Thread by @althecat

Just listening to this @daddyhope @UbuntuEthiopia call that seems to be so controversial.

Still at the beginning with the history intro from @UbuntuEthiopia. Some of this rings a bell but his declaration that “the attack on Northern Command has never been the cause”….

… has me raising my eyebrows. Who is he and what is the background to this call. @daddyhope may be hosting this, but as far as intros go, this intro is pure TPLF.

At 32.29 @UbuntuEthiopia says the causes of the conflict are:
- The relationship with Eritrea
- The election (in Tigray)
- The constitutional amendment
- Tensions [over Federalism]
- Dissolving the EPRDF

NOTE: The full recording of this can be listened to here >> twitter.com/i/spaces/1mrGm…

@UbuntuEthiopia continues…

“Those were the major causes for the conflict in Ethiopia..

You will not see anything here, the attack on the Northern Command… (indistinct) post other cause at all, because that has never been the cause at all. “

This is followed by a spiel devoted to character assassination of @AbiyAhmedAli. @UbuntuEthiopia says that Medemer (meaning synergy) excluded people, and that by not utilising the EPRDF structure Abiy undermined himself.

@AbiyAhmedAli @UbuntuEthiopia Listening further to this talk its apparent that it is a) open to alternative POVs and b) a bit more subtle that it appeared at first glance. Yohannis Mezgebu @UbuntuEthiopia def didn't to himself any favours in his introduction mind.

Or perhaps he was playing devils advocate.

Clarification: The point I was trying to make here is that regardless of what was intended through the call, the strength of the Ethiopian callers who attended the space appears to have overwhelmed any attempt to spin TPLF narratives.