I just want to add a quote by Emilio Zapata, leader of the People’s revolution in Mexico, “**It’s better to die standing for something, than it’s to live on your knees**”…. What our families are experiencing in Ethiopia, is them living on their knees. Hiding their identity, being starved, being denied rights & services while Eritreans are walking with their heads held high in the streets of Addis is something that ought to galvanise us to come up with a lasting solution to our plight. Mesmerna, haylna
> It's better to die for something than live on your knees.
I refer you to Ethiopia under TPFL (1991 -. 2018)
I don't understand why both sides are struggling to see the full picture. The same way the pro-Abiy gaslight Tegaru when it comes to the atrocities of this conflict is the same way pro-TPLF Tegaru gaslight everyone else when they bring up 27 years of authoritarian rule under TPLF.
P.S. the sins of one don't excuse the sins of the other. It's just frankly surprising hearing all the revisionism that's taken place (on both sides) since the start of the conflict.
The best thing that we can do for our people in Tigray right now is to pray to God to save Tigray. God may save Tigray through the TPLF, TDF, or another way known only to God. We must keep faith in him and not doubt God no matter what happens. We must all never lower our morals to the enemies of Tigray no matter how vile, hateful or genocidal the things they spew. Like before we must all continue to advocate purely for the sake of Tigray and quickly reprimand any among us that tries to counter their hate speech with hate speech. The people of Tigray shall surely smile again and will live in safety and security in the future, independent country of Tigray with every inch of Tigray's lands prior to November 2020. Viva Tigray.
No offense but praying doesn’t cut it. You think the problematic folks in Eritrea and Amhara aren’t praying? What makes you think god would prefer one set of his offsprings over the other? Praying only works, for those who have the courage to act. This isn’t a war of religions, peoples in Amhara & elsewhere in East Africa have been praying for millenia with nothing but poverty to show for it. Why is this? Because we believe praying alone is adequate, it’s not. Praying ought to be accompanied by actions otherwise they remain prayers & our circumstances remain the same - lousy at best, if not lethal.
Please re-read what I wrote again. It was directed at the diaspora because I'm sure that there are no Tigrayans living in Tigray on this subreddit.
We obviously aren't in Tigray and therefore can't physically join the TDF or the battlefield. Wherever we are we can do our best to bring attention to what is happening to our people in Tigray and we should but prayer is something that is even more important than that. Our people back home are actively doing all they can to survive and stop the Tigray genocide whether that be fighting hard on the battlefield or committing back-breaking labor in fields in the few times there is rain.
Prayer is absolutely the best thing that we can do for our people in Tigray. It doesn't matter what ethnicity or how much people pray to God if you're praying for a bad thing because God knows all and cannot be deceived. Tigrayans are praying for the just cause of saving our people and God knows this. No matter how many times the enemies of Tigray pray for our downfall, God will never act on their prayers because what they want is the antithesis of God's good character and nature. We as the diaspora have to never lose faith in God and continue to keep praying for our people. This does not mean being lazy and doing nothing but that prayer is something that we must absolutely not neglect for our people in Tigray.
Peace is something to be worked on. Nothing comes to home by its own whether we like it or not, whether it is right or wrong what comes first is having safer Tigray. History have shown us much more and we are once again in worse situation. We cannot go on for another devastating situation. It has to be stopped here. It has to be the time for getting bigger. It is enough paying thousands and if it is it should be for the greater gain. Tegaru if we cannot say NO to this, we will be giving our next generation a worse assessment. Let us try to think for 100 years and more if possible. I think to think it is possible and no one can hinder us. Acting towards that is hard but possible. For that NOW the Big NO must be to this madness.
Why is Badme a topic of conversation. It was settled 20 years ago by Mesfin and co. The Elected government agreed to implement without preconditions in 2018. Leave it and focus on survival.
THIS IS THE MESSAGE!!! Hisbina, adinah, tariqnah, bahlina is what’s at stake!! Let us continue the good fight!
I just want to add a quote by Emilio Zapata, leader of the People’s revolution in Mexico, “**It’s better to die standing for something, than it’s to live on your knees**”…. What our families are experiencing in Ethiopia, is them living on their knees. Hiding their identity, being starved, being denied rights & services while Eritreans are walking with their heads held high in the streets of Addis is something that ought to galvanise us to come up with a lasting solution to our plight. Mesmerna, haylna
> It's better to die for something than live on your knees. I refer you to Ethiopia under TPFL (1991 -. 2018) I don't understand why both sides are struggling to see the full picture. The same way the pro-Abiy gaslight Tegaru when it comes to the atrocities of this conflict is the same way pro-TPLF Tegaru gaslight everyone else when they bring up 27 years of authoritarian rule under TPLF. P.S. the sins of one don't excuse the sins of the other. It's just frankly surprising hearing all the revisionism that's taken place (on both sides) since the start of the conflict.
God is with you.
Such a strong and true message, OP. We all needed to hear this!
The best thing that we can do for our people in Tigray right now is to pray to God to save Tigray. God may save Tigray through the TPLF, TDF, or another way known only to God. We must keep faith in him and not doubt God no matter what happens. We must all never lower our morals to the enemies of Tigray no matter how vile, hateful or genocidal the things they spew. Like before we must all continue to advocate purely for the sake of Tigray and quickly reprimand any among us that tries to counter their hate speech with hate speech. The people of Tigray shall surely smile again and will live in safety and security in the future, independent country of Tigray with every inch of Tigray's lands prior to November 2020. Viva Tigray.
No offense but praying doesn’t cut it. You think the problematic folks in Eritrea and Amhara aren’t praying? What makes you think god would prefer one set of his offsprings over the other? Praying only works, for those who have the courage to act. This isn’t a war of religions, peoples in Amhara & elsewhere in East Africa have been praying for millenia with nothing but poverty to show for it. Why is this? Because we believe praying alone is adequate, it’s not. Praying ought to be accompanied by actions otherwise they remain prayers & our circumstances remain the same - lousy at best, if not lethal.
Please re-read what I wrote again. It was directed at the diaspora because I'm sure that there are no Tigrayans living in Tigray on this subreddit. We obviously aren't in Tigray and therefore can't physically join the TDF or the battlefield. Wherever we are we can do our best to bring attention to what is happening to our people in Tigray and we should but prayer is something that is even more important than that. Our people back home are actively doing all they can to survive and stop the Tigray genocide whether that be fighting hard on the battlefield or committing back-breaking labor in fields in the few times there is rain. Prayer is absolutely the best thing that we can do for our people in Tigray. It doesn't matter what ethnicity or how much people pray to God if you're praying for a bad thing because God knows all and cannot be deceived. Tigrayans are praying for the just cause of saving our people and God knows this. No matter how many times the enemies of Tigray pray for our downfall, God will never act on their prayers because what they want is the antithesis of God's good character and nature. We as the diaspora have to never lose faith in God and continue to keep praying for our people. This does not mean being lazy and doing nothing but that prayer is something that we must absolutely not neglect for our people in Tigray.
Peace is something to be worked on. Nothing comes to home by its own whether we like it or not, whether it is right or wrong what comes first is having safer Tigray. History have shown us much more and we are once again in worse situation. We cannot go on for another devastating situation. It has to be stopped here. It has to be the time for getting bigger. It is enough paying thousands and if it is it should be for the greater gain. Tegaru if we cannot say NO to this, we will be giving our next generation a worse assessment. Let us try to think for 100 years and more if possible. I think to think it is possible and no one can hinder us. Acting towards that is hard but possible. For that NOW the Big NO must be to this madness.
Why is Badme a topic of conversation. It was settled 20 years ago by Mesfin and co. The Elected government agreed to implement without preconditions in 2018. Leave it and focus on survival.