Tariku's Droplets

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Your Governments not Immigrants are the Problem Tariku Abas Etenesh “Voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is to tell them they are being attacked.” Hermann Wilhelm Göring, one of the trusted advisers of Adolf Hitler, said this about how the mass could quickly be turned into machinery for savagery to do their leaders bidding. What is happening in Saudi Arabia currently whereby mobs encouraged by their government arbitrarily torture, stab, rape and kill what they called illegal immigrants from Ethiopia, Philippines, Nigeria, Sudan, Chad, Eritrea, and India, as if they were not human beings, is the exact reflection of the above Nazi principles. History is witness to the fact that during great economic upheavals, as the world is currently facing; irrational forces in governments with narrow political interests justify monstrosity under cover of national interests and regiment the mass behind. The Nazi ...

The Democratic Republic of ‘Absurdistan’ ...Tariku Abas-Etenesh... M y closest friends call me Tare; that is my nickname.  And I sometimes amuse myself with the question,” if countries could take official nicknames, what would the nickname for Ethiopia be ? Recently, while I was reading an Adam Johnson article about the late North Korean ‘Dear’ Leader Kim Jong Il,  I came across a word that could fit Ethiopia as it fits North Korea for different reasons: ‘Absurdistan.’ So let's talk about The Federal Democratic Republic of Absurdistan ( a.k.a Ethiopia) where many absurdities are accepted norms. In the republic of Absurdistan: Telecommunication, TV, radio, and other means of communication were introduced almost as immediately as they were invented; however their state of affairs now is almost as backward as they were when they came here in the old times. Some 'good citizens' of Absurdistan, however,claim that if people could be granted the right...

Reframing ‘The African Renaissance ’ By Tariku Abas-Etenesh (First appeared on: The EthiopianAmerican:(   http://www.theethiopianamerican.com/index.php ) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Africa rising? Since May 2013, boldfaced and prominent big billboards greet passersby in Addis Ababa reading: Arise Africa . It is arguably the most frequently heard avowal during the recently celebrated golden Jubilee of the African Union (AU), under the theme: Pan-Africanism and African renaissance. The theme’s comfortingly deserved meaning is attributed to the current economic development, according to IMF data, in various African countries including Ethiopia. What a positive spirit to celebrate the anniversary with! As a Nigerian proverb says it, when a man says yes, his Chi (his personal god) says yes ; and so, when a continent says I am rising, the spirits of her citizens rise up with it. Despite the sense of positiv...

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Conjugating 'Verb-to-Hate'?  Tariku Abas Etenesh ……………………………………………………….. C onjugating the ‘verb to hate’ Is -effortless –some say, Yet, when you venture at it as a grammarian of solidarity, With care for words and their diction, With knowledge of the residing souls in words, And of words that reside in souls, Simplicity is an understatement, Trap for gullible spirit; For when you set out for the reality check, On the streets and parliament, hovels and palaces, On the angry faces and bewildered hearts, Walking and standing with a cause or otherwise, There comes the rub tinted with lack of grain; When ' conjugation' is staged at the pulpits of public-opinion, Not so much for communication, But with a new found zeal of festering confusion; Where you stumble on ‘some’ teaching syntax, Of aching the souring wounds of the mass, And when you hear them speak, write, rule and confess,   Of justice, equality and pe...

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Discussing *Chomsky He taught about the “Surface”- the mentor, And added that what appearance claims is less, Than its ‘deep’ structure; How perfect the teacher was in that, When I, for the deep search in life set-out, Through ages, dispositions, trials and feats, Reached this far to marvel the truth: When the "deep" lacks a language of its own, Out of conformity takes the "surface" for a crown. __________ (AAU -NCR) * Chomsky    is an American  linguist ,  philosopher ,   cognitive scientist ,  political critic , and  activist .    

Why? N o compliance Neither had nor was asked I For my very existence;             Nor for the suffering             I passed through the year gone by, Nor for the briefness of my blissful moments; Yet I feel like living knowing not why. In the realm of existence, Where life like lightening strikes Yet to pass by; And in the portrait of butter fly By the splendor of flowers guided to the ends Where end is not certain but sigh. In the search of eternity Buried in the quest of the soul is WHY? Why should I live? Why should I die? Why are these ends undetermined? When what counts in existence is I? Yet, before the answers came from where ever they could have, behold, Bearing sad faces veiled in eternal wits the world stood; Chanting all the farewells and dirges in the graveyard Where my body upon the laps of earth was ...

The Sick Country Syndrome: has pain got identity? (Tariku Abas Etenesh) ________________________________________ The bizarre news from recent months in Ethiopia—including the arrest of demonstrators for opposing a fascist Italian leader, Rodolfo Graziani; the eviction of Amhara people from the Benishangul region; the disenfranchisement of Gurage businesses; and the blocking of free press outlets—reminded me of a medical phenomenon called Sick Building Syndrome. Sick Building Syndrome (SBS) occurs when the occupants of a building experience acute health effects that seem to be linked to time spent in the building. Frequently, problems result when a building is maintained in a manner inconsistent with its original design or prescribed operating procedures, or when occupant activities create additional issues.* After reading this definition, I wondered: is there such a thing as Sick Country Syndrome (SCS)—a condition in which citizens feel ill about belonging to their country d...

Let the WAR FESTIVAL Begin!( Sadly....) (Tariku Abas-Etenesh) It seems that, rather than the actual realities on the ground, the sad sense of following the media's take of African History as the uncontested source is the rule of the day. The french came to Mali and the story of the conflict begins. Really? With the current UN resolution to send Peace keeping mission to Mali, am afraid a war Festival -the likes of which seen in Afghanistan- which has no end but distraction is looming in Northern Africa. I am a strong supporter of the ideals of UN, but let us  ask these simple questions: -Has Afghanistan got peace by the war interventions? -NO! -Has Libya got peace after NATO intervention ? -NO! -Has the Long time of UN peace keeping mission in the CONGO stopped the wars and suffering  in that country- NO! But we are still expected to believe that one more war or one more mission will get us neared to peace. It does not! The belief that War could solve the dange...

That “Someone” that “Something” that “Somewhere” (Tariku Abas Etenesh) How poetic or rather decadent could it sound to assume someone who, intentionally and with feel of no remorse had done you the worst of heinous wrongs in your life, to suddenly show up at your home; and do so with the expectation of graciousness from you for all the ills he has done you? What would you do? Well, let me tell you of such a real story that just happened this week.( January 2013)    That ‘someone’ knocked at the door; and it was opened by the owner. “What can I do for you, dear brother?” the owner asked. “Do you remember the ills I caused you some years ago and kept inflicting hence?” that ‘someone’ said with malicious grace.  “Yes” the owner said. “I am back with confidence to tell you, lest you forget, that I have no regret for what I have done to you, and I shall promise to keep throwing the ills at you.” “Sure you know the ills you caus...