Eritrea Marches
On In Spite of Its Detractors!
By Berhane Alazar
Once again the enemies of
Eritrea from within and without are reportedly at it singing the doom and
gloom hymn when Eritrea in fact is striding high in practically every aspect
of life - thanks to its sheer determination to be in full control of its own
destiny. They do this at a time when
their evil compatriots, no doubt under our enemy’s payroll, plant bombs in
civilian facilities killing and maiming innocent fellow Eritreans!
In the course of time, most of
us have come to realize that the powers to be have never had a principle on
which to stand - short of their unilateral selfish and egocentric
interest. We have been talking of how
some countries and indeed many regional powers were bestowed with what most
of us have been parroting them verbatim such lofty ideals of “Democracy”,
“Justice”, “Good governance” and the” Rule of law”. When one thinks about it, who, in his right mind, can argue
against such doctrines? After all
Eritrea was one of the first colonies in Africa that started practicing such
means of governance in a political platform dating back in the 40s when such
exercises were practically unheard of in the rest of Africa. Moreover, right after its independence,
Eritrea drafted and ratified one of the most comprehensive and futuristic
national constitution only to be placed on hold because of the national
security threat created by the Weyane’s unprovoked war of aggression against
Eritrea. Also the Eritrean people
have been practicing these ideals since time immemorial before it was a
fashion of the day long before it was introduced as “Repackaged” material to Africa
by the European colonizers.
In fact, in parts of Eritrea,
one witnesses the implementation of one of the most equitable land
distribution system, the diesa system, where the farmers’ plots are rotated
every seven years at random. Just
about any communal dispute is settled by respected Shmagle Adi (village elders) who decide on issues that are
willingly brought before them. Every
routine administrative and land management issues are brought about and
disposed of after extensive discussion on the matter by all the participants
of the baito Adi (village
assembly). Moreover the Eritrean
people have a proud history and impeccable tradition of helping the needy and
the disadvantaged amongst them. They
do this, not for some sort of political expediency or to appease any
benevolent power, but because they strongly believe that it is the right
thing to do. And they are very proud
of such a tradition.
That being the case, however,
and as sadly and foolishly as it is, there are some Eritreans who would not
stop their melancholy drama for simply having some axe to grind against the
people and government of Eritrea.
These hapless individuals who apparently care more about satisfying
their personal grudges and their not-so-hidden agendas are vainly attempting
to taint Eritrea
and the Eritrean government what they are not. Their latest venue of shame is reported to be the European
Commission’s (EC) partnership plan with Eritrea! Amazingly foolish an attempt to say the
least!
One wonders what exactly is it
these messengers of doom and gloom hope to achieve by their latest counter
productive action. While it is true, Eritrea
could use some help especially at a time when there is global economic
downturn, any help she gets is by no means a matter of life and death for Eritrea. The truth is Eritrea
has been doing, what most independent observers and political pundits agree,
nothing short of miracle primarily with its own meager resources. Without going into details, in spite of
the purposely introduced horrendous and seemingly insurmountable obstacles
placed by various enemies of the state, Eritrea
has managed to break the impasse and successfully implemented many developmental
projects through the “Warsay Yekealo” development campaign. These development projects were meant to
create food security, ease of transportation, agricultural productivity as
well as the availability of accessible educational and medical facilities at
an affordable cost and, in many cases, at absolutely free of charge to the
users. Such a country and such
visionary government and the ever hard working Eritrean people deserve to be
encouraged and supported in every which way any national could. But, no – to some Eritreans who have been
cursed by their own mothers - such activity had to be curtailed if they were
to pursue their evil agenda. Such was
the case when I understood some shameful Eritreans had approached the EC and
urged it not to go forward with its plan to work with Eritrea!
Obviously any partner - be it
the EC or others - would plan their partnership based on what they perceive
to be their best interest. So, my
intention was not to offer an argument on their behalf. But, I am simply expressing my abhorrence
to the actions of some Eritreans who unashamedly stand with the sworn enemy
of our people and against their country at a time when we should do all we
can to minimize our people’s economic lot brought about by mother nature and the
imposition of “No war –No peace” environment that was meant to cripple the
Eritrean economy.
However, the one thing these
traitors and national sellouts need to understand is that the Eritrean people
are solidly behind their government and any attempt on their part to create
some kind of misunderstanding between we, the people, and our government by
their utterance of the usual but senseless mambo jumbo will be fiercely
resisted and as usual would be met with utter failure! As to the perpetuators of these crimes,
they will still remain in the failed camps of misery and disgrace. Charity begins at home and those who
overlook the misery of their people for the sake of perceived glory for
themselves are sure to be the victims of their own folly!
Eritrea
moves on NOT because of BUT in spite of such few national disgraces!
Awet nHafash!
Berhane Alazar
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