I was partly pleased and partly surprised to read the below sentences in this editorial.

"...it is natural to have differences in opinion even within members of one family. Therefore, any well-meaning political and propagandist activity should attempt to bridge such differences and work to foster harmony in a responsible manner".

Shall we say the Eritrean government has started to come back to its senses that differences in opinion is natural? Shall we start to believe that the government has now recognized that to need a couple of private newspapers as alternatives to Hadas Eritrea which seems to know nothing except 'guad abyotawi meryachin..' type of deification of president Isayas is simply a difference in opinion? Shall we hope that the government now knows that being evangelical (to be specific, going to Mulu'e Wengel, or Kale Hiwet or Faith Church or others that I don't know about) and not to enda mariam, or aregawi or gabir or to sit back and relax at home after a couple of pints of beer the night before is simply a difference in opinion that should be tolerated? Or shall we believe that President Isayas and Yemane Monkey now know that being a parliamentarian asking the president or the party chairman for a meeting to discuss grave national concerns is simply asking for a forum to voice out differences in opinion and explore commonly agreed solutions and not 'defeatism' or 'rebellion'?

Well if this is the case, then the Eritrean government should be commended for starting to take a bold political step that is missing in the country's political landscape. If the government particularly President Isayas and Yemane Monkey (president in the making!!) still do not accept the fact that "it is natural to have differences in opinion" and allow people to enjoy peaceful gathering, worship, responsible freedom of speech then writing the editorial above is simply a cheap joke than only a few fools can laugh about!