The Sidama has no grievance with sisterly oppressed Nation(s)
The Sidama
has no grievance with sisterly oppressed Nation(s)
Mulugeta B.
Daye.
Frustrated SPDM on Sidamas’
commitment to abide law of the land and keeping on the demand for
regional autonomy in civilised manner, opted to pervert the course of
justice. The President of
SNNPRS forced 820 cadres to declare
nine points, against the will and wish of the Sidama. This
distortion was transmitted on Ethiopian Television on 2, October
2012. Nine points can be analysed into three main categories.
1) public
confession for part of the 820 Sidamas, those who are integrated
to SPDM political system that marginalised 3.4 million Sidamas
for either they are suspected ofsupporting
, sympathising and joining the struggle for S idama’s quest
for regional autonomy, that worried the president of SNNPRS who f elt
left alone.
2)
Reducing the demand of 3.4 million Sidamas’ for regional
self-administration as the demand of internally:- parasites and rent
seekers, Externally, anti-peace diasporas.
3) ugly image creating attempt:-by presenting Sidama’s as non-tolerant for non sidama’s particularly the Sisterly nation whose sons and daughters became very powerful in SPDM.
3) ugly image creating attempt:-by presenting Sidama’s as non-tolerant for non sidama’s particularly the Sisterly nation whose sons and daughters became very powerful in SPDM.
Primarily, In light of ignited
public anger and perpetuating the Sidama’s quest for regional
autonomy, based on constitution and non-violent strategy, their
approach do not hold water and weightless. It is good
opportunity for freedom fighters to know exact figure and the
identity of the Sidama who are integrated into SPDM and participant
of miss- treating the people they are supposed to represent. As
far as their number is concerned they are just less than 0.0002%.
Just they are a drop in the ocean. Regarding their
personal integrity:- they are not worth either to SPDM or the
Sidama, deficient of firm stand. They are vulnerable
to be swept when strong tide of public struggle. From their
confession we came to know what they have been doing
against SPDM line of politics and pro-Sidama interest and
vise/versa.
Secondly, quest for
Regional self-autonomy and self respect is neither limited to those
who are insulted as internal parasites and rent seekers, nor,
labelled as External, anti-peace element. It is the demand
of 3.4 million, but both internal and external sidamas are
contributing their parts to as much their consciousness allow them.
They are fulfilling their historical obligation. Rent
seekers are those who do not speak their mind, rent seekers are over
night milliners, rent seekers and parasites are those who enjoy on
the suffering their, mothers, fathers sisters and
brothers. Rent seekers are those who do not have gut and
fail to say no when blatant attack on the national
interest of the nation which they are claiming to represent, rent
seekers are those purposeless and living for a day, forgetting
audacious deed of their ancestors, sacrificing the
aspiration of present generation and hope of future
generation on the altar of their belly.
Thirdly, Reducing the
Sidama’s quest for autonomy to ill feeling to
the citizens who are born to sisterly nation is perverting the course
of justice. This is disrespect to the sidamas’ peaceful
coexistence, hospitality, accommodativeness, tolerance and
forgiveness, which is admired appreciated by non-
sidamas living in and around the Sidama, let alone peace loving
non-Sidamas, the Sidama’s foe admire Sidamas Philosophy by
uttering “Sidaamu reeshsha diwe wore Diaffinni yaanno”
rough translation in English “instead of avenging Sidama, cover the
dead aside and probe for justice”
Furthermore ,The accommodative nature of the Sidama also reflected in Luwa. the Luwa is administered by an age grade system where each grade rotates every 8 years. There are five rotating grades in the Luwa system. These are: Darara, Fullassa, Hirobora, Wawassa and Mogissa. The Malga clan in Awassa district adds Binancha as the sixth grade.
Furthermore ,The accommodative nature of the Sidama also reflected in Luwa. the Luwa is administered by an age grade system where each grade rotates every 8 years. There are five rotating grades in the Luwa system. These are: Darara, Fullassa, Hirobora, Wawassa and Mogissa. The Malga clan in Awassa district adds Binancha as the sixth grade.
However, the recruitment to a given
Luwa grade does not depend on the age of the individual. It depends
on the grade of one's father. For instance, if we assume that Darara
is the first cycle and Mogissa is the last cycle, and if the son of
Darara becomes Mogissa, a son born to a person who is a member of the
Darara cycle has to wait for 32-40 years to join the Mogissa grade.
Therefore, in the Luwa cycle, it is possible that a child as well as
a 40 years old adult can become members of the same Luwa cycle. Thus,
age is not a sole criterion in the making of the Sidama Cimeessa
(respected elder). A person who did not pass through the Luwa cycles
cannot become a Cimeessa while a younger person can qualify for a
position if he fulfils all other requirements.
The Luwa system has two important
objectives. The first and the most important one is the recruitment
and training of the able bodied men for the defence of the nation.
the second is In the process of recruitment is all
inclusive, regardless the status of wealth, social affiliation, just
to accommodate somebody to participate in and to share the pride from
the participation that comes from song of participation to glorify
those who part take in luwa known as weedo.
Finally, the Sidama has its seera
Institution known as boka to ex-communicate those
who alienate and offend non-Sidamas living in sidama this law or
seera is Sidama’s way of life to Adopt non- Sidamas and integrate
them into the Sidama identity. Nine points declared by 820 cadres of
SPDM never reflect the facts in the ground. It is mere
attempt to ignite conflict between Sidamas and non-
sidamas living in Sidama-land and neighbouring sisterly
nation, and show case for the new PM that is originated
from the named nation.
Fourthly,
those who would like to perpetuate the processes of aborting the
Sidama’s quest for regional autonomy and self-administration are
exerting maximum effort is the abuse of media for
malicious purpose. The problem of how the media represents
news and propagates views today is described in the words
of Jean Baudrillard in his essay, “Simulacra and
Simulations” (1998:166-184) conceptualizing the relation between
perception and reality. It would note, that the Media generally
follows a pattern such as this “Whereas representation tries to
absorb simulation by interpreting it as false representation,
simulation envelops the whole edifice of representation as itself a
simulacrum. These would be the successive phases of the image:
“(1)
It is the reflection of a basic reality.
(2) It masks and perverts a basic
reality.
(3) It masks the absence of a basic
reality.
(4)
It bears no relation to any reality whatever: it is its own pure
simulacrum.” In the first case, the image is a good appearance: the
representation is of the order of sacrament (The
“real” story).
In the second, it is an evil appearance: of the order of
malefice (somewhat
changed).
In the third, it plays at being an appearance (the
story that is published):
it is of the order of sorcery. In the fourth, it is no longer in the
order of appearance at all, but of simulation.(rumors,
and “taught views”, as well as general misconceptions formed in
the mind of the viewer)”This
sums up the progression of any story within the Media, and also shows
how marginalization is increased (and its ebb or flow is consequently
dependent upon its portrayal in the world of the Media .
Therefore I would urge
SPDM/EPRDF not pervert the course of justice, by reducing
3.4 Sidamas quest for regional self administration as pressure
from those who are insuted as internal parasites and rent seekers,
and externally, anti-peace diaspora. The reason
for quest of self adminstration emanets from bad
governence and the way you have been handling the Sidama
nation for the last 21 years by abusing the power you
hold, any way. I would urge the Sidams non violent
struggle followers stand firm, united, and
calm. the false image given to you is neither new. nor relevant
to the the truth in you. Aware that It is the continuation of
the derge regime that uttered the saying “Sidaamanna
hayiixxe issinni isso Ussuranni” Continue
questing constitutional right. Victory is yours, as long as you stand
firm, united.
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