We must not divert the core concern of the Oromo people, and the broader East African concerns. The Oromo people concern is the concern of humanity; it is not nothing more or nothing more. Social harmony, respect of every human being regardless of social class, race, and ethnicity is at the core of human decency. Every human being deserves a decent living condition, education and equal right under the law. Ethiopian politics has been based on ethnic groups affiliation, many people rejected this idea, I have endorsed this idea because I so a potential human emancipation in this proposal more than other proposals on the table. Some argued that this kind of politics will flam tribalism, ethnic hostility and the like, I can understand their point of view, however I found it amusing that most of the people who take such a position has been from a socially privileged ethnic group, and don’t want to see a social status decline in their part. So their premise is more self centered proposal, rather than more oriented to solve a generation ethnic hostility and domination between ethnic group.
The current administration done a great job in recognizing every ethnic group as equal under the law, the administration also gave some relative power to regional ethnic groups which I’m strongly supported and endorsed. Ethnic groups today speak and learn their mother tang without any restriction; this is a great progress in Ethiopia. Many cultures that are restricted, controlled, destroyed for great extent are now rejuvenated and assuming meaningful role in multi ethic, multi culture, and language Ethiopia. There are many social progresses that can be noted in the country today. Ethnic groups in Ethiopia have more represented in the political process, they are respected, and recognized as Ethiopian. I am not saying all the straggle is won, but what I am saying is there is great progress in Ethiopia.
There is a great problem in Somali land of Ethiopia, it is clear now to many Ethiopian that they have many ethnically Somali brother and sisters and they have to embrace them and fight for their communal and humanitarian right. The present conflict in Somali region shows how every ethnic groups should work together to advance social justices, equality and liberty to all Ethiopians regardless. We have read and watched many documentaries and articles about Somalia regions and the humanitarian crisis, many reporters and humanitarian agencies reported that the Ethiopian government is violating the international codes. Many countries demanded the Ethiopian government to do more and to prevent the humanitarian crisis, but the Ethiopian people didn’t say anything, they didn’t demonstrate in support to the Somali brothers and sisters of theirs. Ethniopian people have not learned to cooperate between ethnic groups, political organization for the sake of humanity.
Social justices and human decency should be at the core of the Ethiopian people. The Ethiopian people should stand up for each other whenever there is a human right violation in every region of Ethiopia. They have to stand up and fight whenever there is a human right violation. I have followed up the human right violation in the Gambela region of Ethiopia. Many people killed by government agents, clearly there was a human right violation of minority ethnic groups. The many ethnic groups in Gambela region are Ethiopian, and they should have equal right and protection under the law, but the Ethiopian government didn’t give them those human rights they deserve. But what is very disturbing about this case is that the Ethiopian public also didn’t stand for those minority groups. They didn’t demonstrate for their brother and sister. Rather they stay quiet and watched when their brother and sister suffer.
The central equation that is in front of the Ethiopian public is weather the Ethiopian public understand the importance of solidarity between every ethnic groups, equal right under the law, liberty, justices, and economical progress, government capacity building, and more transparency in the political process.
Many political critic and political opponent of the current administration make it appear that the regime change in Ethiopia will solve every social, political, and economical, and environmental problem Ethiopian face, and that is fare from reality. They argue that the Tigry people are controlling everything, the politics, business, the military and the like. Some people claim that they are developing their state disproportionally and the rest is falling into deep problem. But from a critical point of view all of these claims don’t hold. Theses clams are designed to create hostility between ethnic groups, sustain the old politics that is based on ethnic affiliation rather than human decency. If the Ethiopian people are decent they fight to every injustice, corruption, and power abuse, rather than participate in them. The support and stand for human decency, justices, equality, and liberty rather than standing for a political organization, which flame ethnic hostility as a base for their claim of regime change. After all most of the Ethiopian public is straggling because of corrupt office holders who use their public office for rent, they are straggling because of lack of vibrant economy, and many more, and the Tigre ethnic groups are also suffering the same as every ethnic groups in the united Ethiopian ethnic groups. The claim that Tigre people are not suffering just not true because we seen Tigre people suffer as much as other Ethiopian.
