Shabait.com (Asmara)
24 June 2009
editorial
Asmara — All civilizations and nations always have their own culture and history. Usually most nations have a contrived know-how on ways of administering themselves and what specific mode of governance they should use. And hence, whenever a nation experiences some kind of unrest, the only wise thing that should be done is to let the people themselves address their problems on their own.
In reflection of the above fact, the recent civil unrest that is being seen in Iran, as it is a problem that concerns only the Iranian people, it should have been left for them to solve without attempting to interfere on their state of affairs. Apparently, witnessing the meddling of external forces and the ganging of their mass media outlets on Iran these days leaves an impression that would raise the cognizance of the world in relation with such issues.
There is no doubt that any given nation in the world desires to attain peace and prosperity, as it serves as springboard for development and all-round peace and stability. However, despite such a universal aspiration, 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. However, attaining such a virtuous goal is not the target of the ideology employed by the Western powers, which is only used to impose hegemony and dominance. This is the primary tactic employed by the intelligence networks of the US and UK. As evidence has shown, these intelligence agencies had for more than a year been working to foment instability in Iran.
The praxis of western ideology finds its application in instigating rifts within populations using minor issues as pretext. It dubs suicidal steps as 'democratic sacrifice'; chaos and anarchy as 'revolutionary right' and finally lintel reports as 'public media'. What they refer to as democracy and free press is instrumental in creating hatred and works to fuel conflicts whenever they arise. In fact, we see the so-called free press being employed by Intelligence networks those days.
The peoples of the world therefore should be aware of hidden motives behind such ploys. A healthy democratic political system should be characterized by unity and harmony, not by strife and instability. Divisive politics only creates path to Subservience and is never the display of progress, as its consequences are evident in many countries.
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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!