The rampant rise of tribalism and the senseless bickering that is taking place between Ethiopians in not unique to our country, this is what happens when a few extremists are allowed to dictate public discourse. Even those who know better, every day people who are imbued with compassion and decency, are sidetracked when they ingest too much animosity that is prevalent in our time.
This much is true, as Martin Luther King once eloquently stated, we cannot hope to drive out darkness with more darkness. Easier said than done, to react to hate with anger is a natural part of our baser instincts. It is precisely this conniption of ours that is being leveraged by ethnic grievance peddlers on all sides in the hopes of making a name for themselves by breaking us apart. It’s not just about divide and conquer, there are many who gleefully segregate and prosper as a means to elevate themselves.
What many fail to realize is that hatemongers who have been loosened upon Ethiopia do not care about their followers. Opportunists like Jawar Mohammed and his fellow tribal ministers are cynically using historical wounds and people’s tribulations as a business model. The same practice that is used by corporations to create brand awareness is being leveraged by ethnic politicians and identity hustlers alike; isolate a base, cater to their angers, frame a nemesis and then build a ...continued...
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