29/07/2025
The Cost of Irresponsible Politics in a Time of National Survival
In this critical chapter of Tigray’s modern history—scorched by genocide, siege, mass displacement, and institutional collapse—there is no room for self-indulgent politics, divisive rhetoric, or leadership grounded in personal animosity, revenge, or ambition. This is a time for clarity, not confusion; for national responsibility, not blame-shifting; for collective purpose, not institutional sabotage.
The post above rightly captures the existential mismatch between the severity of Tigray’s post-genocide reality and the intellectual, moral, and strategic preparedness of some among its elite and political class. It laments, with justified urgency, how some actors still operate in a 19th-century political mindset—fixated on outdated power brokerage tactics, toxic rivalries, and opportunistic populism—despite living in a 21st-century context shaped by transnational threats, information warfare, and a broken social fabric.
Elites Must Be Pillars of Survival, Not Vectors of Division
In today’s Tigray, elites and activists are not simply political actors—they are, by necessity, architects of national survival. Their words shape societal cohesion. Their choices dictate whether hope is restored or extinguished. In this moment, to retreat into tribalized politics, echo chambers, or vengeful discourse is not only irresponsible—it is complicit in Tigray’s continued vulnerability.
We must ask: What future can be built through finger-pointing while the displaced remain unrepatriated, borders unresolved, and justice denied? What legitimacy can any political narrative claim if it adds fractures rather than healing?
The people of Tigray do not need heroes of history—they need strategic stewards of the future. Leaders who understand that power must serve the people, that unity is not uniform but coordinated will, and that the most radical act today is to act responsibly and strategically.
This Generation Must Break from the Old Playbook
The outdated model of commanding obedience from above, weaponizing blame, and rewarding proximity rather than merit is no longer acceptable. We cannot afford to reproduce the very patterns that made Tigray vulnerable to genocide and betrayal.
This moment demands:
• A new political ethic anchored in service, humility, and public accountability.
• Dialogue across differences, rooted in Tigray’s collective trauma and shared purpose.
• Institutional renewal, not personal glorification.
• A movement for justice, not a factional victory.
It is a painful irony that those who should be uniting a wounded society sometimes become accelerators of division—either from ignorance, unchecked ambition, or subtle alignment with external agendas that thrive on Tigray’s fragmentation.
Lets’ be very clear that the Cost of Inaction Is Measured in Human Suffering
Let us be unequivocal: while some elites debate power, Tigray’s displaced remain in limbo. While activists argue over the past, Tigray’s future is slipping away—politically, economically, diplomatically. The absence of a coherent, unified strategy has enabled external actors to dictate the pace and shape of Tigray’s post-genocide transition.
History will not forgive us if we continue down a path of performative politics, while the opportunity for real recovery, sovereignty, and dignity still exists but fades.
It is crucial to understand and acknowledge that Strategic Maturity Is Now a National Imperative
This is not a moment for reactive activism or opportunistic political branding. It is a time for disciplined, ethical, and forward-looking leadership. Those who truly care for Tigray must stop the race to be “right” and instead collaborate to make Tigray whole again—socially, territorially, politically, and institutionally.
What we do today will determine not only Tigray’s fate but also the memory we leave behind. Will it be of a generation that rose to rebuild—or a generation that faltered under the weight of its own internal contradictions?
Let it be the former. The people of Tigray deserve no less.
