Comments on: We own a piece of the Obama campaign http://www.ethiopianreview.com/content/2776 Ethiopian News and Opinion Journal Fri, 10 Feb 2012 20:45:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: YeHagerLij http://www.ethiopianreview.com/content/2776/comment-page-1#comment-35759 YeHagerLij Wed, 18 Jun 2008 14:54:45 +0000 http://www.ethiopianreview.com/content/?p=2776#comment-35759 Happy to read that “Ethiopians for Obama” were part in the historic Obama victory and hope will continue through the activism they demonstrated so far. We need some kind of Ethiopians for Ethiopia/Africa movement also. The only “Baria” student I have in class, told me that he doesn’t see any difference between “whites and Ethiopians he met”, because both are deeply racists. So, we need the movement partly to cleanse ourselves of the “Baria” talk we literarily enjoy when referring to blacks allover and to our own brothers and sisters to the south/west/east of our land of origin. Let us renounce and drop that stinking racism some of us entertain here in America and back in Ethiopia. In Obama we witness the “Baria” fighting to become the president of the United States. Also, let us have the courage to accept the fact that Ethiopia is a multiethnic country and stop to embarrass and shame people for their names or appearances saying, “are you Abesha” or “you don’t look like Abesha” or “your name doesn’t sound an Abesha” etc, as if all Ethiopians are of an Abesha origin. For instance, I am a proud Ethiopian; I love my Abesha people, but I am not an Abesha. I apologize if this is offending your sensibilities. Happy to read that “Ethiopians for Obama” were part in the historic Obama victory and hope will continue through the activism they demonstrated so far. We need some kind of Ethiopians for Ethiopia/Africa movement also. The only “Baria” student I have in class, told me that he doesn’t see any difference between “whites and Ethiopians he met”, because both are deeply racists. So, we need the movement partly to cleanse ourselves of the “Baria” talk we literarily enjoy when referring to blacks allover and to our own brothers and sisters to the south/west/east of our land of origin. Let us renounce and drop that stinking racism some of us entertain here in America and back in Ethiopia. In Obama we witness the “Baria” fighting to become the president of the United States. Also, let us have the courage to accept the fact that Ethiopia is a multiethnic country and stop to embarrass and shame people for their names or appearances saying, “are you Abesha” or “you don’t look like Abesha” or “your name doesn’t sound an Abesha” etc, as if all Ethiopians are of an Abesha origin. For instance, I am a proud Ethiopian; I love my Abesha people, but I am not an Abesha. I apologize if this is offending your sensibilities.

]]> By: germognal http://www.ethiopianreview.com/content/2776/comment-page-1#comment-35716 germognal Wed, 18 Jun 2008 01:07:42 +0000 http://www.ethiopianreview.com/content/?p=2776#comment-35716 I am glad that Obama won the democratic nomination but still a long way to go for the presidency. I am interested in Obama's becoming the next president of the United States because of my hope that he will bring genuine democratic changes to Ethiopia and Africa as a whole. Those of us who have been extremely disapointed by the Meles Zenawi regime and the Bush administration, we are all now calm and quite for the time being. We are awaiting the deleverer of all Ethiopians from the yoke of oppression. I hope you guys let Obama know what the Ethiopian community of the Diaspora is doing for him. I am hoping Obama will not play politics as usual and ignore us completely like the Bush administration did for the past three years. With Obama's help, Ethiopians, those of us who have been ignored and oppressed for the past three years, will finally say, "OUR TIME HAS COME!" Meles Zenawis' and his TPLF is history. Our neighbour Kenya saw what is coming and already embraced the Opposition - a smart move by the Kenyans. Meles Zenawi sounds like he is not able to read the signs of the times and act quickly in embracing the Ethiopian Opposition. Mr. Meles Zenawi, "THE DAY OF SALVATION IS NOW." We encourage you to act quickly before it is too late. We think your time is up and we do hope you agree with us and make the smart move of embracing the Ethiopian Oppositon right now. You never know, God may bless you abundantly for that! I am glad that Obama won the democratic nomination but still a long way to go for the presidency.

I am interested in Obama’s becoming the next president of the United States because of my hope that he will bring genuine democratic changes to Ethiopia and Africa as a whole.

Those of us who have been extremely disapointed by the Meles Zenawi regime and the Bush administration, we are all now calm and quite for the time being. We are awaiting the deleverer of all Ethiopians from the yoke of oppression.

I hope you guys let Obama know what the Ethiopian community of the Diaspora is doing for him. I am hoping Obama will not play politics as usual and ignore us completely like the Bush administration did for the past three years.

With Obama’s help, Ethiopians, those of us who have been ignored and oppressed for the past three years, will finally say, “OUR TIME HAS COME!” Meles Zenawis’ and his TPLF is history.

Our neighbour Kenya saw what is coming and already embraced the Opposition – a smart move by the Kenyans. Meles Zenawi sounds like he is not able to read the signs of the times and act quickly in embracing the Ethiopian Opposition.

Mr. Meles Zenawi, “THE DAY OF SALVATION IS NOW.” We encourage you to act quickly before it is too late. We think your time is up and we do hope you agree with us and make the smart move of embracing the Ethiopian Oppositon right now. You never know, God may bless you abundantly for that!

]]> By: Tadu http://www.ethiopianreview.com/content/2776/comment-page-1#comment-35652 Tadu Tue, 17 Jun 2008 18:16:56 +0000 http://www.ethiopianreview.com/content/?p=2776#comment-35652 Yes!Great and awesome job Hana!!! Use also text message and tell folks to send the message to at least 5-10 of their friends,that is a very successful way of propagation!!!(that showed a very great turn out during the 2005 Ethiopian election) Yes!Great and awesome job Hana!!!
Use also text message and tell folks to send the message to at least 5-10 of their friends,that is a very successful way of propagation!!!(that showed a very great turn out during the 2005 Ethiopian election)

]]> By: Hagos Araya http://www.ethiopianreview.com/content/2776/comment-page-1#comment-35642 Hagos Araya Tue, 17 Jun 2008 17:27:46 +0000 http://www.ethiopianreview.com/content/?p=2776#comment-35642 Hana you have done an awesome job. You have passed the expectation of our needs. Yes we can. We should strongly support Obama for various reasons that you mentioned. We should also learn a lot especially those Ethiopians who were born here to consistently put our efforts to bring the best for us and for the rest of our country as well. However, hana and those who are devoted your time and energy in supporting obama, are you guys doing this just for fun? Or just because other’s do it? Or just because it is very interesting to invove in this campaign since it doesn’t cost many sacrifices including life? Or just to get a poor popularity around our area? The reason I have mentioned all these questions is based on what I have been noticed from some people that strongly support Obama. Many of these people that I noticed are just doing this because it’s is too much fun and because they are simply emotional about it or just because to gain poor popularity around their area if they say I support Obama. The reason I say this is that I strongly believe that we should support Obama on various things including his ultimate diverse principles. But if we are very devoted to support Obama, why do we fail to support democracy and why don’t we try to bring the right democracy to see many Obama’s in our country too. One supporter of Obama who is strongly endorse him based on democratically facts should also try and devote him self to contribute what ever it takes to bring the same democracy to our country. Therefore as a conclusion I strongly urge hana and her partners to contribute a lot to bring the democracy we want in Ethiopia as well. Since the democracy we want is highly harassing and abusing by the small group TPLF members. I am also a big supporter of Obama but I also want to bring some changes by the potential that I have to my country. At this moment I strongly support many practical apportions groups who are tirelessly work and fight the TPLF regime. So, when ever we support Obama lets also remember that our people in Ethiopia is waiting the justice they deserve as any human being especially this time. Hana you have done an awesome job. You have passed the expectation of our needs. Yes we can. We should strongly support Obama for various reasons that you mentioned. We should also learn a lot especially those Ethiopians who were born here to consistently put our efforts to bring the best for us and for the rest of our country as well. However, hana and those who are devoted your time and energy in supporting obama, are you guys doing this just for fun? Or just because other’s do it? Or just because it is very interesting to invove in this campaign since it doesn’t cost many sacrifices including life? Or just to get a poor popularity around our area?
The reason I have mentioned all these questions is based on what I have been noticed from some people that strongly support Obama. Many of these people that I noticed are just doing this because it’s is too much fun and because they are simply emotional about it or just because to gain poor popularity around their area if they say I support Obama. The reason I say this is that I strongly believe that we should support Obama on various things including his ultimate diverse principles. But if we are very devoted to support Obama, why do we fail to support democracy and why don’t we try to bring the right democracy to see many Obama’s in our country too. One supporter of Obama who is strongly endorse him based on democratically facts should also try and devote him self to contribute what ever it takes to bring the same democracy to our country. Therefore as a conclusion I strongly urge hana and her partners to contribute a lot to bring the democracy we want in Ethiopia as well. Since the democracy we want is highly harassing and abusing by the small group TPLF members. I am also a big supporter of Obama but I also want to bring some changes by the potential that I have to my country. At this moment I strongly support many practical apportions groups who are tirelessly work and fight the TPLF regime. So, when ever we support Obama lets also remember that our people in Ethiopia is waiting the justice they deserve as any human being especially this time.

]]> By: ayele http://www.ethiopianreview.com/content/2776/comment-page-1#comment-35635 ayele Tue, 17 Jun 2008 16:54:46 +0000 http://www.ethiopianreview.com/content/?p=2776#comment-35635 haana bravo ! haana bravo !

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