Unity over Rights Pave Ethiopian Oppositions’ Future
It takes two to tango. EPRDF’s talk about democracy appears to deal more with the image of democracy than with its reality. The oppositions’ talk about democracy seems to be targeted more at assuming power by whatever means than at providing a unified alternative for the people to choose from. That is the drama of democracy played everyday inEthiopia. The vital question, however, is; how can the drama be abandoned and reality be adopted? Standing at the fore of the stage is the Ethiopian opposition. How the drama would be played out would also be highly dependent on their move. The political climate on the ground is squeezing the opposition with each passing day. To make things worse, the opposition itself is weak due to divisions. Forgoing its purpose, it settles for mere opposition. The opposition has to go through rebirth. Otherwise, it will soon become a do-nothing force as far as peaceful struggle is concerned. Even then, the opposition is not at the mercy