In Ethiopia, tribal hustlers from every corner of the country have been elevated from obscurity and made famous by virtue of their hateful rhetoric. Jawar Mohammed and Awol Allo come to mind; both of them spew toxic and racist diatribes as they vilify Amharas and stoke ethnocentrism in order to garner a large following from their respective tribes. There trying to follow in their footsteps are hatemongers from all ethnic groups as they condition Ethiopians to think ethnicity first and to blame anyone else who is not in their clan. The chaos and violence that is breaking out all over Ethiopia is a direct outcome of carnival barkers like Jawar and Awol. The same thing happens in America; spiteful ideologues from all sides are pushing America closer and closer to the same fate that has befallen my birthland.
The status quo is maintained by dividing and distracting the masses; in this way, mainstream media is there not so much to inform the public as it is to blind us by stirring our passions. There is a reason why mainstream media has an approval rating that is abysmally low—they have the likeability factor of Covid-19. Yet, as much as we are turned off by their antics and as much as we are repulsed by their yellow press shenanigans, we nonetheless keep consuming that which is poisoning us. Even when we vehemently disagree with an article or a news segment, we share it to rail against it, which is exactly how they like it. After all, in the age where click and eyeballs translates to profits, bad publicity is as sought after as a golden reputation. [continued]
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