To weaken the tyrant TPLF regime in Ethiopia
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Tuesday, August 09, 2011
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35 comments:
God bless you, man! You have my support. I will spread the word. The income generated by EAL is used to develop only TIGRAY and to suppress the people. I say let us disable the cow and bring it back to life when the milk can be put to good use.
Down with TPLF!
I am with you to boycott against EAL, the TPLF owned company!
I will inform all my fellows and audience over the world!
No more flight with the racist Ethiopian Airlines.
Let us do the math
Over 300 passengers per trip with boeing 777 that now flies from finfinne to DC and around $1300 per trip if not more we are looking at close to half a million dollars per one trip. And they now fly 7 days a week. A million dollars a day is a lot of money to risk for ethiopian government by neglecting the majority.
Comrade, you have my full and unfilching support to slaughter this dragon Ethiopia Colonial Airlines who pays for the killers, looters, rapists, etc. I do not limit my boycott only to Ethiopian Airlines but I also boycott all goods and services produced by Ethiopian colonial government, it's members and supporters.
so far 72 people reported cancelle
d thier flight in usa only. the campain to boycot EAL wholy owned
air line by tplf and it only serves
the interest of tigray only. there
is no justification why any body fly on thier enemies air line.
It is really a blessed call. This boycott should bring down Ethiopian Airline. As said above, the boycott should target all goods and services produced by Ethiopian outside and inside Oromia.
That is exactly what we should do. We negligently funding this TPLF sabotaged airline for so long. This is the right time to put a stop to that and stand our ground. Let show them we are capable of achieve united. Haters deserve to be punished, racist should be ripped of their power, narrow minded Abyssinian politicians must be wiped out of our nation. I think we are doing smart move.
Dear fellow Oromians and others,
'Injustice anywhere is injustice everywhere' goes the old adage.
I agree with you that we should not collaborate or assist in any way the racist EAL.
More importantly we have a duty to demonstrate an attack on one Oromo is an attack on all of us!
I for one will not fly EAL and will ask other too.
So long mate!
TPLF is using every thing in Ethiopia for politics. Last week BBC investigators uncovered that this brutal regime is using aid money for political repression. Our brothers and sisters who voted for opposition parties are made to suffer without food and died in thousands. The Dollar that TPLF regime generate through giant business such as Ethiopian Airlines is also being used for political repression.
Boycotting Ethiopian airlines by all who feel the injustice our brothers and sisters suffer is a timely call. Go Lufthansa , Go British Air Ways. Go Kenyan Air Ways. Boycott the servant of the dictator, ETHIOPIAN AIRLINES.
Ethiopian Airline is neither GREEN nor ETHICAL as it used to claim. This is a racist business organization.
There are other carriers that one can fly. Lufthansa, Birtish Airways, Emirates, KLM, Kenya Airways, Saudi Air..... to mention few.
Especially, if you live out side of Ethiopia, you have many choices. If you care about the oppressed, you should at least help justice, democracy and human rights grow by doing a very simple thing--stop supporting an Airlines owned and operated by a dictatorial regime.
Justice and equality for all.
As the above contributor said, we should not only limit our boycott to this poppycock airlines. We have to boycott every thing that contribute to the existence of this Hitler, fascist, Nazy Ethiopian government and bring it down .
As an Ormo myself, I'm just trying hard to understand your logic as well as the probable outcome of your efforts to bring down the airline. have you thought of the thousands of Oromos working for the iarline? Have you put in place a safety net for them just incase they lose their job? do you know how many others there are under their hedship have you at all thought of these other thousands? Or are you just leading you confortable life deciding on others life no matter what it means to them? the more and more I read your comments it worries me as the is mob politics at its infancy. No better than what the kids and thugs in the street of London have been doing in the past week. it has to have a purpose and should take the outcome into account.
I'm happy that "boycott Ethiopian Airline" call is producing result and creating fear in the minds of those we want Oromo people remain muzzled by Hitler Ethiopian government. For this, the above comment is a prove.If it takes suffering including facing hunger termporarly, the long term result of bring down Ethiopian colonial Airlines will pay off.It is Ethiopian Airlines that does not exist without Oromos but Oromos can exist without Ethiopian Airlines.Please tell me you Ethiopian, how much have you Ethiopians contributed to that airlines in terms of capital, land, etc and how many Oromos are employed by this rubbish airline.Do not forget that Oromia is heaven on earth. If we look up, we see food and if we look down, we see food. You Ethiopians, do not hang on us Oromians.We do not want to live with us. Period!
I'm very very happy because,the call to boycott Ethiopian colonial Airline is producing result and creating fear also. The above comment made this crystal clear. But what he does not know is that, while we can live without Ethiopian Airline, Ethiopian colonai Airlines can not live without Oromo. Let me ask you a question. You Ethiopians, how much have you contributed to the Airline interms of capital, land etc?Do not forget that what we have is not stone. If we look up, we can find food and if we look down we can also find food. If bringing down Ethipian Airlins will bring hunger to our handfull Oromos working there, they are ready to take that sacrifices for their perrenial Ethiopian colonial problems to be solved for ever
God Bless You!
atleast for once I got a fellow Oromo who thinks of the many Oromos in Ethiopia and Ethiopian Airlines. It is one thing to stand for the rights of the opressed Ormos but it is totally another thing to make a futile effort to kill the few institutions that these Oromos are working for and earn their leaving from, without creating any fall back position. It also sounds foolish for any non-Oromo reading these childish comments directed at killing organizations that employ Oromos because one individual claimed to have been denied reemployment. shall I undestand that the plight of Obo Diribi is weightier that the millions of Oromos feeling the heat daily? Guys to the white whether you are Oromo, Amhara, Konso, Wolaita, Sidama, Gurage...etc you are one and the same "Black Africans" what counts more is your dids. I don't think anyone will appreciate your endless discourse and blames of your opressors. they will rather evaluate you on the basis of what you're doing today and what you're contributing to your people and specifically to the upcoming generation. Hatred begets hatred. let's not also ruin the livelihood of the millions of Oromos under the guise of advocating for their rights. let us think as grown ups.
This is not just about obbo Diribi my friend, this is about milions of Oromos who are unfairly treated, not got their fair share, humilated, ignored, disregarded, discremented,...Oromos by ehtiopian institutions including EAL. I know it is hard for you to understand our pain that is why it sounds childish to you.
Please do not decieved by the false information posted by this blogger.. The blogger is engaged in slandering.. please read the June Oromia land grabing article and look at the link below...
http://www.flickr.com/photos/24615953@N06/sets/72157626427471505/
It is not EAL that needs to be boycotted..It is this blog...
To the anonymous who posted 10:30 PM August 15:
This blogger is your nightmare because it exposes what Wayane and its recurites do against the freedom and interest of the Oromo people. Oromos and other freedom loving people do not boycott this and other sites that contribute to peace, justice and freedom.
They would rather boycott, brutal, dictators and their money machines.
If you are disappointed or angred when encountering the truth, we can NOT help you. It's you who put himself/herself in such a wrong environment in the first place. But if you're a person who would like to be on the side of truth, then it's up to board the freedom bandwagn whether you're Oromian or non-Oromian just for the sake of freedom and justice for all.
This is a call for you!!!
Sincerely,
Baayisa
I read this blog and tried to get a sense of it. What I understand from the comments given, few bloggers who think themselves as a majority, in one way or the other expressed their hatred against TPLF. They also think they are talking on behalf of the large Oromo population in Ethiopia. They believe that their plan to boycott flying Ethiopian Airlines will weaken the ruling party in the country and that leads the way to bring freedom to the Oromo people.
I don’t see any sound argument going on here. Their default assumption is as if the whole economy of the country is rested on the operation of a single business enterprise, which is Ethiopian airlines, and weakening the airline means weakening the government. This argument doesn’t hold water. If there is any other intention to boycott flying Ethiopian airlines, tell us about it but do not play it as if you did it for the cause of freedom to the Oromo any other ideal you are talking about.
To Anonymous who said
"If there is any other intention to boycott flying Ethiopian airlines, tell us about it but do not play it as if you did it for the cause of freedom to the Oromo"
The real intention is coming from a competator - Oromian airlines
for solely business reason.
How do you like that?
Oromo: Former CEO of Ethiopian Airlines Wins Medal of Glory Award
Please read Jimma Times
http://www.jimmatimes.com/article/Latest_News/Latest_News/Oromia_Girma_of_Ethiopian_Airlines_wins_2011_Medal_of_Glory_Award/
"weakening the airline means weakening the government. This argument doesn’t hold water."
what are you counting on Anonymous?
Donor money?
oh ya that is in billions, who cares about the millons coming from EAL
Ethiopian government is so huge and have multifaceted income generating institutes, and Ethiopian airlines has never been a source of income for the government as it has been exempted for long time and still is from paying income taxes, import duties and dividends.
Ethiopian airlines is also a huge business (not political) enterprise which has survived many challenges over the past 65 years. It has more than 350,000 loyal customers (frequent flyers). It is a big brand in Africa, a strategic partner for star alliance. Its passenger base primarily originates from countries other than Ethiopia. Since 2008, the airline won over 9 awards in international stages for its success and achievements. Ethiopian Airlines Named "Africa’s Most Profitable Airlines" for the Third Time in a Row just last month, look at their website. The airline is run by experienced team of management in the aviation industry not by political activists as the crowns testifies. This airline is one of the companies that I aspire to work for.
As I closely work with the airlines flying to Addis Ababa and beyond, I have observed that the government (how you call it TPLF) collects much from other airlines flying to and through Addis Ababa in the form of taxes, landing, overflying and ground handling charges. This amount is primarily collected by the Civil Aviation, and Ethiopian Airport Enterprise. How are you going to deny the government from collecting this money? Do you know that whoever airline flying over Ethiopian skies pays for crossing the air space. Whether you fly with Ethiopian airlines or any other airline no one has a right to protect the government from collecting the money. So what to do??
If boycotting is your plan, please boycott totally flying with any airline over Ethiopian airspace and use other means of ground transportation if you can or else stop flying to Addis totally. Please does not trying to fool us that your boycotting plans have some substance? Your business seems to have something to do with Ethiopian airlines as the airline refused to rehire obbo Diriba. And I don’t see the large Oromo population represented in your cause. Tell us if there is any good reason to boycott flying Ethiopian airlines as you argument is simply nonsense.
A bunch of hooligans having no idea about airline business and the airline finance throwing comments here and there would have no impact either in the airline or on the government in power. I don’t think we, children of Oromo, has to listen to these ignorant people and show our solidarity to them as they do not represent us in any way.
bunch of hooligans?
are you talking about TPLF?
They are transformed from hoolyganism to ethiopian governement some 20 years ago and some of these hooligans are given a high post in Ethiopian airlines manegement. Sounds like you are one of them.
Some one said "A bunch of hooligans having no idea about airline business".
Do you belive woyyanes had any idea about airlines business when they took over the country?
Anonymous who posted on August 19 3:19 AM.
First of all, I bet you are NOT one of the children of Oromo although you attempted to claim. Just for the benefit of the doubt, if you happen to have Oromo blood in you, you don't have Oromo interest and value at heart I bet again. There were and are people in any society including Oromo that are opportunist and exist on this planet to satsify their personal greed to the exterme, at the expense of their own people. In the Oromo society, there are handfull of those nowadays serving their TPLF/woyane masters. At the end of the day, their fate is shame and disgrace. After using them Woyane would thrash them. On the other hand, in the eyes of the Oromo, they are worthless. In summary, to begin with you don't seem to be Oromo, just in case if you have the birth right to claim it, you are one of the shamefull and disgraced one.
You mentioned that the Woyane government has "multifaceted income generating institutes" I agree with you. It does. But, you failed to mention them. Let me mention two of the biggest ones: EFORT and the Western donors. As anyone who tracks the Woyane government knows, the TPLF's company (EFORT) amass all the wealth in that country called Ethiopia (one of the poorest country in the world) by looting and exploting other parts of the country. Again, as the entire world knows, every year the Woyane hooligan government receives Billions of dollars from EU, U.S., world bank, etc. i.e. you are right the income Woyane obtains from EAL is not a major source of income but, it's still one of the income generating machines. Let me ask a question though, why is the people starving and dying of famine while the government in Ethiopia are dying while the government has "multifaceted income generating institutes"
hum? very paradoxically!!
Lastly, you call people who have integrity and stand for the right of the oppresed "ignorant people." As for me, their is no more IGNORANCE than serving a brutal, dictatorial, and occupying force. On the contrary, it's NOBEL to stand with the people and for the people. As history reminds us, that is what people like, Martin Luther King Jr, Nelson Mandela, George Washington, Mahatma Gandhi, and others who stood for the right of the oppressed have done. These HEROS according to their opponents/enemies they were labled as bandits, hooligans and ever dragatory name callings. People who stand for their respective people's right as the society as well as for individual legtimate right are HEROS who follow the path of the freedom fighters I mentioned above.
Freedom, justice and equality for all
If you are not with me you are against me!!
It is funny how we cry out for freedom and democracy but can not tolerate decent.
You best believe it, it is possible to be an Oromo and disagree with the boycott or any other idea.
It is not my deeds or belief that make me an Oromo it is my birth right!! So please hold your judgment...
Mr/Miss Anonymous of August 22, 2011 6:02:00 PM EDT
You could not get it. read my last comment:
"just in case if you have the birth right to claim it, you are one of the shamefull and disgraced one."
And you said:
"It is not my deeds or belief that make me an Oromo it is my birth right!!"
If you can comprehend, I said similar to what you said, once again, I'm saying: It may be your birth right, but, your deeds and belief make you the shamefull and disgraced one.
The person who mentioned Martin Luther King Jr, Nelson Mandela, George Washington, Mahatma Gandhi, and who called them a hero, tell me what do you have in common with those guys. Tell me what you are calling for, boycott or whatever, and the dids of the mentioned heros. Tell me how Mahatma Gandhi destroyed the British institutes in India to weaken the British rule. Tell me how Nelson Mandela defamed the name of the any institution of the oppressors to liberate the black in south Africa.
Those historic figures were the people who walked the talk and were with their people and received the harsh treatment of the oppressors. Where are you Sir/Madama, somewhere in the States, or Europe or where ever and calling others to fight for your imaginary freedom. This is nonsense. I don't think seating somewhere else and trying to create a mob against a business enterprise, and boycotting or whatever, has anything in common with the ideal of fighting for freedom.
Let’s say of the total of 5,635 [refer their website] employees working for Ethiopian airlines, an estimated 65% are Oromos. What the hell are you proposing for them and what kind of freedom are you going to bring to those guys by trying to defame the organization they are working for. You are trying to paint mud on their pride. Can you mention a company so successful that can represent the excellent work of Oromos and other Ethiopians? Tell me the fame of the so called "Mecha -Tulama Association" who trys to work for the interest of the so called president of the association on the ground of his failure to get the acceptance for a rehire by Ethiopian airlines. What would have been the story had the airline accepted his application for rehire. The president of "Mecha -Tulama Association" has no idea of freedom and in the name of the association he is working for his own personal interests. If Ethiopian airlines accept Obbo Diriba, would it be given the tilte “Ethiopian Airlines – Pro Oromo.
will continue ...
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One thing that keeps me surprised is how much Obbo Diriba is valued very much than the rest of Oromo working in the airline. Give us the math how you calculated and how this so called freedom fighter worth more than the rest of majority Oromo in the airline.
The other guy who doubted my identity as Oromo, what do you what me to bring to you to give me a certification to my identity? An ID card I got from TPLF or what. Is my identity as Oromo something i will get an approval from someone.
Thank you for mentioning “EFORT and the Western donors. As anyone who tracks the Woyane government knows, the TPLF's company (EFORT) amasses all the wealth in that country called Ethiopia (one of the poorest country in the world) by looting and exploting other parts of the country. Again, as the entire world knows, every year the Woyane hooligan government receives Billions of dollars from EU, U.S., World Bank, etc. i.e. you are right the income Woyane obtains from EAL is not a major source of income but, it's still one of the income generating machines.” Where are you barking. Whether Ethiopian airlines is on the picture or not, what can you do to the Woyane who has a supply of billions of dollars from Europe and its institutes, EFFORT or whatever. Which one is the cow you are trying to kill? Are you out of your mind? ”. Who told you that Ethiopian government, TPLF or whatever you call it, collects money from the airline???? If you are sure give us the figures Ethiopian airlines supplies woyanes daily, weekly, annually … . We need facts not emotional opinions.
Our people (Oromo) are not under the tyranny of anyone, TPLF nor Neftegna, or whatever you call it … it is under the hopeless ignorance of our brothers. When people who are hoped to do something good failed performing their duties, they resort to defaming others. We are proud Oromos and I don’t think such biased people who do not know their target manipulate us claiming to fight for our freedom. Don’t try to convince us to work to the ends of Obbo Dirriba by working against the many Oromos working for the airline.
"Who told you that Ethiopian government, TPLF or whatever you call it, collects money from the airline???? If you are sure give us the figures Ethiopian airlines supplies woyanes daily, weekly, annually … . We need facts not emotional opinions."
The fact is:
Ethiopian airliens is a state owned company. Ethiopian state it is. The money goes to the owner,
to ethiopian government, woyyane it is .
It is a fact that the company is profitable, he himself is not denying that, he actually brags about it. What fact is he asking about it then.
It is a fact that the company is profitable and it is a fact that the profit goes to the owner.
The fact that we don't know is the exact amount of the profit. Is that what he asking about?
That fact might not known even to him to a woyyane spoks person because that is not his responsiblity. His reponsiblity is to defend the governement online among other things.
We (him, myself and the rest of the people in the country) have no access that inforamtion, to exact dollar amount the woyyane is looting from the airlines, the donnars, the thousands of business the governement is running in and outside of the country.
Luck of transpareny is another issue but - one thing a time.
Let us focus on what we have at hand - Boycott Ethiopian airlines
Do you know that Martin Luther king Jr. Asked black Americans not to board white owned buses during the Montgomery, Albama bus boycott. In fact he asked Black Americans who have vehicles to give a ride to one another.
BTW, I'm not the person who commented about the internationally know leaders. I wanted to answer the question his/her counter part asked regarding the use of Boycott in other struggles.
The other point that is offensive to us, Oromos is when he said "Our people (Oromo) are not under the tyranny of anyone TPLF nor Neftegna, or whatever you call it"
This is similar to what Gadhafi has been and still saying. Peiod!
The book of Woyane and its surrogates teaches. Deny!!Deny!! Deny!!
Whatever opinion is hold and tried to be justified by shallow reasoning which amounts to nothing, I myself and all my Oromo brothers and sisters here in finfine, europe, Dubai, Saudi and the States, will remain flying with Ethiopian Airlines. We are proud Oromos but still can't buy the idea of boycotting. See you on the next flight to Finfine with Ethiopian Airlines.
The person who is saying "I myself and all my Oromo brothers and sisters here in finfine,....,"
might realy write from finfine but he is not an Oromo. He is a woyyane cadre doing his job - (tiksitu) try and making sure the cow lives on.
Aananni sawatti (EAL) silaa abubbii Oromoo itti innammu abubblii wayaane male, sawatti (EAL) ajeesa.
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