Do you have a cable or satellite TV service at home?
How many channels do you have?
If you have to give up all and save only one channel, which one do you want to keep?
Why?
Do you have parents or family members back home?
Do you love and care for them?
Do you wish for them everything that you wish for yourself?
So what are you doing about it?
If you live abroad, do you own a house or a condo?
How long does it take you to save the money so you can buy your dream property?
What if some authority figure comes to you tomorrow and asks you to give it up?
What will you do?
Do you go to court to contend your case?
Why or why not?
If your parents or family back home go through the same thing, would you do anything to help?
Would you tell them to accept the situation or would you advise them to go to court?
What would you say or do if they told you the justice system is corrupted and there is no hope?
If you are currently living abroad, do you vote in a country of your residence?
What is it that you expect from the politicians you vote for? Page 2 of 2
If you or your children are educated in the country you exercise your voting power, and that you
or your children could not get a job, who would you vote for the next election?
Would you vote again for a political party that won’t keep its promises about social issues?
Why or why not?
If your parents or family tells you the political party they vote for in Ethiopia betrays their and
the country’s interest, would you advise them to exercise their voting power?
What if they told you there is no alternative, what would you advise them to do?
Would you advise them to leave the country by any means possible?
Why or why not?
Whether we like it or not, all the daily decisions we make or the opinions we give have political
implications, and in every choice we make—such as choosing to go to a mom and dad store to
buy a gallon of milk- over going to a giant superstore such as Wal-Mart. Thus, why is “politics”
a scary term when it comes to our social responsibilities and choices? I even heard someone
referring to politics as a messy and filthy profession, where telling lies is a requirement. If that is
why we shy away from being involved to discuss issues that affect us as a society and a nation,
so that we won’t be labeled as a filthy politician (and if that is why “Ene Politika Alwedim or
Aygebagnim” etc… becomes our maxim) then we should never demanding alternative ways too.
We shouldn’t have alternative TV channels where ever we live, we should not vote and/or care
about legal institution’s fairness as well. If we leave the advocacy of such basic rights that are
non-existent in today’s Ethiopia to be the duties of few brave souls whom we refer to as filthy
and liar politicians, so why do we believe we deserve any better where ever we are?
Are there two kinds of human beings, where one deserves to have it all and the other none? Does
being deprived from such very basic rights of having alternative ways fair in your eyes? What
will you do about it to change the situation your parents or family are living in right now? Will
you demand fairness in a country you are free to do so or remain silent and expect a miracle to
change their situation? If you believe a miracle is theeeeeeeee solution to address unfair
conditions, you should not demand more or better for yourself elsewhere too. Demanding
fairness is a noble deed, but when our own dies in sea waysways or deserts or in mansions and
apartments of Arab countries often, when their effort was just to live a better life, to remain silent
for fear of not being labeled as a politician or care for any label, is by no means human.
Fasika G. Woldesenbet
Tuesday, October 22 2013, Toronto.
How many channels do you have?
If you have to give up all and save only one channel, which one do you want to keep?
Why?
Do you have parents or family members back home?
Do you love and care for them?
Do you wish for them everything that you wish for yourself?
So what are you doing about it?
If you live abroad, do you own a house or a condo?
How long does it take you to save the money so you can buy your dream property?
What if some authority figure comes to you tomorrow and asks you to give it up?
What will you do?
Do you go to court to contend your case?
Why or why not?
If your parents or family back home go through the same thing, would you do anything to help?
Would you tell them to accept the situation or would you advise them to go to court?
What would you say or do if they told you the justice system is corrupted and there is no hope?
If you are currently living abroad, do you vote in a country of your residence?
What is it that you expect from the politicians you vote for? Page 2 of 2
If you or your children are educated in the country you exercise your voting power, and that you
or your children could not get a job, who would you vote for the next election?
Would you vote again for a political party that won’t keep its promises about social issues?
Why or why not?
If your parents or family tells you the political party they vote for in Ethiopia betrays their and
the country’s interest, would you advise them to exercise their voting power?
What if they told you there is no alternative, what would you advise them to do?
Would you advise them to leave the country by any means possible?
Why or why not?
Whether we like it or not, all the daily decisions we make or the opinions we give have political
implications, and in every choice we make—such as choosing to go to a mom and dad store to
buy a gallon of milk- over going to a giant superstore such as Wal-Mart. Thus, why is “politics”
a scary term when it comes to our social responsibilities and choices? I even heard someone
referring to politics as a messy and filthy profession, where telling lies is a requirement. If that is
why we shy away from being involved to discuss issues that affect us as a society and a nation,
so that we won’t be labeled as a filthy politician (and if that is why “Ene Politika Alwedim or
Aygebagnim” etc… becomes our maxim) then we should never demanding alternative ways too.
We shouldn’t have alternative TV channels where ever we live, we should not vote and/or care
about legal institution’s fairness as well. If we leave the advocacy of such basic rights that are
non-existent in today’s Ethiopia to be the duties of few brave souls whom we refer to as filthy
and liar politicians, so why do we believe we deserve any better where ever we are?
Are there two kinds of human beings, where one deserves to have it all and the other none? Does
being deprived from such very basic rights of having alternative ways fair in your eyes? What
will you do about it to change the situation your parents or family are living in right now? Will
you demand fairness in a country you are free to do so or remain silent and expect a miracle to
change their situation? If you believe a miracle is theeeeeeeee solution to address unfair
conditions, you should not demand more or better for yourself elsewhere too. Demanding
fairness is a noble deed, but when our own dies in sea waysways or deserts or in mansions and
apartments of Arab countries often, when their effort was just to live a better life, to remain silent
for fear of not being labeled as a politician or care for any label, is by no means human.
Fasika G. Woldesenbet
Tuesday, October 22 2013, Toronto.
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