The Next Struggle For Hegemony: Political Calmness
In The Middle Of A Storm
20 May, 2010 | By Teodros Kiros (Ph.D)
In a typically wise style, Dr, Ghelawdewos Araya wrote, “If the EPRDF acts
in the same manner as it did during the 2005 election and grabs power by
force, it should not be a shocking revelation, for it has become standard
practice in EPRDF’s operations to stifle any democratic process that is
perceived as threat to the status quo. The Ethiopian people knew too well
about this kind of scenario and it is no longer a mystique obscurity. But they
could be scared of government forces including the intimidating cadres, the
police, the secret service, and the military forces.”
Storms are always followed by calm, so are the hearts of the Ethiopian poors,
who will wait for organization to plan the future. That organization, that force
which links the hearts of the poor to political space, is Medrek.
Medrek is indeed the future of Ethiopia.
In the middle of the storm, Medrek must continue its work of political
education and consciousness raising, fully aware that it may not win in the
immediate election. After the storm vanishes political calmness will lead the
way, and the struggle for political hegemony will ensue, slowly, intently and
patiently.
Political action like writing is craft. It is born out of the womb of calm
planning, and vigilance to fortune, as Machiavelli advises. Organization is a
blend of fortune and flexibility. The much counted on participation and
deliberation of the Ethiopian people will take the form of a sustained debate
and combat of ideas on the floors of the parliament with the slimmest minority,
and backed by peaceful marches in the cities and towns of Ethiopia.
The Ethiopian poors will give the political struggle its living content, and
Medrek will provide the needed organizational form.
The struggle for political hegemony is mediated by organization, the
organization of the Ethiopian poors and the enlightened members of privilege,
should the latter choose to struggle for participatory and deliberative
democracy.
Our real work has been stimulated by the storm but our quest for cultural
hegemony is the task of political calmness, the cardinal features of which are
participation, deliberation and organization.
Dr. Teodros Kiros, is a Senior Editor at Ethio Quest News. His weekly
column appear here
In The Middle Of A Storm
20 May, 2010 | By Teodros Kiros (Ph.D)
In a typically wise style, Dr, Ghelawdewos Araya wrote, “If the EPRDF acts
in the same manner as it did during the 2005 election and grabs power by
force, it should not be a shocking revelation, for it has become standard
practice in EPRDF’s operations to stifle any democratic process that is
perceived as threat to the status quo. The Ethiopian people knew too well
about this kind of scenario and it is no longer a mystique obscurity. But they
could be scared of government forces including the intimidating cadres, the
police, the secret service, and the military forces.”
- He is right. Even if
Medrek does not
win this time, it is
as if it is meant to
be, so that it
could come to
power peacefully
by the force of a
forceless
argument, which
will strike chord
with the pulse of
the silent Ethiopian
majority.
Storms are always followed by calm, so are the hearts of the Ethiopian poors,
who will wait for organization to plan the future. That organization, that force
which links the hearts of the poor to political space, is Medrek.
Medrek is indeed the future of Ethiopia.
In the middle of the storm, Medrek must continue its work of political
education and consciousness raising, fully aware that it may not win in the
immediate election. After the storm vanishes political calmness will lead the
way, and the struggle for political hegemony will ensue, slowly, intently and
patiently.
Political action like writing is craft. It is born out of the womb of calm
planning, and vigilance to fortune, as Machiavelli advises. Organization is a
blend of fortune and flexibility. The much counted on participation and
deliberation of the Ethiopian people will take the form of a sustained debate
and combat of ideas on the floors of the parliament with the slimmest minority,
and backed by peaceful marches in the cities and towns of Ethiopia.
The Ethiopian poors will give the political struggle its living content, and
Medrek will provide the needed organizational form.
The struggle for political hegemony is mediated by organization, the
organization of the Ethiopian poors and the enlightened members of privilege,
should the latter choose to struggle for participatory and deliberative
democracy.
Our real work has been stimulated by the storm but our quest for cultural
hegemony is the task of political calmness, the cardinal features of which are
participation, deliberation and organization.
Dr. Teodros Kiros, is a Senior Editor at Ethio Quest News. His weekly
column appear here
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