I believe there is slim chance to save Eritrea from falling into
the abyss. It is like going to a different doctor everyday yet diagnosis
is the same. It is time to do something about it, but please no more
diagnosis…we already know the condition the country is in. Sad to say,
Eritreans have a way of burying their heads in the sand…denying the truth,
and disparaging others from finding the truth >>> always under the charlatan
cover of “It is not the time”, as if truth is defendant on time. People who
hide the truth are condemned to continue being dysfunctional and irrelevant
in world arena. Sadly, we are seeing it!
“Sad to say,Eritreans have a way of burying their heads in the sand…denying the truth,
and disparaging others from finding the truth >>> always under the charlatan
cover of “It is not the time”, as if truth is defendant on time. People who
hide the truth are condemned to continue being dysfunctional and irrelevant
in world arena. Sadly, we are seeing it!”
Gideon,
The above lines are yours and in my honest opinion worth repeating them thousand times — especially “denying the truth” which implicitly means deliberately “cheating thyself” and then denigrating those who try to enlighten in their capacity. THERE IS NOTHING WORSE THAN THAT IN LIFE.
Thank You.
very interesting discussion. i really feel like Assenna succeeded in giving Eritreans the platform to come together as a people in order to evaluate the independence. it also succeeded in giving voiceless Eritreans have a voice by inviting them to speak up and focus on their priority which is doing everything possible to save our people and our country.thank you Assenna for doing this and please give us more of this stuff.
Wonderful Panel Discussion Re the Broken Promises of Eritrean Independence
To save our country Eritrea we must stand for
PEACE!
JUSTICE!
LIBERTY!
FREEDOM!
We must unite all our nationalities, all our original provinces and raise our Liberation Flag, the Flag of our martyrs, the flag of our forefathers and wage a straggle against the mad dog tyrant dictator Isayas wedi berad and his blind followers HIGDEF and his burned flag.
United! We will liberate our land and our people.
Let freedom ring in Senhit, Keren!
Let freedom ring in Akeleguzay, Adi keyih!
Let freedom ring in Denkel, Asseb!
Let freedom ring in Barka, akurdet!
Let freedom ring in Sahil Nakfa!
Let freedom ring in Seraye, Adi Ugri!
Let freedom ring in Hamassien, Asmera!
Let freedom ring in Semhar, Massawa!
Eritrea will be free soon.
Our original Eritrean Liberation Flag, our martyrs flag, the flag of our forefathers, the flag that represent all our provinces and our nationalities will be allover Eritrea and allover the world and at the United Nations!
Wonderful Panel Discussion Re the Broken Promises of Eritrean Independence
To save our country Eritrea we must stand for
PEACE!
JUSTICE!
LIBERTY!
FREEDOM!
We must unite all our nationalities,
all our religions,
all our original provinces
and raise our Liberation Flag, the Flag of our martyrs, the flag of our forefathers and wage a straggle against the mad dog tyrant dictator Isayas wedi berad and his blind followers HIGDEF and his burned flag.
United! We will liberate our land and our people.
Let freedom ring in Senhit, Keren!
Let freedom ring in Akeleguzay, Adi keyih!
Let freedom ring in Denkel, Asseb!
Let freedom ring in Barka, akurdet!
Let freedom ring in Sahil Nakfa!
Let freedom ring in Seraye, Adi Ugri!
Let freedom ring in Hamassien, Asmera!
Let freedom ring in Semhar, Massawa!
Eritrea will be free soon.
Our original Eritrean Liberation Flag, our martyrs flag, the flag of our forefathers, the flag that represent all our provinces and our nationalities will be allover Eritrea and allover the world and at the United Nations!
Well done discussion among childern
of Eritrea ( deki hager ) . For sure it will inspire our people inside the country who follow assenna program to hear such constructive idea with
civil and respectful manners.
Good job , Aman the great ( AbI SEB )
Yodita, an excellent commentator at awate.com, argues against my take on the Eritrean elite this way: “Starting from Lenin (the father of all Marxist revolutions?) all struggles were/are LED by elites!!!” But I don’t see how this could be used as a counter-argument against my stand, since I totally agree with her: If there is need for a revolution, then there is nobody but the elite to lead it. But what I am saying is that there was absolutely NO NEED for a revolution in the Eritrean case. So when I am blaming the Eritrean elite, it is for making the Eritrean masses go through a NEEDLESS ghedli journey of 50 years, with all the horrendous sacrifice that such a foolish undertaking entails. That was what my article “The Circular Journey” has been all about.
Yodita makes it seem as if am saying: if the Eritrean Revolution hadn’t been led by the elite, it would have turned to be OK. Not at all! I am not accusing the Eritrean elite for a mismanagement of a revolution that could have gone right, but for having invented a cause that were never there, entirely inspired by their alien colonial aspirations. The Christian elite, repelled by “backward Ethiopia”, wanted to create an Eritrea in the image of colonial Italy; inspired as they were by the false sense of betterment induced by their colonial heritage (Piccola Roma and other “modernity” paraphernalia). The Muslim elite, repelled by “Christian Ethiopia”, set out to create an Eritrea in the image of the Arab world; inspired as they were by all the –isms sprouting in the Arab world (Islamism, pan-Arabism, Gamalism, etc.) Both, of course, had to invent a “colonial oppression” that were never there to justify a revolution that would take them to their alien destinations.
My assessment of the Eritrean revolution is not simply made based on the brutality in ghedli and present day Eritrea. [Nobody in his right mind could claim that the revolutions in Mozambique and Angola were unjustified, even though both went brutally wrong in many ways.] Instead, I am claiming that all that the Eritreans have gone through is a needless sacrifice. At best then, if the Eritrean elite are convinced to give up their alien aspirations, we will end up at the starting point of this insane circular journey, for the sane Eritrea that we will rediscover happens to be a smaller version of Ethiopia in all its components – geographically, demographically, religiously, historically, culturally, etc. (please look at the cake-metaphor I mention in “The Circular Journey II”) The futility of the ghedli journey can then be put as a journey from Big Ethiopia to Little Ethiopia, with all the additional problems that come with that little-ness. Sometimes, at my cynical moments, I entertain this outlandish idea that had the Italians named Eritrea as “Little Ethiopia” (given that they were aiming for the larger colony), the Eritrean elite would have never entertained this circular journey – look what an alien baptism can do to a misguided people!
Yodita also seem to be impressed by all the ghedli virtues: discipline, valor, self-reliance, etc. So are the Mafia; so are the Taliban; so were the Nazis. These content-less “virtues” could be employed by any organization for good or evil purposes; what provides them with content are the “cause” that made them necessary in the first place and the goal they want to achieve – and it is at these two ends that the Eritrean Revolution dismally fails.
Now, to a minor point: although I agree with Yodita on the indispensable role of the elite in necessary revolutions, I don’t agree with some of the examples she brought to prove her point. For instance, I believe that the Russians and the Chinese would have been in a much better shape now without the communist interruption. She wonders “where would the Bolsheviks be without Lenin (an elite)? Where would the Chinese be without Maoism”. If she wants to find out what China would have been without Maosim, she doesn’t have to create a counter factual situation; all she needs to do is look at Japan and South Korea; and more importantly at Taiwan (the same people, the same Confucian ethic).
Fanko
Do you know Asiyas was working as Pimped to Arab specially in Sudan as a bribe to realize hi goals .
You kill us by your only one comment ruminating like a cow .No one force Weddi Khommarit Asiyas and his gangs destroy Eritrea and Eritrean people Arab or same one else .That your mum you crying for you(ETHIOPIA)has been punish dead people like your master Asiyas did for Nyzgi and Others and do not kill us for your mum we know about Ethiopia’s recent policies and former history if you love Ethiopia keep it for yourself I THINK YOU HAVE AB ZI AMMERE MENTALITY .
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Gideon May 9, 2014
I believe there is slim chance to save Eritrea from falling into
the abyss. It is like going to a different doctor everyday yet diagnosis
is the same. It is time to do something about it, but please no more
diagnosis…we already know the condition the country is in. Sad to say,
Eritreans have a way of burying their heads in the sand…denying the truth,
and disparaging others from finding the truth >>> always under the charlatan
cover of “It is not the time”, as if truth is defendant on time. People who
hide the truth are condemned to continue being dysfunctional and irrelevant
in world arena. Sadly, we are seeing it!
rezen May 9, 2014
“Sad to say,Eritreans have a way of burying their heads in the sand…denying the truth,
and disparaging others from finding the truth >>> always under the charlatan
cover of “It is not the time”, as if truth is defendant on time. People who
hide the truth are condemned to continue being dysfunctional and irrelevant
in world arena. Sadly, we are seeing it!”
Gideon,
The above lines are yours and in my honest opinion worth repeating them thousand times — especially “denying the truth” which implicitly means deliberately “cheating thyself” and then denigrating those who try to enlighten in their capacity. THERE IS NOTHING WORSE THAN THAT IN LIFE.
Thank You.
rahwa May 9, 2014
very interesting discussion. i really feel like Assenna succeeded in giving Eritreans the platform to come together as a people in order to evaluate the independence. it also succeeded in giving voiceless Eritreans have a voice by inviting them to speak up and focus on their priority which is doing everything possible to save our people and our country.thank you Assenna for doing this and please give us more of this stuff.
Semhar May 10, 2014
Wonderful Panel Discussion Re the Broken Promises of Eritrean Independence
To save our country Eritrea we must stand for
PEACE!
JUSTICE!
LIBERTY!
FREEDOM!
We must unite all our nationalities, all our original provinces and raise our Liberation Flag, the Flag of our martyrs, the flag of our forefathers and wage a straggle against the mad dog tyrant dictator Isayas wedi berad and his blind followers HIGDEF and his burned flag.
United! We will liberate our land and our people.
Let freedom ring in Senhit, Keren!
Let freedom ring in Akeleguzay, Adi keyih!
Let freedom ring in Denkel, Asseb!
Let freedom ring in Barka, akurdet!
Let freedom ring in Sahil Nakfa!
Let freedom ring in Seraye, Adi Ugri!
Let freedom ring in Hamassien, Asmera!
Let freedom ring in Semhar, Massawa!
Eritrea will be free soon.
Our original Eritrean Liberation Flag, our martyrs flag, the flag of our forefathers, the flag that represent all our provinces and our nationalities will be allover Eritrea and allover the world and at the United Nations!
Semhar May 10, 2014
Wonderful Panel Discussion Re the Broken Promises of Eritrean Independence
To save our country Eritrea we must stand for
PEACE!
JUSTICE!
LIBERTY!
FREEDOM!
We must unite all our nationalities,
all our religions,
all our original provinces
and raise our Liberation Flag, the Flag of our martyrs, the flag of our forefathers and wage a straggle against the mad dog tyrant dictator Isayas wedi berad and his blind followers HIGDEF and his burned flag.
United! We will liberate our land and our people.
Let freedom ring in Senhit, Keren!
Let freedom ring in Akeleguzay, Adi keyih!
Let freedom ring in Denkel, Asseb!
Let freedom ring in Barka, akurdet!
Let freedom ring in Sahil Nakfa!
Let freedom ring in Seraye, Adi Ugri!
Let freedom ring in Hamassien, Asmera!
Let freedom ring in Semhar, Massawa!
Eritrea will be free soon.
Our original Eritrean Liberation Flag, our martyrs flag, the flag of our forefathers, the flag that represent all our provinces and our nationalities will be allover Eritrea and allover the world and at the United Nations!
ahmed saleh May 10, 2014
Well done discussion among childern
of Eritrea ( deki hager ) . For sure it will inspire our people inside the country who follow assenna program to hear such constructive idea with
civil and respectful manners.
Good job , Aman the great ( AbI SEB )
Fanko May 10, 2014
Yosief Ghebrehiwet responds to “Yodita”
Yodita and her “elite argument”
Yodita, an excellent commentator at awate.com, argues against my take on the Eritrean elite this way: “Starting from Lenin (the father of all Marxist revolutions?) all struggles were/are LED by elites!!!” But I don’t see how this could be used as a counter-argument against my stand, since I totally agree with her: If there is need for a revolution, then there is nobody but the elite to lead it. But what I am saying is that there was absolutely NO NEED for a revolution in the Eritrean case. So when I am blaming the Eritrean elite, it is for making the Eritrean masses go through a NEEDLESS ghedli journey of 50 years, with all the horrendous sacrifice that such a foolish undertaking entails. That was what my article “The Circular Journey” has been all about.
Yodita makes it seem as if am saying: if the Eritrean Revolution hadn’t been led by the elite, it would have turned to be OK. Not at all! I am not accusing the Eritrean elite for a mismanagement of a revolution that could have gone right, but for having invented a cause that were never there, entirely inspired by their alien colonial aspirations. The Christian elite, repelled by “backward Ethiopia”, wanted to create an Eritrea in the image of colonial Italy; inspired as they were by the false sense of betterment induced by their colonial heritage (Piccola Roma and other “modernity” paraphernalia). The Muslim elite, repelled by “Christian Ethiopia”, set out to create an Eritrea in the image of the Arab world; inspired as they were by all the –isms sprouting in the Arab world (Islamism, pan-Arabism, Gamalism, etc.) Both, of course, had to invent a “colonial oppression” that were never there to justify a revolution that would take them to their alien destinations.
My assessment of the Eritrean revolution is not simply made based on the brutality in ghedli and present day Eritrea. [Nobody in his right mind could claim that the revolutions in Mozambique and Angola were unjustified, even though both went brutally wrong in many ways.] Instead, I am claiming that all that the Eritreans have gone through is a needless sacrifice. At best then, if the Eritrean elite are convinced to give up their alien aspirations, we will end up at the starting point of this insane circular journey, for the sane Eritrea that we will rediscover happens to be a smaller version of Ethiopia in all its components – geographically, demographically, religiously, historically, culturally, etc. (please look at the cake-metaphor I mention in “The Circular Journey II”) The futility of the ghedli journey can then be put as a journey from Big Ethiopia to Little Ethiopia, with all the additional problems that come with that little-ness. Sometimes, at my cynical moments, I entertain this outlandish idea that had the Italians named Eritrea as “Little Ethiopia” (given that they were aiming for the larger colony), the Eritrean elite would have never entertained this circular journey – look what an alien baptism can do to a misguided people!
Yodita also seem to be impressed by all the ghedli virtues: discipline, valor, self-reliance, etc. So are the Mafia; so are the Taliban; so were the Nazis. These content-less “virtues” could be employed by any organization for good or evil purposes; what provides them with content are the “cause” that made them necessary in the first place and the goal they want to achieve – and it is at these two ends that the Eritrean Revolution dismally fails.
Now, to a minor point: although I agree with Yodita on the indispensable role of the elite in necessary revolutions, I don’t agree with some of the examples she brought to prove her point. For instance, I believe that the Russians and the Chinese would have been in a much better shape now without the communist interruption. She wonders “where would the Bolsheviks be without Lenin (an elite)? Where would the Chinese be without Maoism”. If she wants to find out what China would have been without Maosim, she doesn’t have to create a counter factual situation; all she needs to do is look at Japan and South Korea; and more importantly at Taiwan (the same people, the same Confucian ethic).
YG
ahmed omer May 13, 2014
Fanko
Do you know Asiyas was working as Pimped to Arab specially in Sudan as a bribe to realize hi goals .
You kill us by your only one comment ruminating like a cow .No one force Weddi Khommarit Asiyas and his gangs destroy Eritrea and Eritrean people Arab or same one else .That your mum you crying for you(ETHIOPIA)has been punish dead people like your master Asiyas did for Nyzgi and Others and do not kill us for your mum we know about Ethiopia’s recent policies and former history if you love Ethiopia keep it for yourself I THINK YOU HAVE AB ZI AMMERE MENTALITY .
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