From the Blogsphere - Opinion: The claim should be human decency, rather than regime change
Cormeco - September 5, 2008

We must not divert the core concern of the Oromo people, and the broader East African concerns. The Oromo people concern is the concern of humanity; it is nothing more or nothing less. Social harmony, respect of every human being regardless of social class, race, and ethnicity are at the core of human decency. Every human being deserves a decent living condition, education and equal right under the law. Ethiopian politics has been based on ethnic-group affiliation; when many people rejected this idea, I have endorsed this idea because I saw a potential human emancipation in this proposal more than other proposals on the table. Some have argued that this kind of politics would flame tribalism, ethnic hostility and the like. I can understand their point of view; however, I have found it amusing that most of the people who take such a position have been from a socially-privileged ethnic group, and do not want to see a social status decline in their part. So their premise is more self-centered proposal, rather than more oriented to solve a generation ethnic hostility and domination between ethnic groups. Read More.