Comments on: The Toxic Ecology of African Dictatorships

By: wow

wow — Sat, 08 Oct 2011 13:26:47 +0000

it is a great article i’m about to cite it fir my research paper . what i don’t get it about Ethiopian people they blame their leader for his one sided rule but they are more racist than the people they blame. i see people hating each other and separating public places “”" oh that is oromo restaurant or tigrey restaurant i don’t want to go there , oh he is this ethnic i don’t want to date him”"”"” and things like that it is so embarrassing and nasty …………….be fore u blame some one we need to ask our self ” am i doing the right thing”?/??????

By: Nielsen

Nielsen — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 22:38:11 +0000

Very interesting points – enviromental improvements comes from sustainable technology, substitution to non-fossil fuels, less consumption and above all fewer inhabitants on the planet.

The dictators demand more money to their countries, i.e. to their own pockets under cower of “Rich countries pay you climate debt” Instead it should say “Developing countries – pay your population debt.”

perhaps a raw deal in Copenhagen should be:

” 1 % consumption cut in the rich countries equals 1 % population cut in the developing countries.

“Fewer is more” in every respect.
Best regards

By: Samuel Alfanzo

Samuel Alfanzo — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 03:54:25 +0000

Congradulation for great article, but I do not agree on the conclusion. Meles and his genocidal buddies will get their money alright. The west is in competition with china and korea for dwindling natural resources and would not backout of this. More over they would shape whatever they are giving in such a way that it is recycled back. The house cap and trade legislation specifically asks any environment related aid to be attached to creating economies of scale for local manufacturers and serve as a means of rinsing out inventory based on old technology in a rapidly changing field of alternative energy. Also the west knows that what ever money they provide in cash will end up in swiss banks or isle of man banks. Those banks use the money to buy treasury bonds and the cycle goes on. But meles and buddies will keep their fat bank accounts.

By: ewunetu yineger

ewunetu yineger — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 12:52:34 +0000

“Over the past several decades, bloodthirsty dictators like Uganda’s Idi Amin, Zaire’s (The Congo) Mobutu Sese Seko, Central African Republic’s Jean Bedel Bokassa, Zimbabwe’s Robert Mugabe, Sudan’s Omar al-Bashir, Chad’s Hissiene Habre, and the political fraternal twins Mengistu Haile Mariam and Meles Zenawi of Ethiopia have been responsible for untold deaths on the continent.”

The above paragrah is a direct qoutation from DR.Alemayehu G.Mariam’s article.
Dr. Alemayehu I got a question for you where is the name of HILESILASE? belive it or not Hilesilase is the FATHER of all dictators and must be held not only for the distruction of Ethiopia but also for the backwardness of Africa.
Unfortunitley, you are afraid of mantioning his name eventhogh you know the truth! please first get rid off your cultural influence which seems to be taking away your acadamic achivements.
otherwise in few years you would say Hilessilase is GOD.

Ethiopia never have a shortege of acadamics but what it doesnt have is a true acadamic that stands for the truth…. most of them are BIASED Including DR. Alemayehu. DR. Please please dont cary with you your GOJI BAHIL… other wise you will be a laghing stalk of your Ferenji students.

we all stand againsts all dictators,including HILESSILASSE who starved to death millions of ETHIOPIAN while feeding his dog importing food from EUROPE.

By: Kenu

Kenu — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 19:16:48 +0000

Meles the vampire will pay it dearly. His minions will disappear like henchmen of Mengistu. For Ethiopia, the priority is regime change; the environment is secondary. Ethiopians need Meles to go. That is it.

By: Soothsayer

Soothsayer — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 20:03:21 +0000

Alem, you have done a good job. Your article makes me feel that EPRDF is losing hope a bit. As you write more, Meles Company will lose hope more and more. Finally, EPRDF will disappear like a mist. Then we will feel that was a nightmare that fade away when we wake up, thank God EPRDF is gone !!!!!!

By: Selam$all

Selam$all — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 19:42:36 +0000

Al Mariam, God bless you. God has given the power words to speak for all Ethiopians, Africans, and nations. Everytime you write, Weyane weakens. Keep on doing it.

By: Borsamo Harqa

Borsamo Harqa — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 12:33:26 +0000

The natural and political climate in Ethiopia are closely related and can be seen in isolation from each other. The most dangerous crisis challenging Ethiopia is the ethnical fascist rule of Meles Zenawi which is repressive and anti-Ethiopia in all its aspects. The ethnical fascists have poisoned and polluted the political climate in the country through their most dreaded ideology of fascism and racism. As a result Ethiopians have been forced to live in constant fear and suspicion which prevent them from focusing their energy and other resources on development. The ideology of ethnical fascism implemented by the TPLF ethnic supremacists is discriminating and marginalizing the vast majority of Ethiopians. Similarly, the ethnic fascists are selling the fertile and productive lands of the country to foreign bidders which are likely to cause environmental hazards in the country. The land selling spree of
the ethnic fascist Meles Zenawi is robbing millions of poor and starving Ethiopians of their livelihood and going to force them to depend on western food aid. So it is clear to see that the ethnic fascists and supremacists are destroying both the natural and political environments of the country. Recently,I met one blind follower of Meles regime and raised the ongoing sales of land. This follower of ethnical fascism behaved in the typical arrogant and racist TPLF ways due to my criticism of the policies of his fascist boss. Since he does not have any reasonable point to defend his boss, the angry and blind ethnic follower said that you guys from the south do not like hard work and modernization. This is when I came to my own conclusion that it is of no value or use to try to engage the ethnical fascists and racists in any meanigful dialogue. Therefore, the most pressing issue for Ethiopians is the removal of the ethnical fascists and their foreign sponsors from their land. Ethiopians should join and support the anti-ethnical fascist and genuine oppostion movement, Ginbot7.

By: Ethiopiawi

Ethiopiawi — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 05:58:34 +0000

It is a very informed and in-depth article….
Apart from the political games our leaders in Africa are playing and the global environmental stress our world is facing, we shouldn’t also forget the Environmental destruction these ill-minded African leaders are committing to our land.