sarcasm wrote: ↑24 Jul 2024, 13:07
TGAA wrote: ↑24 Jul 2024, 01:58
I agree with the basic tenet of your argument. The worst enemy of Ethiopian nationalism has been the so-called Ethiopianists/Marxist bunch,
This, however, is only part of the equation. Consider Addis Ababa, where close to 60% of the population is Amhara, a city responsible for more than 60% of Ethiopia's GDP, and where Ethiopian nationalism is stronger than elsewhere.
Will the Amhara People lose a lot by ditching the Ethiopianist Camp?
It is time that the Ethiopiasts accept the reality in Addis Ababa. Addis Ababa is a melting pot of different Ethiopian nations / nationalities (or whatever you want to call them). But the output is not Ethiopianist Ethiopians. The output is Amhara Ethiopians, Oromo Ethiopians, Kembata Ethiopians etc etc.
Can the Amhara in Addis Ababa be considered Ethiopianist (as suggested by TGAA) or supporters of Ethiopianist (አሃዳዊ) ideology?
"ስለ አንድነት፤ ስለ ኢትዮጵያ እኔ ሳወራ፤ ምርጫየ ሆኖ ነው እንጂ፤ መሬት ላይ ይሄንን የሚሰማኝን አካል ይኖራል ብየ አስቤ አይደለም።" የአዲስ አበባው ኢትዮፕያኒስቱ ቴዎድሮስ አስፋው
If I were you, I would not rely on opinionated talking-heads as ironclad evidence to prove your case. Their opinions should be taken with a grain of salt. Consider the assumptions in this statement of yours: "Can the Amhara in Addis Ababa be considered Ethiopianist (as suggested by TGAA) or supporters of Ethiopianist (አህዳዊ) ideology?" There is no difference between Amhara, Oromo, Tigray, or any other nationality when it comes to Ethiopianness. This has nothing to do with the TPLF/OLF's repeated "አህዳዊ" propaganda.
The simple definition lies in the sequence of identification: they are first Ethiopian, then the nationality they come from. For TPLF and OLF supporters, and now Amhara nationalists, the reverse is their driving ideology. For the Ethiopianist, Ethiopian nationality serves as an umbrella that emphasizes our commonality while embracing our differences. We should have learned by now that emphasizing our differences while condemning our commonality as an "አህዳዊ" epidemic leads us to division and conflict, costing us millions of lives and billions worth of resources.
To prove the potent nature of Ethiopian nationalism, you can look at two wars: one led by Meles during the Ethio-Eritrea war and how Abiy was able to manipulate it in the war against TPLF. If I were you, I would refrain from writing the obituary for Ethiopian nationalism. In conclusion, we don't want a blind nationalism that threatens the unique nature of our national differences. We need a nationalism that embraces our differences and enriches the mosaic nature of our beautiful country. That can be guaranteed only under a true democratic federal arrangement, not under a myopic, bantustanized so-called ethnic federalism.