Deqi, widdassie Mariam is welcomed by any tyrant, including Mussolini, Idi Amin, and Mengistu. Is there anyone who will critisize the barbarian? The old man agrees with the Dictator on every issue: mainly the border, land, property (Man does not live by bread alone"). That should flatter the tyrant. His only complaint is the road leading to his area. (I thought all the roads were fixed-up by the forced-labor) But, when the Patriarch is under arrest for telling the truth to power; when the Mufti is appointed by the tyrant, and when all the pastors and parisheners of unregistered churches are languishing in metal shipping containers for nothing (they didn't critisize anybody), the old man was full of praise for the tyrant (Maybe he was afraid of being punished). What make his statements different from saying "goytai, goytai? Is that something to brag about? Where are all the elders of Eritrea who are well known for telling the truth to power, the straight shooters, the fear-nobody-but-God type?

Btw, do you mean Goodness? unless, of course, you consider the dic. a god.

What a wisdom, if there are any who had the question why Eritreans endured all the past and present obstacles you only need to listen to this wise man. He express it eloquently what eritreanism is all based on.

Wow! President Isaias responds to recent events at 3:53 mark. Must see.

Deqi, widdassie Mariam is welcomed by any tyrant, including Mussolini, Idi Amin, and Mengistu. Is there anyone who will critisize the barbarian? The old man agrees with the Dictator on every issue: mainly the border, land, property (Man does not live by bread alone"). That should flatter the tyrant. His only complaint is the road leading to his area. (I thought all the roads were fixed-up by the forced-labor) But, when the Patriarch is under arrest for telling the truth to power; when the Mufti is appointed by the tyrant, and when all the pastors and parisheners of unregistered churches are languishing in metal shipping containers for nothing (they didn't critisize anybody), the old man was full of praise for the tyrant (Maybe he was afraid of being punished). What make his statements different from saying "goytai, goytai? Is that something to brag about? Where are all the elders of Eritrea who are well known for telling the truth to power, the straight shooters, the fear-nobody-but-God type?

Btw, do you mean Goodness? unless, of course, you consider the dic. a god.

You're right, Nostalgia,

The guy is a moron; it's "Goodness" not godness. Where do these idiots come from. He must think the bastard dictator is some kind of god.

My god, this famer is smart. I have never seen someone talks like that, from the beginning to the end. This Eritrean farmer is brilliant than The so called an A!!ga!me Doctor.

What a speech? Just amazing and an echo of every Eritrean way of thinking.

"Twice the verdict, will cause the judge to get a monkey as a child"
Lol that is funny and the truth. But you got to hear that in his Tigrigna to appreciate it.

And then:
" Heros do not live physically for ever, but they live for eternity by the history they leave behind them and Eritrea had them in the past, it has now as I speak, and are still in the wombs of their mothers."
A very true statement.

"It is very rare if not, that leaders who unite people from different religious beliefs, languages etc. exist in this world as ours"
Another reason that Eritrea will soon be a model nation to this screwed up world.

I am proud of this eldery man and Eritrea is blessed to have numerouse of such kind of people, who refused to get free meal (beg) from their own government, but demand that they get a helping hand from thir leaders to provide them the equipments they need to do it by the them selves. And thanks to the ears of their leadership, when some beggar nations we know are buying second or third hand tanks, while starving their own people, ours did import what our people demanded.......Farming machineries, seeds etc.
Man the speech sent chills in my spine. I wish some body can translate every bit of it in Englsih.
As for me it is too much good tigrigna for my ability to translate.

Hawi gemel tebaqiw- Can you translate it in English so that I can comment on it? Thanks

Exemplary, tireless social justice efforts ! The government should be commended for focusing the national infrastructure development programs solely in the rural areas to bridge the gap between the haves and have-nots.

Why build irrelevant high-rise buildings in the capital city when you can use the money to build dams, roads, bridges, schools, hospitals and provide clean drinking water and electricity to the rural areas where 90% of the population lives ?

The villagers shown on the video attending a town hall meeting with their President don't have any reason to move to the city when they're witnessing their villages slowly turning into towns, to later become metropolitan cities. The government has successfully prevented the problem of urban overcrowding and shanty towns seen in all other developing countries.

"A good beginning makes a good end."

I like the way he describe the AGAMENDEZE road compare to the Eritreans. But one big thing I learned from these farmers, they are very clevers and knows how this world works and knows who their dead enemy's in detail. I do not think Eritreans luck a leaders, they are all like ISAYAS.