‘Simulator’ Democracy: The case of Ethiopia
‘Simulator’ Democracy: The case of Ethiopia Tariku Abas Etenesh T here is a simple aerodynamic rule that states ‘ Every lift is corresponded by proportional amount of drag’ . This is to mean that the power generated by an aircraft to fly forward will be met by the same amount of air resistance. In addition to flight, this is the case in every facet of life. Attempts at flying into new ventures, be it personally or nationally, are naturally met with resistance as a positive mark of assumed success. And it is not always external; often times, the resistance comes from within: we could call it self-induced drag. To check this, it would suffice to look back into moments where we, both individually and as a nation, have sabotaged and shot down our own selves not far from the runway of our most coveted dreams because we failed to properly handle resistance. Drag-less Democracy ? The lift –drag principle is true for all governments; especially those who claim to ...