My Email to Obang Meto/ ECRRJ to Address My Reaction
to Hamrawit Tesfaye’s Speech
Getachew
Reda (Editor Ethiopian Semay)
Getachew Reda Editor Ethiopian Semay |
This email was sent to Hamrawit Tesfaye (the
daughter of Dr.Tesfay Debesay- EPRP Leader), my reaction to her ECRRJ
conference speech. The letter was sent on March 3/2016 as you can see the eopy
of my email below attached. Regardless I waited to hear from them, my inquiry
to hear response to my inquiry was ignored. So I do decide to bring to the
public’s attention so people will not be deluded by her speech.
Frankly
speaking, I am currently seized by a busy life that does not allow me time to
come to the media as much as I am interested; but, I found this important to
react, seeing a young and educated and daughter of a brilliant political leader
being confused with her “new observation and position” (her words) on Amhara
(Gojam/Gonder) and its music to clear to her and her audiences as well. Here,
therefore, I want to share my reaction with my followers/readers. My email
reads as the following below;-
----Original Message-----
From: getachre
To: obang
Sent: Fri, Mar 4, 2016 1:51 pm
Subject: Re: ECRRJ - Hamrawit Tesfa's Speech
From: getachre
To: obang
Sent: Fri, Mar 4, 2016 1:51 pm
Subject: Re: ECRRJ - Hamrawit Tesfa's Speech
From Getachew Reda (editor Ethiopian Semay)
Dear-ECRRJ;
Thanks for forwarding me
this document.
Having said this, could you please forward
Hamrawit's email to me? I have some questions to ask her in regard to her
speech. I am simply not comfortable about some of her comments. Though, her
intention is commendable, her presentation seemed to be out of line. I have no
idea what she wanted to address when she was talking about Gojam and Gonder as
if the Gojames or Gonderes/Amharas said only Gonder and Gojam is the only
"Ethiopia". Where did she hear it was Gojam and Gonder the only
Ethiopia? Who is she accusing of said such? I just want her to tell me who said
and where and where did her reference sourced/obtained from? And in regard to
the Amharic music she is talking about is shocking again to me hearing
her accusing again the Amhara songs/music as "totalitarian" against
all other ethnic music in Ethiopia. Amharic music was not published or made to
be popular by government or any system or any group or any art groups. It was
not by selection from any ruling body or group it became loved and popular.
Its natural melody is so attractive, no word
could express the power it process inside lighteners soul. And its dance
is too attractive. It is obvious that when Amharic music is heard by audiences
its power can penetrate any mind, including to those who hate Amhara and
Amharic music/it might even have the power to penetrate and numb the mind of
birds, tigers and other animals as well. Its power punch can penetrate that
deep. I Hope she clarify it to me why she is willing to accuse Amharic music and
the Amhara society as if they overwhelmed others’ or their music overwhelmed
other ethnic music not to be heard intentionally.
She seemed to fall in to the unfounded and negative propaganda of some groups familiar to many of us, she seemed to be confused easily and misguiding her message and her audience also.
Mr. Obang can I ask you please to pass my
questions to her the following inquiries?
When she said "we have to talk to
"them"- who are the “them”? I know she mentioned Gumuz and Gambela or
others or Kefa - but who are the "WE"? I need her to clear it to me
who alienated who and who are the "WE" responsible to talk to
"THEM" or advice to talk to the "THEM"?
What would her Welega girlfriend she was talking
about, think about the Gojam and Gonder Amhara at this time? What is Hamrawit's
intake and understanding about those mentioned Gojam and Gonder at this moment
during TPLF era she accused the Gojam and Gonder as if they said "they are
the only people called "ETHIOPIAN?
In the middle of my absence from the media, I
could not help, but to send this email to the media after Hamrawit or
Mr.Obang's organization (ECRRJ) ignored from responding to my inquiry sent on
March 3, 20016 - I advice all Ethiopian
politicians or educated sectors and their ignorant followers not to use the
Amhara or Amharic music as your punching bug anytime your nonsense unity failed
to come together or when unity is wanted to be formed.
The subversion process to rust, dehumanize, or
to accuse the Amhara society and its music as ‘totalitarian/hegemonic’ starting
from the Walleling Mekonnen era until now is been an open and covert process.
Some actors are trapped unknowingly without their intention like Hamrawit (the
daughter of Tesfay Debesay/EPRP leader). This is not mystery. Many innocent
like her are manipulated and switched their position to accuse the Amhara as
hegemonic, because the pro Ethiopian nationalists or so called Annd Ethiopia
group failed to challenge the subversion/propaganda of the nihilist groups that
was going for years starting during the Walleling Mekonnen era which going on
as we speak.
Some organization who claimed themselves inside
the opposition as pro-Ethiopia organization are becoming the brainwashing
machine to dehumanize and accuse Amhara and its music without restrain. They
became the distributors of the enemy’s ideology. Through these mediocre
organizations the ugly hate propaganda ideology against the Amhara and its
music is being pumped into the “soft heads” since 1991 without being challenged
or counter-balance by the basic value of Amhara contribution its patriotism
towards Ethiopia.
I urge educated sectors or opposition media to
stop being instrumental to the enemy propaganda in the dehumanization and
accusation of the Amharic language and its music. Worst of all what made the
situation worst is not the “soft heads” of the Pal Talk lampoons, it is the so
called academic circles and media owners and journalists who became the most recruit-bale
people who are easily becoming the instruments of the enemy. These are people
who lack moral principles.
Leaving the contaminated opposition aside for
now let me give you an example. When one hears the TPLF or Oromo conference or
Pal Talk room, what you hear either from their ignorant leaders or their
puppets is “hate propaganda aiming at the Amhara”. They are all contaminated
with hate. They are hard to be treated; no matter they tried hard to get rid
their hatred, you can see how hard they suffered when they tried to adjust
themselves to a genuine human mind. You can clearly sense or hear their tone
without their intention, some hateful tones or words or baseless victimization
tones coming-out slipping from their mouth during adjustment process out of
their intention (some are of course intentional).
Once one is contaminated or programmed it is a
very tough glue to get rid of. To rid society of these people you need another
twenty or fifteen years to educate a new generation of patriotically-minded and
common people who would be acting in favor and in the interests of Ethiopia. I
say this because, once the demoralization process (remember my presentation of
Bezmnov’s interview with Edward Griffin, I compared to the Ethiopian situation
two years back in my interview- posted on Ethiopian Semay) is completed, it is
irreversible.
Therefore, I urge all educated sectors inside
the opposition to stop immersing yourself in the subversion propaganda in
becoming to be the instrumental to the enemy’s open and covert subversion
against Amhara and its music. At last, I like to leave you until I return back
to the media “hopefully soon”- read this note and music sent to me via email
from my dearest friend.
“Listen to this new song & see how the Amara
language far from imposing itself on others as is often alleged, embraces other
cultures & blends with these cultures to create something even more richer
& reflective of a new cultural mix that is pan-Ethiopian, inclusive in its rhythm
& meaning. This is a fact lost on the puerile mind-set of the Walelign
Mekonen & Ethiopian left generation that could not understand this dynamics
which 25 years of incessant anti-Amara official government propaganda led by
Tigreans could not stamp out. This is not to say that the damage done to
pan-Ethiopian sentiment by the Tigrean enemy & its associates is not
considerable. On the other hand look at the Tigrean language & culture,
which with all the government support it has got could not be embraced by other
cultural groups with all the insularity & narcissism that characterizes it.
“
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=aNqvAiMXpRg
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=aNqvAiMXpRg
Thanks
Getcahew Reda (Editor Ethiopian Semay) getachre@aol.com
Getcahew Reda (Editor Ethiopian Semay) getachre@aol.com
Please also read
the following email from ECRRJ to listen Hamrawit’s speech.
Dear
Getachew Reda,
ለመተማመን፥ እንነጋገር::
ECRRJ, Ethiopian Council for Reconciliation and Restorative Justice, was formed to create forums in which Ethiopians of all background can come together and talk to each other and frankly discuss current issues and forge a new way forward for our country. Various great voices were heard at the meeting including this impassioned speech by Hamrawit Tesfa.
https://youtu.be/yr-MLyovKI4
The Counsel is encouraging ALL Ethiopians to step out of their comfort zone and
reach out to other groups and narrow the growing gap and divide. As Ethiopians,
it is our civic and citizenship responsibility to stand against division
through open and honest dialogue. We again call on ALL Ethiopians to reconcile
ourselves with ALL groups that may or may not look or act like us.
God bless Ethiopia and ALL Ethiopians.
Obang Metho,
SMNE Executive Director
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God bless Ethiopia and ALL Ethiopians.
Obang Metho,
SMNE Executive Director
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