Key perspectives on this issue include:
Cultural Conservatism: The Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church, a pillar of traditional life, often prioritized religious continuity over secular modernization, acting as a conservative force in education and societal structure.
Resistance to Change
: The entrenched, often Amhara-centric, feudal-like aristocracy (the neftenya-gabbar system) was sometimes viewed as resisting reforms that might threaten their socio-political dominance, preferring established traditions.Cognitive Dissonance: Early 20th-century intellectuals, many of whom were Amhara, faced a dilemma: their immense pride in Ethiopia’s unique, unbroken history of independence—often tied to the Orthodox faith and Amhara, royal culture—contrasted sharply with the urgent need for modernization, creating a slow, fragmented approach to reform.
THEY WERE SO CONSERVATIVE MY ARSE THEY COULD NOT EAT ANBETA, KOCHO, PIG AND BULUS THEY STARVED LIKE BELOW. AND NOW THEY WANT TO COME BACK AND GET YOU BECAUSE YOU KNEW YOU COULD DO BETTER WITHOUT THEM, BE PROUD IN YOUR CULTURE AND IDENTITY
LET THEM ESTABLISH THE MOTE-ANBESA IN AMHARA KILIL