationhood. Eritrea lacks the necessary geographical, natural, population and resource endowments that serve as the basis of a viable nation.

2. Politically, Eritrea suffers from a defective birth from the start as an independent country. The manner Eritrea seceded from Ethiopia has rendered it problematic irreparably.

3. Cognitively, EPLF lacked a general purpose and guiding vision beyond being a separate country. In short, the Eritrean war of liberation had no overarching purpose other than to secede from Ethiopia. In other words, Eritreans don't know how to be a country.

4. Psychologically, Eritreans suffer from a very fragile identity structure and insecure psychological make up. Their fear of opening up to the world and fear of change is a function of these identity and emotional fragility. Eritrea can protect its selfhood only by living in a frozen space and time which is the product of being very small, poor and wrongly or defectively being born as a nation.

But there is a difference. you are a bagger, and you beg to survive, worst you used to [deleted] the whites for a few kilos of wheat and now you are sucking the filthy Arabs. One can be poor or rich, but dignity is every self-respecting person goal. So, nothing will change, on your part, yesterday you beggar, today you are beggar and tomorrow you will be a beggar because you haven't gone through dark times to make your tomorrow better. However, the Eritreans, true they suffered but the self-reliance and self-actualization is on works. Dedeb.

Let's assume for a while Ethiopia is a beggar like you claim, which you are hard pressed to imply Eritrea is not in contrast. Eritrea's population is estimated at about 6 Million, from which more than half don't reside in Eritrea proper, they are refugees all around the world. Why did they flee, to give away from their richness? All citizens in Eritrea want to leave, to beg, not to enrich others. If Ethiopia begs, then it is for a very tiny fraction of its citizens of over 130 Million, not for half of its citizens, which will also end very soon. This is simply because Ethiopians have something to aspire, to change themselves, to achieve progress, they have something interesting to do towards their development and progress. On the other hand the thugs that are "leading" Eritrea are stuck in their Nakfa Mentality and sabotaging peace of all the surrounding nations of the Horn.

Still you date to call others beggars!

[Horus]

my intention is to state my observation, not to convince or convert an Eritrean into a rational being. Eritrea is a problematic entity.

What really is the purpose of Eritrea? What is the fundamental reason for the existence of Eritrea as a state? There is none or it is not clear.

Eritreans fought for 30 years to be different from Ethiopians. But, they are not different from Ethiopians. For 30 years Eritreans existed as a separate state simply to become different from Ethiopians. But, they have failed. As we speak here in 2025, Eritrea is entangled in one thousand and one strings with Ethiopia with no hope of truly seceding.

Eritreans have failed in functioning as a state. They are incapable of solving problems of statehood. Consider Isayas Afewrki. Every time Eritrea meets a problem, he is in Egypt. Every time he speaks, it is about other nations.

Separate identity is necessary for being a different people from others but it is not sufficient for organizing a viable and function state, a state whose purpose is the happiness and prosperity of its people. The raison d'etre of a nation is never the mere perpetuation of national identity and nothing else. That is what the Eritrean purpose is - identity maintenance.

But, when a self-identified nation fails to pursue the well-being of its citizens, the people vote with their feet. They leave it. They exit. They go some where else. This is the Eritrean predicament.

[Horus]

Eritrea is a wrong idea that has consumed too much time and effort.

[Zack]

my intention is to state my observation, not to convince or convert an Eritrean into a rational being. Eritrea is a problematic entity.

What really is the purpose of Eritrea? What is the fundamental reason for the existence of Eritrea as a state? There is none or it is not clear.

Eritreans fought for 30 years to be different from Ethiopians. But, they are not different from Ethiopians. For 30 years Eritreans existed as a separate state simply to become different from Ethiopians. But, they have failed. As we speak here in 2025, Eritrea is entangled in one thousand and one strings with Ethiopia with no hope of truly seceding.

Eritreans have failed in functioning as a state. They are incapable of solving problems of statehood. Consider Isayas Afewrki. Every time Eritrea meets a problem, he is in Egypt. Every time he speaks, it is about other nations.

Separate identity is necessary for being a different people from others but it is not sufficient for organizing a viable and function state, a state whose purpose is the happiness and prosperity of its people. The raison d'etre of a nation is never the mere perpetuation of national identity and nothing else. That is what the Eritrean purpose is - identity maintenance.

But, when a self-identified nation fails to pursue the well-being of its citizens, the people vote with their feet. They leave it. They exit. They go some where else. This is the Eritrean predicament.

Eritrea gave Ethiopia its civilizion axum Islam orthodox language geez. With out Eritrea there isn’t Ethiopia. How ever Eritrea and Ethiopia were always different for centuries .

What is the purpose of Eritrean country or state
Well everhing. Dignity self worth nationhood freedom to have ur own country every nation deserves its own country and dignity