Dictator Meles always took care not to convey inconsistent messages to his audience, particularly, the international community during interviews. Although he knows deep inside him that whatever political phrases or statements he utters are just lies, he always pretended as if he spoke the truth while bluffing his regurgitated responses with a false sense of confidence.
But humanly and naturally, you can not maintain that consistency, when you are a pathological liar. Somewhere, sometime, you will be caught unaware. That was what exactly happened to the dictator Meles a couple of weeks ago, when he was interviewed by his own mouthpiece newspaper, the Ethiopian reporter, regarding what advise he would give to his daughter if she was to enter into politics.
His advice to his daughter, or for that matter, anyone aspiring to become a politician in Ethiopia was, “to stay away from politics”, similar to the old Ethiopian adage that goes, “politikana korenti beruku”. With that response, I believe dictator Meles has for the first time spoken his heart and mind. He forgot that he had to pretend. May be, because the interviewer was his own pawn.
But again, during the same interview, when he was asked about the “opposition parties’” involvement in the “2010 election”, he accused them of trying to blackmail the “upcoming election” by trying to boycott the election.
Why does a dictator that advices people to stay away from politics, and does everything in his power to keep them away from assuming political power through an election on the one hand try to give them incentive (distribution of money through the “election board”) and intimidate them to participate in the “election”. Wasn’t he advising them to boycott and stay away from politics?
In democracies, citizens are encouraged to participate in politics, and those who run for public office are given due respect. And once in office, they exercise their duties and responsibilities governed by the law. Dictator Meles always thought and believed he is the only “god send”, qualified to rule Ethiopia, while all others have to stay away. All along he has been pretending to be a democrat, but his true nature was revealed in his words, I public.
For us we always knew, he will only relinquish his power by force. And we will force him, for sure!!!
