Democratization can not happen with Mercenaries

(Alula Solomon) I have always had difficulties with Ethiopian journalists who self-appoint themselves as the emancipators/liberators of the society. I frequently have a brush with an incredible arrogance of assuming that without their involvement, that the country would be full of chaos. That irritates mainly, not because they have no contribution to it, but because they often are slaves themselves of a specific group, religion, party and foreign interests. Many of them are traditionally trained to be ideological militants and radicals against the system before they read or learn about the realities and causes that brought about the current system. At other times, I feel they don’t take themselves seriously, but perhaps they have set a goal early in their professional life to use the opportunity as a means to achieve living abroad as a prosecuted person. This is why, I would agree with Kebede Kassa’s recent mocking of other ‘journalists’. He said some journalists feel extremely angered that despite their seniority, the new generation of journalists have leap forged them to build a case that makes them eligible for a visa. Most importantly, many of them disappear into their life and studies once they have crossed the border and [...]