Tyranny is a government by, for and to opportunist elites. The more of them out there the more difficult the struggle for freedom and democracy would be. Therefore, the struggle for freedom and democracy is the struggle between opportunist elites and the rest. If the rest of Ethiopian elites don’t have the backbone to step forward on the side of the people the Hodam elites rule. Simply acknowledging that reality alone goes a long way to recalibrate the struggle and chase the Hodam elites to end tyrannical rule sooner than later and for good.
by Teshome Debalke
Ethiopians should fasten our seatbelt for the wildest ride in our history. The brazen ethnic regime Hodam ethnic elites continued drama on the lives and rights of Ethiopians to hold on illegitimate power and showed their ugliest character that contaminated the African political culture and left the people in endless poverty and conflicts.
As expected, the behavior of the handpicked and self-professed ethnic Welyata warlord and TPLF handpicked Prime Minster Halemariam that milks his ethnicity to cover up his own atrocities against Ethiopians is a typical behavior of the Hodam elites’ that sustain tyrannical rule for as long as we can remember.
In reality the self-professed Tigray warlords that made a jackass out of him hiding behind Hodams like him are speaking. It is obvious he is clueless what goes around him to understand they are making him hold the bag of their crimes of treacheries, atrocities and corruption of four decades.
His latest smear campaign on Ethiopians was written and directed by TPLF’s warlords and the continuation of the strategy of division-diversion that served rogue group in the last 40 years. The handpicked ethnic political actor appears hibernating to preform several scripted episodes to please his handlers in the TPLF’s master plan of sustaining the regime by all means possible from its unavoidable demise. His Oromo Muslims-Christians punch line was a sample of what to come to capitalize on the only leverage left for the warlords to maintain their enablers’ attention.
Picking opportunistic (Hodams) ethnic elite to use-and-abuse has always been Melse Zenawi’s specialty. The undisputed ethnic leader of the self-professed Tigray warlords was not an ordinary man among his peers. The legendary mentor and ‘great leader’ of ethnic Hodam elites that couched Halimariam how to insult Ethiopians in a language he despises but yet can’t help speak to make it possible for him to be the Prime Minster. Like his mentor Melse it was not to govern but to insult and divide Ethiopians to accomplish TPLF’s declared mission. It says more about the incapacity of opportunist ethnic elites’ to understand governance but used-and-abused as proxy of tyranny against their own people. Thus, Halimarim’s behavior shouldn’t surprise Ethiopians as it is natural to surrender their moral and intellectual integrity as a prerequisite to serve the tormentors of their society.
This time around, Halimariam picked on Oromos, Silties, the Diaspora, Muslims and Christians alike to show he is still loyal cadre of his late god father and mentor that insulted him when he said ‘what is Axum to the Wolyatas he was appointed to represent when Melse stripped him of his Ethiopiawinet and confined him in his designated ethnic enclave not to leave until he proves his loyalty for TPLF’s warlords. .
As fate would have it, the self-professed ethnic Wolayta warlord with alleged blood on his hand turn Prime Minster for good behavior of fulfilling his bosses’ wishes. Ever since, he has been all over the world map insulting Ethiopians in a language he was told ‘victimized’ him. He wouldn’t even spare to tell us he is still victim of oppression in the same language he despise. It is a classic example of the shifty character of our contemporary ethnic elites that knowingly and willingly speak with both side of their mouth.
As expected, he went further down to the bottom of the pits not to spare insulting the poor Ethiopian women his beloved ethnic warlords sold as indenture servants to their Arab sponsors while he sends off his daughter in a prestigious American university in New York as reward and on the expenses of the same women he degrade . Once again, there is no limit the rush to the bottom for our contemporary Hodam elites servicing tyranny.
It is not clear whether the self-professed evangelical Christian and sanitation engineer by profession is preaching the gospel of God or Woyane. But, anyone who followed his tantrum since he came to the picture would agree he need sanitation of the soul and the mind through his faith or profession; as he is increasingly becoming an embarrassment to his religion and profession as well as his family, the ethnic group he claim to belong and Ethiopians as a whole he was handpicked to insult by none other than the self-declared Tigray warlords.
There is no question the man is swimming in ocean of ethnic sharks and doing everything he can to survive the next day. But, the bigger lesson Ethiopians should learn beyond the hapless PM that can’t put together a coherent sentence in any language he speaks is the crises our contemporary ethnic elites go through speaking with both side of their mouth; not only to please the ethnic tyranny they serve but manifesting their own wicked character to conspire against the people of Ethiopia. It isn’t clear whether they have the capacity to understand wrong and right or simply born with no back bone to do right.
But, unlike the regime’s political figures we often see and hear in the Media– making a jackass out of themselves like Halimariam, there are many self-professed Media, business, religion and civic personalities chocking over not to call a-spade-a-spade – agonizing not to say ills of ethnic tyranny or speak with split tongue to cover up for the regime.
The official motto of these good-for-noting opportunist is to claim they are ‘nonpolitical ‘or ‘neutral’, translated in plain English to mean; see, hear or speak no evil of tyranny in exchange for whatever goodies the regime provide them on the expenses of the people it held hostage. What is more disgusting in their character is pretending innocence of the offense they commit –insulting our intelligence.
The class of opportunist elites (Hodams) TPLF created in the last two decades are the backbone of the regime’s strategy to stay alive. As tragic as it is to see them surrender their moral and professional integrity, not to mention their complicity to sell their people for thehighest bidder, it is the reality we Ethiopians must accept and should confront them on every turn in our collective struggle for freedom and democracy.
Though many freedom advocates are focused on the regime’s officials, in reality, the worst offenders are none state opportunist actors in every sector with very little challenge from Ethiopians.
But, the self-professed Media personalities are the main offenders among the opportunist (Hodams) elites that cover up for the regime and confusing the public to divert attention. Some are blunt enough to claim nonpolitical Media in a nation where having access to the basics, including food and news is political. Others see Media passing on what the regime’s handpicked officials utter. The savviest Medias of all throw in a few opposing views from fake oppositions the regime created or unidentified individuals and groups against the regime to pretend they are credible enough to be believable. There are a few Media that specialize in scare tactics to make the brazen ethnic regime look relatively acceptable.
Surprisingly, all without exception despises and avoid the Ethiopian Stellate Television-Radio(ESAT), the only independent mass Media in the history of the nation that cracked open the propaganda machine of the regime while they entertain TPLF owned and operated propaganda outlets. In fact, if Media scrutiny is applied appropriately, most if not all wouldn’t qualify as one but, tabloids of diversion or propaganda Medias of the ruling regime. After all, what does it is the regime ruling Ethiopia but a collection of ethnic warlords running wild?
Tyranny is a government by, for and to opportunist elites. The more of them out there the more difficult the struggle for freedom and democracy would be. Therefore, the struggle for freedom and democracy is the struggle between opportunist elites and the rest. If the rest of Ethiopian elites don’t have the backbone to step forward on the side of the people the Hodam elites rule. Simply acknowledging that reality alone goes a long way to recalibrate the struggle and chase the Hodam elites to end tyrannical rule sooner than later and for good.
Therefore, reacting on every scripted utter the Hodam elites blubber to save the regime isn’t wise and productive. Instead identifying and exposing the masterminds and punishing the offenders go a long way to bring down tyranny on its knees. Surprisingly, the Hodam elites are scared chickens with no leg to stand on when challenged.
The silent elites have the responsibility to come out of their hiding to organize and play their proper role in freeing the public space from their opportunistic peers that are responsible facilitating the atrocities and corruption of the rogue regime.
The silent elites have the responsibility to come out of their hiding to organize and play their proper role in freeing the public space from their opportunistic peers that are responsible facilitating the atrocities and corruption of the rogue regime.
Out of many opportunistic elites in the service of the rogue regime why TPLF pick of the Prime Disaster Hailemariam says a lot about the rest of contemporary opportunistic elites serving the regime. Closer scrutiny reviles the self-declared Hodam Tigray elites running the shows are speaking through him. The message they are passing on to Ethiopians is as clear as ever. The rogue minority ethnic regime survival depends on the constant conflict of Ethiopians and the harmony foreigners. Halimariam like Hodams are doing the former and an army of TPLF cadres including in the Diaspora doing the latter. They think that is the only way they can keep their rogue regime alive.
Unfortunately the rest of the Ethiopian elites at home and in Diaspora can’t come together to figure out who-is-who causing havoc on the lives and rights of our people–bickering over non issues and what TPLF throw at them. So far the best they can do is cry foul and undermine those that do something about it letting free the Hodam elites to run to the bank laughing.
Unfortunately the rest of the Ethiopian elites at home and in Diaspora can’t come together to figure out who-is-who causing havoc on the lives and rights of our people–bickering over non issues and what TPLF throw at them. So far the best they can do is cry foul and undermine those that do something about it letting free the Hodam elites to run to the bank laughing.
When Ethiopians figure out the Hodam elites serving TPLF are the causes of most, if not all the problems facing our people and began to do something about it the end of the rogue regime and its corrupt elites would be around the corner.
The good news is Ethiopians are slowly but surely know who-is-who tormenting and robbing our people and nation and coming together to do something about it; thanks to the Ethiopian Satellite Television and many advocacy groups.
As expected the Hodam elites serving the rogue regime are doing everything in their power to make sure Ethiopians don’t know anything to come together to end the rogue regime rule.
The war with the army of Hodam elites serving ethnic tyranny Verses the rest will go on until the Hodam elites surrender for the people will. There is no way out of the stalemate and only the dim-witted Hodams elites believe otherwise.
My people, I don’t know about you but, life is all about making choices and I made mine. No matter what I won’t be an instrument of tyranny in any form or shape against my own people’s will to be free from tyranny. Such individual commitment I believe is needed from all of us to free our people from present and future tyranny for good. After all, civilized governments we run to as safe-haven from tyranny are the product of the principle stand of the elites not to be an instrument of tyranny. What does it take to make our contemporary elites to have the same principle stand to free our people from tyranny?
For those elites that use ethnicity and religion or whatever else as a meal ticket for political power and prestige, I only have one advice. Do not use-and-abuse our people for anything other than democratic rule. Anything else is short sighted and self-serving and doesn’t serve our people as proven over-and-over again.
As the legendry Ethiopian human right advocate Obang Metho said “no one would be free until all are free”. Whether we like it or not it we will be free no matter what the naysayers make us believe.
As to the poor Hodam elites that made their bed on the backs of our people, you made your choice to sleep with tyranny. Committing more crime only assure you one thing only; to be a fugitives from justice. It is a matter of time.
The article is dedicated for Ethiopians in the dungeons of Woyane. It is a matter of time the real offenders replace you where they belong.
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