Happy New Year, new government, new Ethiopia (2014 E.C.)!

PART TWO

September 11, 2021 (Gregorian calendar) is Ethiopian New Year’s Day, Meskerem 1, 2014

My message for the Ethiopian New Year

To members of the Ethiopian National Defense Force (ENDF), regional security and Special Forces

Thank you ENDF and all regional security, Special Forces and militia. I bow as I salute you for all the sacrifices you have made defending Ethiopian dignity, security and unity.

It is said that once upon a time a young patriot who deeply loved his country was facing the gallows and asked if he had any last words. His last words were, “I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country.”

It is said once upon a time, a nation facing enormous odds against an enemy had to thank its fighting men and women. “Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few.”

Ethiopia has faced foreign enemies and defeated them. But Ethiopia never faced a domestic terrorist enemy such as the TPLLF that has caused so much death and destruction.

So, I say to ENDF, regional, security forces and militia, “Never have so many millions of Ethiopians have owed so much too so few of its defenders.” Special thanks and appreciation to the commanding officers and leadership of the ENDF, regional security, police forces and militia. But your work is not complete. Unfortunately, you must clean out the TPLF terrorist trash and dump it in the garbage bin of history.

Thank you for your sacrifices and all you have done!

To all my Ethiopian brothers and sisters: YOU have elected your OWN government in a free and fair election. YOUR new government needs you. Support it!

The people of Ethiopia spoke on June 23, 2021, and elected their government by a super landslide.

It is said the voice of the people is the voice of God (Vox populi, vox dei). The people have elected their own government and it’s the moral duty of those who elected their government to support it fully.

Those who did not vote for the new government have the special honor of being the loyal opposition. They can challenge the government with better ideas, proposals and policies. After all said is done, in a genuine democracy, the majority rules.

The new government and its leadership deserve our full support, including the support of Ethiopians in the diaspora.

To Diaspora Ethiopians: Three messages

1) Lead, follow or get out of the way

The people of Ethiopia have spoken and elected their government. Let us respect the will of the Ethiopian people. They cannot be doubted or second guessed.

Let no diaspora Ethiopian forgets: Ethiopians in Ethiopia have skin in the game. We diasporans, especially in the West, should never succumb to paternalism and say we know what’s best for Ethiopians more than the Ethiopians themselves.

We Ethiopian diasporans have the choice of leading together with the new government, simply following what the new government is doing or getting out of the way and watching from the sidelines. It is an individual choice.

Let us not waste time playing games on social media. No one ever built a country playing games on social media.

2) Diaspora Ethiopians must help fight TPLF’s economic sabotage by making remittances through established Ethiopian banks. The TPLF and its supporters are conducting a campaign of economic sabotage by creating an illegal currency black market and distorting the foreign exchange rate and fueling inflation. Don’t be penny wise and pound foolish. Ethiopia’s economy depends on foreign remittances.

3) Ethiopian Americans must work together to defeat democrats in the 2022 midterm election. I have made my case for defeating the Democratic Party in my May 31, 2021 commentary. We must teach the Democrats a lesson they will never forget!

To the People and Government of Eritrea

I wish the people of and Government of Eritrea a happy New Year. Ruhus Hadush Amet.

I was in Eritrea on September 11, 2018, exactly three years to the day. I did not meet a single person in Eritrea who wanted war with Ethiopia. Everyone I talked to wanted peace and resumption of the historic brotherhood and sisterhood of the peoples of the two countries.

The TPLF is the greatest enemy to the brotherhood and sisterhood of the Ethiopian and Eritrean peoples.

The people of Ethiopia and Eritrea must understand one important fact: united we stand against our neocolonial enemies and their terrorist lackeys, divided we fall. Put differently, “Ethiopians and Eritreans united can never, never be defeated!

It is always darkest before the dawn!

Ethiopia’s future is bright.

In May 2013 E.C., I wrote: “Ethiopia shall rise!” Like the morning sun and the full moon at midnight, Ethiopia shall rise. She shall rise up and shake off the sooty dust of dictatorship that covers her. Ethiopia shall rise again and brightly shine like a precious gem. She shall rise above sectarianism and communalism. She shall rise from the depths of doubt to heights of faith. Ethiopia shall rise, and stretch out her arms and embrace all her children and in turn be embraced by Providence.

Behold the coming to pass of prophesy in Ethiopia! Things always seem to get worse before they get better. The Good Book says, “Weeping may last for the night, but joy comes with the morning.”

What time is it now in Ethiopia? It is morning time! The weeping and crying of the night of 2013 E.C. is behind us. Joy, love, unity, brotherhood and sisterhood awaits us in 2014.

Onward and forward Ethiopians and Eritreans! Let’s hold hands and greet the 2014 New Year.

My wish for all Eritreans: RUHUS HADUSH AMET. ETHIOPIANS AND ERITREANS UNITED CAN NEVER BE DEFEATED!

My wish for all Ethiopians: happy New Year, happy new government, happy new Ethiopia (2014 E.C.)!

ETHIOPIANS UNITED CAN NEVER BE DEFEATED!

Editor’s Note: The views entertained in this article do not necessarily reflect the stance of The Ethiopian Herald

 BY ALMARIAM

THE ETHIOPIAN HERALD 15 SEPTEMBER 2021

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