Mereja Forum

Abebe b, calm down. Everything does not look good. OLA turned out to be not as effective as simple bank robbers. Bank robbers better know what they are doing than OLA. They are only after money. They tell the teller to calm down, just hand money. They tell customers who were at the unfortunate time ...

History dictates. People not necessarily choose the working language of a country. English has not become the federal and state governments language in USA because people voted for it . It just happened.

Yes, but Amharic became the federal government language a long time ago. That gave it impetus to spread to almost all parts of Ethiopia. As a result, Halafi , you could buy a one way ticket to Addis, Awassa, Diredwa and so on and start a new life , never look back to Tigray if you command the Amhari...

He is another extremist who uses different tactics to reach the same goal. Merrara and Jawar however have lived the soft a well- off middle class soft life. They could not detach themselves from that lifestyle. They remain until their death as armchairs politicians. Jalmero, the young rebel, could k...

In fact, I argue differently, Halafi. Amharic is one of the glue, the most important one, that helps to keep Ethiopia intact. Your uncles made an error when they singled out the Amharas were the problem. But even they had the wisdom not to mess with Amharic. It is a widely used language in Ethiopia....

Eden, you assume all politicians uphold the same politics no matter what That is not true. Merrara whom you claim still a moderate is a textbook example. He started his politics as an idealist young man. He joined MESON , not OLF , which is not an ethnic party. Forget about moderate or not , the you...

Maxi is another tribalist. A few years ago he was soliciting money from the diaspora to establish an Amhara television station in the west. He was no show for a long time, now he is everywhere because Eskinder and Yelekal were in prison. Those who denounce ethnic politics when it fits them, and who ...

No, I was a proud EPRP youth league member. My politics was way away from Mengistu’s. He Many of my friends had died because of him. A great number of us , including me, were in prison. We have no love to Mengistu. But we hate ethnic politics with the same vigor that we hated Mengistu’s politics. Me...

Abebe b, I argue differently. Abiy should not necessarily trust the whole republican guards. There might be some who are sympathetic to the extremists’ politics. Do you know, Abebe b, the former Ethiopian President, Negaso Gidd, used to be searched before he walked into Meles’ office ? Ethnic politi...

I have not had patience to hear to the finish what Habtamu was saying let alone wait Ermias’ turn. Habtamu talks nonsense. He lectured us a lot about the inappropriateness of Abiy wearing a military outfit. Does he know he is a commander in chief who has power to give orders to the military ? It is ...

First, TPLF had never given power voluntarily. The TPLF domination came to crack up. The Americans knew unless a change had taken place, the impasse could ,have not been sustained for long. USA tactfully helped the change seekers. During all this time many of the streets in Ethiopia were not calm. I...

Well, I have a different take. This is crucial time. This is the best opportunity Abiy was handed over to bury the wishes of those who want to destabilize Ethiopia. The great majority of Ethiopians are and will be behind him. Those who sow hatred among Ethiopians have been handled with hand gloves f...

It is a powerful speech, and I believe he meant it every words that he spoke. This is a critical time. Abiy is the prime minister of Ethiopia when the country needs a decisive leader. Ethiopia cannot keep going while politicians who make a living inciting hatred between Ethiopians go unchecked. They...

The contrary is true. The Abiy government will loose its legitimacy if Jawar be freed without the court deciding his fate. The law should apply to all Ethiopians equally. There should not be a separate law for Oromo activists and politicians. Now, Abiy has consolidated his power — which I support — ...

I live far away from Ethiopia, but I know much better about Ethiopian politics than the TPLF politicians do because I am able to separate fact from fiction. one of the fiction is Oromia will rise up if Jawar is sent to prison. No, that will never happen. I believe even some of the Facebook supporter...

Horus , I have a different take about Merrara. When I was a teenager , high school student, I entertained different politics than he. I was for provincial government , composed from every sector of Ethiopian society. He believed Derg was the legitimate power to rule. We had political differences, bu...

This is a delusion of greater proportion. In fact, Abiy is more popular now than any time of his premiership. He has shown the gut to bring to justice Jawar and Bekele. The great majority of Oromos in whose name they espouse hate among Ethiopians would be overjoyed as the majority of Ethiopians are....

Halafi, the Amharas seemed to have resurrected from death. Your uncles Sebhat Nega told us years ago the Amhara "temket" was buried. This young lady seems to me "temketegna." She is saying she is an Amhara, and proud of it. Had your uncles run the political show, the young lady would not have allowe...

Did Abay say that ? Wow ! What will be next to TPLF ? Nobody knows , including the founders of TPLF. They run politics now by trial and error. Their tactics might change every other day, but the strategy remains the same : replacing the Abiy government. They might aware their coming to Aratkilo as T...

No, he should face justice in Ethiopia. He should rot in prison. The guy is dangerous more than any other politician because he mixes religion with politics. After any controversy that touches Jawar, Ethiopian Christians, particularly Amhara Christians , were murdered by his uninformed, wild followe...