Si----,
I agree with most of what you said, but...
"...had we had election observers monitoring every or nearly every polling station in the country. This would involve not only monitoring the voting process but more importantly the vote counting process. Absolute transparency in the voting process. I know this would have been a herculean task but a very necessary one since, historically, in Ethiopia we have not had a single leader who has left office voluntarily. Meles is just continuing the tradition."
REALLY? That's great! FANTASTIC!!!!!!!!!!
But how do you make sure of that?
Do you dismantle gov't, organize a coup d'etat? Boycott ETHIOPIAN AIRLINES? Beg, plea, demonstrate and petition so that Ethiopia's schedule 100% debt cancellation is thrown out the window, a move which will allow our kids, and a couple of generations to come the burden of paying it off? Is that how we want to move forward?
OR, do we fight to ameliorate the system so that mistakes that were reported this time around do not come uncorrected in 2010?
Do we fight to ameliorate the system from parliament and work towards a free and fair NEB, while at the same time working to reduce poverty, eliminate starvation, etc...?
Su---- promises us:" My prediction is that the people of Ethiopia will show their resentment in every way they are able, with minimal risk of intimidation and being gunned down by EPRDF killers, and will eventually become ungovernable under the current unfair system...the struggle has much less to do with those individuals in jail nor did it start because of where they are today....change towards true democracy is inevitable no matter how long it takes....it could only be slowed down by the mentality that of EPRDF and Co."
This view to me is unhelpful and is full of disillusionment. It is only looking for the interest of the group, CUD and shows the lack of interest in the well being of the country as a whole or the improvement of the day to day life of the poor farmers in their millions.
Also, Si----, I believe one can tackle both the perceived problem of a free and fair election and poverty alleviation. I don't agree that tackling poverty can only start after having mastered the art of holding a free and fair election.
Again, Si----:"I feel frustrated now because not only do I feel in my gut that EPRDF stole the last election but I feel like they are going to keep stealing elections for some time to come unless something is done about it."
The question remains, how do we go forward from here? One cannot escape that question. Do we cause havoc by any means as seems to be Su----'s and a whole bunches' favorite solution?
In my opinion, if the destructive approach is not abandoned and groups are not willing to give the system a chance to improve itself, I believe the gov't will hold an election in 2010 with the 2000 rules: no international observers, bla, bla, bla....
----T----
I agree with most of what you said, but...
"...had we had election observers monitoring every or nearly every polling station in the country. This would involve not only monitoring the voting process but more importantly the vote counting process. Absolute transparency in the voting process. I know this would have been a herculean task but a very necessary one since, historically, in Ethiopia we have not had a single leader who has left office voluntarily. Meles is just continuing the tradition."
REALLY? That's great! FANTASTIC!!!!!!!!!!
But how do you make sure of that?
Do you dismantle gov't, organize a coup d'etat? Boycott ETHIOPIAN AIRLINES? Beg, plea, demonstrate and petition so that Ethiopia's schedule 100% debt cancellation is thrown out the window, a move which will allow our kids, and a couple of generations to come the burden of paying it off? Is that how we want to move forward?
OR, do we fight to ameliorate the system so that mistakes that were reported this time around do not come uncorrected in 2010?
Do we fight to ameliorate the system from parliament and work towards a free and fair NEB, while at the same time working to reduce poverty, eliminate starvation, etc...?
Su---- promises us:" My prediction is that the people of Ethiopia will show their resentment in every way they are able, with minimal risk of intimidation and being gunned down by EPRDF killers, and will eventually become ungovernable under the current unfair system...the struggle has much less to do with those individuals in jail nor did it start because of where they are today....change towards true democracy is inevitable no matter how long it takes....it could only be slowed down by the mentality that of EPRDF and Co."
This view to me is unhelpful and is full of disillusionment. It is only looking for the interest of the group, CUD and shows the lack of interest in the well being of the country as a whole or the improvement of the day to day life of the poor farmers in their millions.
Also, Si----, I believe one can tackle both the perceived problem of a free and fair election and poverty alleviation. I don't agree that tackling poverty can only start after having mastered the art of holding a free and fair election.
Again, Si----:"I feel frustrated now because not only do I feel in my gut that EPRDF stole the last election but I feel like they are going to keep stealing elections for some time to come unless something is done about it."
The question remains, how do we go forward from here? One cannot escape that question. Do we cause havoc by any means as seems to be Su----'s and a whole bunches' favorite solution?
In my opinion, if the destructive approach is not abandoned and groups are not willing to give the system a chance to improve itself, I believe the gov't will hold an election in 2010 with the 2000 rules: no international observers, bla, bla, bla....
----T----
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