"የቅራኔ መፍቻ ዘይቤያችን ችግር አለው ወዳጄ!"
ጥንታዊነት ህዝቦችን የሚያስተሳስር ድርና ማግ የመፍተል ችሎታ ያለውን ያህል በአንጻሩ ደግሞ በጎሪጥ የሚያስተያይና ውስብስብ ቁርሾ ጥሎ የማለፍ መዘዝም አለው።
ቅራኔዎቻችንን ፈትተን ወደተረጋጋ የልማት እንቅስቃሴ መጣደፍ አለብን የምንል ሁሉ በሚያስትሳስሩን ድሮች ላይ መደስኮሩን ቀነስ አድርገን ለስጋቶቻችንንና ለቁርሾዎቻችን መነሻ የሆኑትን የታሪክ ጭብጦች አፍጠርጥረን በማውጣት ለጠረጴዛ ዙሪያ ውይይት መዘጋጀት አለብን። እስካሁን እንዳየሁት የቅራኔ ፍች ጥረቶቻችን ወይንም ሃቀኝነት የጎደላቸው፤ ወይንም ብልሀቱ የጠፋቸው ነበሩ።
የጁዲዮ-ክርስቲያኑም የእስልምናውም የሀይማኖት መሠረታችን ነገርን ጠበቅ አርጎ የማየት በህርይ አለውና ብዙዎቻችን ዓለምን የምናያት በጽድቅና በኩነኔ፤ በብርሀንና በጨለማ፤ በበጎና በክፉ፤ በበዳይና በተበዳይ እየፈረጅን ነው። መሃል ላይ ሌላ ውብ ዓለም እንዳለ መቀበል ያዳግተናል። በማህበረሰብም በግለሰብም ደረጃ ይህ አመለካከት ከተንጸባረቀ የሚገልጸው ኋላቀርነታችንን ነው።
ስለ ዘመናዊ ቅራኔ መፍቻ (ኮንፍሊክት ሬዞሉሽን) ዘዴዎች አንዳንድ ነገር ከማለቴ በፊት ከወዲሁ ግልጽ የማደርገው ነገር የ “አንተም ተው አንተም ተው” ባህላዊ ሺምግልና ጊዜው ያለፈበትና ጊዜን አባካኝ መሆኑን ነው። ፕሮፌሰር ኤፍሬም ይስሀቅ የባህላዊው ሽምግልና ደቀ-መዝሙር መሆናቸውን ስለማውቅ ከኔ ጋር ባይስማሙ አልደነቅም። የሀያ አንደኛው ክፍለዘመን ችግር ሊፈታ የሚችለው በሃያ አንደኛው ክፍለዘመን ዘዴዎች መሆን አለበት ለማለት እንጅ ለባህላችንም ለፕሮፌሰር ኤፍሬምም ከበሬታ አለኝ።
የቅራኔ መነሻዎች
-ሳይፈቱ የቆዩ ቅራኔዎች ወይንም ቁርሾዎች
-ለክብር፤ ለሥልጣንና ለዕውቅና ያለ ፍላጎት ሳይሟላ ሲቀር። (እነዚህን ፍላጎቶች በሠላማዊና -ገንቢ በሆነ መንገድ ለማሟላት ሳይቻል ሲቀር)
-የህልውና፤ የሥልጣን፤ የንብረት፤ የግንኙነትና የመሳሰሉት ገደቦች በግልጽ ሳይቀረጹ ሲቀር ወይንም በቂ መስለው ሳይታዩ
የቅራኔ መፍቻ ዘዴዎች
-የግንኙነቶችን ዳር ድንበር በግልጽ መከለል ከሌሎች ጋር ያለን ግንኙነት ወግ እንዲኖረው ያደርጋል።
-የራስንም ሆነ የባላንጣን ፍላጎት በቅድሚያ አንጥሮ ማወቅ ወደድልና ወደስምምነት ያመራል። የራስን ጥቅምና ምኞት ሳይጎዱ የባላንጣን ፍላጎት ለማቻቻል በአርምሞ ማሰብ ተገቢ ነው።
-ግልጽ ጠቀሜታ ከማይታይበት የስምምነት ሀሳብ ውጤት መጠበቅ አይቻልም። ሌላውን ወገን ምን እንደሚያጓጓው ማወቅና ትብብሩን የሚመጥን ማካካሻ ማውጠንጠን ብልህነት ነው።
-የሌሎችን ስጋት ሲቻል የሚያጠፋ አለያ ደግሞ የሚቀንስ አስታራቂ መንገድ ማሰላሰል ትልቅነት ነው።
-በድርድር ጠረጴዛ ላይ የዕብሪት፤ የስጋት፤ የሺንፈትና የብልጣ-ብልጥነት መንፈስ ከተንጸባረቀ ጥረቱ ውጤት አልባ ይሆናል። የትብብርና የመከባበር ዓየር ሊፈጠር ይገባል።
-ሁሉም አሸናፊ የሚሆንበት የኃይል ሚዛን መቀየስ አስተውይነት ነው።
-አሉታዊና አወንታዊ ውጤቶችን ከበቀል ነፃ በሆነ መንገድ የሚቀበል ባህል መዘርጋት
አቋምን ለመቀየርም ሆነ ለማስተካከል የሚያበረታታ የ “ክፍት በር” ፖሊሲ ማዳበር
ስለ ዘመናዊ የቅራኔ አፈታት ዘዴዎች ለማወቅ በየቦታው የቃረምኩት እውቀት በርካታ ነው። ያነበብኳቸው ታሪኮችም ጉደኛ ናቸው። ታዲያ በሁለት ገጽ መጣጥፍ ማጠቃለል አይቻልምና እንዲች ብየ አልሞክረውም። ትንሽ ዕውቀት አደገኛ ናት እንዲሉ የለቃቀምኳትን ዕውቀት አንግቤ ነገር ማውጠንጠን ጀመርኩ። ከቶ የኢሕአዴግ ችግር ምንድነው አልሁ። ምን ቢሆን ነው እንዲህ በርጋጊ፤ እንዲህ ቁጡ፤ እንዲህ ተጠራጣሪ፤ እንዲህ እብሪተኛ የሆነው? የሚለውን። አቶ አዕምሮ እንዲህ ሲል መለሰልኝ ስለ ኢሕአዴግ ስጋቶችና ፍላጎቶች….
የኢሕአዴግና የመለስ ዜናዊ ስጋቶች
-የአነስተኛ ብሔረሰቦች መብትና ጥቅም በታላላቅ ብሔረሰቦች ይዋጣል
-ዴሞክራሲ የቁጥር ድምር ውጤት ስለሆነ አነስተኛ ብሔረሰቦች የስልጣን እርካብን መርገጥ ይሳናቸዋል
-የአነስተኛ ብሔረሰቦች ቋንቋና ባህል በታላላቅ ብሔረሰቦች ቋንቋና ባህል ይዋጣል
-የትግራይ ሕዝብ በኢትዮጵያ ታሪክ ውስጥ የነበረው ቦታ ይኮስሳል
-የትግራይ ሕዝብ ባለፉት 40—50 ዓመታት የደረሰበት ጉስቁልና (ግስቁልናን ለትግራይ ብቻ ማን እንደሰጠው ባላውቅም) እንዳይደገም ማረጋገጫ ይፈልጋል
-በኤርትራ መገንጠል፤ አሁን ደግሞ ለሱዳን በተሰጠው መሬት ላይ ተጠያቂነትን ይፈራል
-በኢትዮ-ኤርትራ ጦርነት በከንቱ ለጠፋው ሕይወት ተጠያቂነትን ይፈራል
-የትግራይ የልማት፤ የንግድና የኢንዱስትሪ ድርጅቶች በመንግሥት አድሎዋዊነት ያጋበሱት ሀብት ይወሰዳል ብሎ የሰጋል
-ለመንበሩ ቀረብ ያሉ የትግራይ ተወላጆችና ሌሎች ዳረጎተኝች በአጭር ጊዜ ውስጥ ያጋበሱት ሀብት አደጋ ላይ ይወድቃል ብሎ ይሰጋል
-ቅንጅት/አንድነት ፓርቲ በመላ አገሪቱ ውስጥ ተቀባይነት ማግኘቱ የኢሕአዴግን የፖለቲካ ጭብት ያመነምነዋል ብሎ ይፈራል
-ካላቸው የሕዝብ ብዛት አንጻር የአማራና የኦሮሞ ፓርቲዎች ትብብር ለሕውሀት/ኢሕአዴግ አስቸጋሪ የፖለቲካ ዘመን ያመጣል ብሎ ይሰጋል
የኢሕአዴግና የመለስ ዜናዊ ፍላጎቶች
-አነስተኛ ብሔረሰቦች (ስጋቶች እስኪጠፉ ድረስ) እኩል ሚና እንዲኖራቸው የሚያደርግ የፖለቲካ ድርድር
-ወያኔ አርነት ትግራይና የትግራይ ክልል በኢትዮጵያ ፖለቲካ ውስጥ ዓቢይ ቦታ ይዘው እንዲቆዩ ማድረግ። የይገባኛል አበሳ
-በአንጻራዊ ደረጃ ያልዳበረ የልማት መሠረት ያላቸው አካባቢዎች ፕሪፈረንሻል ትሪትመንት እንዲኖራቸው ማድረግ
-በወያኔ አገዛዝ ዘመን ለተካበተ ድርጅታዊና ግለሰባዊ ሃብት ማረጋገጫ ማግኘት
-በወያኔ ዘመን ለተወሰዱ ውሳኔዎች ከተጠያቂነት የሚያድን ማረጋገጫ
-መለስ ዜናዊ የኢትዮጵያ የዴሞክራሲ ሥርዓት አባት የመባል ምኞት
-መለስ ዜናዊ የአዲሲቱ አፍሪካ ባለራዕይ ተብሎ የመሰየም ጉጉት
-መለስ ዜናዊ ከ 2005 ምርጫ በኋላ ያጣውን የታላላቅ መንግሥታት እቅፍ ማግኘት
ካለው መንግሥት ጋርም ሆነ በተቀናቃኝ ፓርቲዎች መሀከል ያሚታየውን አለመግባባት ለመፍታት የፖለቲካ ድርድር አያልፉት ዓይነት አባዜ ነው። ጽሁፌን ከሁለት ገጽ ላለማስበለጥ ለራሴ የገባሁትን ቃል ማክበር አለብኝና በዚህ ጎዳና እንጓዝ ካልን መጠየቅ ካለባቸው ጉዳይች አንዳንዶቹን በግርድፉም ቢሆን አቅርቤያለሁ። ውይይት ከፈለጋችሁ በሩ ክፍት ነው።
kuchiye@gmail.com
Thursday, June 26, 2008
Thursday, June 19, 2008
"Yes, UDJ’s birth is significant!"
In a country where abuse of power and gross incompetence surpass hitherto unseen proportions, it is crucially important Ethiopians get leadership of a resident political party that they can trust. The June 17, 2008 General Assembly of Andnet (UDJ) gave them exactly that.
Technically speaking, June 17 did not herald the birth of a brand new party - the whole world including EPRDF knows that. What it did is proclaim the re-birth of Kinijit, the renaissance of a popular movement that was cut short by the unwise and still paranoid tendencies of a government that is at odds even with its own interests.
Popular movements have this thing that unsettle tyrants, even more so when they are organized under the banner of peaceful struggle. Look, for example, at EPRDF who used the silliest pretext to disrupt the UDJ GA meeting of June 14. If its leaders had a semblance of wisdom or a shred of commitment for the advancement of democracy in Ethiopia, they would have stepped in and let the GA proceed scoring some points for the benefit of their international backers who they care very much about. EPRDF’s silly action gave us a couple of clues on its fears . One, it is afraid UDJ will fall into the popular embrace of Ethiopians once again. Two, it is uncomfortable with a viable opposition from inside which could turn into a pain in the neck. Three, there will be a revival of pressure on EPRDF from international donors as UDJ escalates its peaceful ways. Four, with the worsening economic and political situation in Ethiopia, the opposition will have compelling reason to work under a minimum platform and increase the pressure on the government.
EPRDF’s attempt at disrupting the GA also ended up further energizing the spirit of the assembly participants, unsettling the diplomatic community, angering the general population and exposing the vulnerability of a government that tries so hard to portray images of a macho man.
There is a certain truth that any action by EPRDF or the dictates of the international community will never change. Ethiopians are determined to see their fight for democracy and good governance succeed no matter what the cost is and no matter how long the journey takes.
UDJ will stay the course of peaceful struggle and conduct its program in a much more organized manner. It will work for lasting victory guided by well-considered short and long term goals. It will leave no stone unturned to bring about national consensus and national reconciliation. It will stay vigilant and fight threats that work against the unity and territorial integrity of the country.
UDJ will be by the side of the drought victim, by the displaced citizen, by the side of the young and the old that suffer from a justice system that fails to serve the interest of all Ethiopians. It will be by the side of Ethiopians anywhere and everywhere. It will organize the people under the hallowed banner of democracy, justice and national unity confident that the general population, its members and leaders are behind it.
Yes, UDJ’s rebirth is significant!
kuchiye@gmail.com
Wednesday, June 11, 2008
"Salute to Kinijit, Andnet, Kinijit!"
Forward with Andnet!
As a party that sprung up at a momentous phase in Ethiopian history, there is no doubt in anybody’s mind that the Kinijit movement ushered an entirely new era in the way we look at politics and politicians. Reason rather than rhetoric, reconciliation rather than protracted conflict, unity rather than fragmentation became lingua franca of choice. Parties who found themselves trapped in the bygone days of sloganeering and empty rhetoric lost both respect and followers.
After decades of gridlock, the country and its people wanted to see fresh and forward looking direction. That was what Kinijit offered and that was why millions followed it. Kinjit elaborated on the political, economic and social realities of the country like no other party in the past. Its approach was as candid as it was constructive.
The party’s vision was, and still is, based on the ever so exact premise that what really matters in this day and age is today and the future rather than the past. No country that volunteered to be prisoner of its past was ever able to break the shackles of poverty or conflict and usher an era of stability and wealth. As they say, the past is only as good as we can derive lessons from.
Unjustified but understandable frustration
Given our long unfulfilled dream for an Ethiopia where human and democratic rights are respected and where the people are endowed with good governance, it is not difficult to comprehend why many grow impatient and take respite on the sideline following a political hiccup the like of which was experienced by Kinijit. However, we should not lose sight of the fact that winning democracy and building a stable society necessarily requires travel through arduous roads - with lots of bumps twists and turns on the way. Remembering this painful truth will guard us from undue frustration and from an ever looming withdrawal syndrome.
“Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall”. I will never get over this omnipresent Confucian proverb.
Continued involvement in Andnet
The greatest gift we can give to 80 million compatriot Ethiopians and the lasting memorial we can erect to those who paid in dear life during the 2005 atrocity, is by pledging to continue our involvement at levels of our individual choice. No amount of propaganda aimed at portraying Kinijit as a fractured organization should break our will. What Kinijit has to go through the last two years can only be considered a minor set back that will be rectified as soon as the party finalizes its regrouping effort and starts to operate through the length and breadth of the country. Despite the massive effort of the government aimed at infiltrating and dividing the party, despite the elaborate intimidation targeting Kinijit’s supporters and despite the relentless campaign to paint the party in all kinds of shades, Kinijit and its vision remain deeply engrained in the blood system of Ethiopians. You just can’t erase a popular spirit, can you?
Blessed are those..
Any nation will be considered blessed when it is bestowed with leaders who not only understand the arduous nature of democratic struggle, but are also willing to put their own lives and the lives of their loved ones in harms way in pursuit of the dreams of millions. That is exactly what most of Kinijit’s leaders chose to do; first by prevailing over a traumatic prison experience, then by deciding to regroup and continue with the peaceful but always dangerous struggle. In my book, this is “paying the ultimate sacrifice”. These, in my book, are the real heroes.
How about the name “Andnet”?
For me and for many others it is the story of the “Silicha” and the “Qelqelo”. I saw wisdom in the leader’s decision to change the party’s name so the struggle could forge ahead without further delay. By so doing, they foiled EPRDF’s trap which was aimed at bogging the party in a Kangaroo court battle where the winner will always be EPRDF. True to its principle, Andnet will demonstrate to our citizens and to the world at large that that the peaceful struggle will continue even as the repression tightens and the political environment gets more suffocating.
The re-inauguration of Kinijit as Andnet will create a vitally necessary impetus the democratic struggle so desperately yearns. Andnet will remain in the face of EPRDF, will expose the government’s excesses, will show the way, will serve as a shining star in a country where the large majority of the population lives under looming draught, war and unparalleled economic and political hardship.
We salute the General Assembly of “Andnet for Democracy and Justice Party”, its participants and the Ethiopian people at large on yet another milestone that will be spearheaded by a party that has grown wiser and stronger. June 14, 2008 will be yet another landmark in Ethiopian politics.
Kuchiye@gmail.com
Forward with Andnet!
As a party that sprung up at a momentous phase in Ethiopian history, there is no doubt in anybody’s mind that the Kinijit movement ushered an entirely new era in the way we look at politics and politicians. Reason rather than rhetoric, reconciliation rather than protracted conflict, unity rather than fragmentation became lingua franca of choice. Parties who found themselves trapped in the bygone days of sloganeering and empty rhetoric lost both respect and followers.
After decades of gridlock, the country and its people wanted to see fresh and forward looking direction. That was what Kinijit offered and that was why millions followed it. Kinjit elaborated on the political, economic and social realities of the country like no other party in the past. Its approach was as candid as it was constructive.
The party’s vision was, and still is, based on the ever so exact premise that what really matters in this day and age is today and the future rather than the past. No country that volunteered to be prisoner of its past was ever able to break the shackles of poverty or conflict and usher an era of stability and wealth. As they say, the past is only as good as we can derive lessons from.
Unjustified but understandable frustration
Given our long unfulfilled dream for an Ethiopia where human and democratic rights are respected and where the people are endowed with good governance, it is not difficult to comprehend why many grow impatient and take respite on the sideline following a political hiccup the like of which was experienced by Kinijit. However, we should not lose sight of the fact that winning democracy and building a stable society necessarily requires travel through arduous roads - with lots of bumps twists and turns on the way. Remembering this painful truth will guard us from undue frustration and from an ever looming withdrawal syndrome.
“Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall”. I will never get over this omnipresent Confucian proverb.
Continued involvement in Andnet
The greatest gift we can give to 80 million compatriot Ethiopians and the lasting memorial we can erect to those who paid in dear life during the 2005 atrocity, is by pledging to continue our involvement at levels of our individual choice. No amount of propaganda aimed at portraying Kinijit as a fractured organization should break our will. What Kinijit has to go through the last two years can only be considered a minor set back that will be rectified as soon as the party finalizes its regrouping effort and starts to operate through the length and breadth of the country. Despite the massive effort of the government aimed at infiltrating and dividing the party, despite the elaborate intimidation targeting Kinijit’s supporters and despite the relentless campaign to paint the party in all kinds of shades, Kinijit and its vision remain deeply engrained in the blood system of Ethiopians. You just can’t erase a popular spirit, can you?
Blessed are those..
Any nation will be considered blessed when it is bestowed with leaders who not only understand the arduous nature of democratic struggle, but are also willing to put their own lives and the lives of their loved ones in harms way in pursuit of the dreams of millions. That is exactly what most of Kinijit’s leaders chose to do; first by prevailing over a traumatic prison experience, then by deciding to regroup and continue with the peaceful but always dangerous struggle. In my book, this is “paying the ultimate sacrifice”. These, in my book, are the real heroes.
How about the name “Andnet”?
For me and for many others it is the story of the “Silicha” and the “Qelqelo”. I saw wisdom in the leader’s decision to change the party’s name so the struggle could forge ahead without further delay. By so doing, they foiled EPRDF’s trap which was aimed at bogging the party in a Kangaroo court battle where the winner will always be EPRDF. True to its principle, Andnet will demonstrate to our citizens and to the world at large that that the peaceful struggle will continue even as the repression tightens and the political environment gets more suffocating.
The re-inauguration of Kinijit as Andnet will create a vitally necessary impetus the democratic struggle so desperately yearns. Andnet will remain in the face of EPRDF, will expose the government’s excesses, will show the way, will serve as a shining star in a country where the large majority of the population lives under looming draught, war and unparalleled economic and political hardship.
We salute the General Assembly of “Andnet for Democracy and Justice Party”, its participants and the Ethiopian people at large on yet another milestone that will be spearheaded by a party that has grown wiser and stronger. June 14, 2008 will be yet another landmark in Ethiopian politics.
Kuchiye@gmail.com
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