There is one underlying relationship issue that the elite faced for over half a century: to be or not to be part of Ethiopia. Leading a struggle under one Ethiopia and becoming the power holder, the elite thought, was good because Ethiopia offered vast resources and much much bigger market that would translate into much bigger power for that elite.

On the down side, the elite thought, it risked losing power soon after it comes to power because it then had to face the elites coming from a much larger elite pool than the much smaller elite pool of Eritrea. They probably strongly felt that once they did the hard work and sacrifice in removing the central government, they would have to choose between sharing substantial power with the much larger elite base of Ethiopia or face heading a nation very ungovernable.

So they finally decided to forget the resources, the market, the history and the cultural relationship with Ethiopia that would have brought them more power because they were cowards who felt threatened by the future possibility of having to contest against the elite of the bigger Ethiopia.

What the elite never forsaw is that opting out of Ethiopia, just like opting in, has its risks, too. For all practical purposes, the elite is fully engaged in Ethiopian internal politics but without the legitmacy! If the elite of the highland Eritrea had decided to stay in the union, they would have had a legitmate right to involve and change the Ethiopia state they so dislike today.

The elite has to face this dilema again and again in the future and, hopefully, learn from its mistake. The mistake arises in the first place because there is a desire to rule others. Understanding that mistake will take the elite forward. The motivating principle should be development and justice for all. If that is your principle you have nothing to lose and the elite can easily get around the dilema that is paralayzing them for long.

Edu, not so renowned blogger

you retarded douchebag, you dream day and night about eritrea dont you, are you having an identity crisis?..Tell me what has meles zenawi been telling from his death bed

R.I.P MELES ZENAWI

Edu, let's talk about the highlanders from Tigray, who are on their way out of not power but the region as a whole. I think you should move your family to Nigeria, just a suggestion!!

Once MLLT (Marxist Leninist League Tigray) is out of power, I would like to visit Ethiopia, just not to miss the action.

What do you think?

There is one underlying relationship issue that the elite faced for over half a century: to be or not to be part of Ethiopia. Leading a struggle under one Ethiopia and becoming the power holder, the elite thought, was good because Ethiopia offered vast resources and much much bigger market that would translate into much bigger power for that elite.

On the down side, the elite thought, it risked losing power soon after it comes to power because it then had to face the elites coming from a much larger elite pool than the much smaller elite pool of Eritrea. They probably strongly felt that once they did the hard work and sacrifice in removing the central government, they would have to choose between sharing substantial power with the much larger elite base of Ethiopia or face heading a nation very ungovernable.

So they finally decided to forget the resources, the market, the history and the cultural relationship with Ethiopia that would have brought them more power because they were cowards who felt threatened by the future possibility of having to contest against the elite of the bigger Ethiopia.

What the elite never forsaw is that opting out of Ethiopia, just like opting in, has its risks, too. For all practical purposes, the elite is fully engaged in Ethiopian internal politics but without the legitmacy! If the elite of the highland Eritrea had decided to stay in the union, they would have had a legitmate right to involve and change the Ethiopia state they so dislike today.

The elite has to face this dilema again and again in the future and, hopefully, learn from its mistake. The mistake arises in the first place because there is a desire to rule others. Understanding that mistake will take the elite forward. The motivating principle should be development and justice for all. If that is your principle you have nothing to lose and the elite can easily get around the dilema that is paralayzing them for long.

Edu, not so renowned blogger

Blah, blah, blah. "Elite"? No such thing left in Eritrea; only tyrants, their savage supporters and generations of Kunta Kinte like slaves, thanks to Ugum Issahiyass' social engineering.

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Edu, let's talk about the highlanders from Tigray, who are on their way out of not power but the region as a whole.

I think this supports my thesis. The thought process of the eritrean highland elite is clearly revealed by Guest. This is the fear that made the elite irrational and opt out of Ethiopia, a resource rich and much bigger market. every additional year the tigre elite stays in power in ethiopia, according to their thinking, proves that their fear had been unfounded and they shouldn't have missed out on Ethiopia.

Eden has made an important observation in this post which I had made in my earlier posts . Isaias Afewerq lost the war in 1993 when his group decided to opt for referendum and separation from Ethiopia instead of playing major role in Ethiopian affairs with all its resources, 95 million people, market share and its global diplomatic power.
Isaias biggest mistake was to over estimate and project Eritrea's limited power. He was trying to compete against Ethiopia instead of effecting Ethiopian politics from within. Finally, he ended up being a leader or shall I say a provincial governor of little Eritrea with very limited resources to affect no change even in smaller Dijibouti. Just look around how the Meles Woyannies have changed Ethiopia and Tigrai forever and ever, such as ethnic federalism and language pride, economic infrastructure, diplomacy, military, industrialization ... These will never be reversed.
No one has changed Ethiopia or any African nation to this extent the way Meles had changed Ethiopia in the last 21 years with the exception of South Africa. The changes he brought to Ethiopia will be felt in the next 500 years. This is what Isaias had missed by opting out of Ethiopia.
With 95 million people and the ports, the present Qatari servant would have changed the Horn of Africa and Ethiopia into a super power.

On the down side, the [Eritrean] elite thought, it risked losing power soon after it comes to power because it then had to face the elites coming from a much larger elite pool than the much smaller elite pool of Eritrea. They probably strongly felt that once they did the hard work and sacrifice in removing the central government, they would have to choose between sharing substantial power with the much larger elite base of Ethiopia or face heading a nation very ungovernable.

roha,

the eritrean highland elite is more than isayas/hgdef/shaebia. it includes the opposition and civic leaders before, during and after the current leaders. it's more than a generation of elite i'm talking about. this relationship dilema remains unresolved because of the cowardice of the elite to face this fundamental recurring issue. the elite is too coward even to raise it as an issue.

eden

im waiting for you to admit eritreans are better than ag-amies.

Once an agam-eeee, always an agam-eeee

nakfa,
Meles had outsmarted everyone. Meles has so far been the leader of 95 million people in Ethiopia (more than 100 million including the Eritrean refugees and the Somalis under him) and Africa's international face beating Egypt, South Africa and Nigeria, not bad for a kid from Adwa with one year of university education in Arat kilo.
During the China-Africa global conference in China, Meles was the co-chair along China's leader President Hu Jentao, while Isaias the Arab servant was seated at the back craving for a Peking duck and other Chinese food; so was Meles a chair in Paris, Switzerland, USA, Brazil, United Kingdom and Mexico. All these while Isaias was forgotten in Massawa to play around with little girls, scotch bottle and as a Qatari valet.

R.I.P Meles zenawi

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