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False news about Eritrea is good news for the West
Monday, 29.12.2014
Writer: Omar Bihmidine
Levant TV Exclusive
The West has long tried to tear apart Eritrea by imposing sanctions,
propagandizing against it, funding dissenters, and showing support for
inimical neighbors. To the West’s dismay, it is still alive,
indefatigable and powerful. What is the secret, then? It has to remind
us of the Vietnam. As a unique country, Eritrea is shaping itself
instead of letting the West shape it. Even though most leaders of
Eritrea have either Marxist leanings or Socialist ones, they rarely
raise that for the public. It is as though the nation was telling us
that suffice to know that social justice, self-reliance and unity are
their ideology. It is something universal. Possibly, this is the
secret to being unique. This uniqueness fills the West with
repugnance.
According to one of the most distinguished thinkers in Eritrea Elias
Amare, “ Eritrea registered success, substantial achievements, in what
the United Nations defines as ‘Millennium Development Goals’, in
particular ensuring free primary education for all; ensuring women’s
emancipation and equality of women in all fields.” What is remarkable
about Eritrea is that instead of calling itself a Marxist or a
Socialist country, it calls on everyone to go and see by themselves.
What people always discover is that the country is full of educated,
well-informed and ambitious people who work more than they talk.
Out of sour grapes, the West continues to blame Eritrea for being
hermitical and closed to the rest of the world. Yet, the experiences
of visitors tell a completely different story about the country. What
visitors see is education, ambition, hope, diligent work, planning,
and preparing for the future. In all respects, it is a country of
sound development. Contrary to what the West propagandize, such as
calling the country “oppressed and militarized”, we can spot schools,
colleges, rural medical units, cancer clinics, solid roads piercing
mountains and many food security projects. It is normal that the West
is saying bad things about it.
Eritrea has made remarkable strides. Despite lacking dignity because
of propaganda, it has made strides in fighting illiteracy, improving
life expectancy, and boosting all social indicators. Now all Eritreans
benefit from free healthcare at a time when only a few countries
provide this all over the world. The simple fact that Eritrea is doing
much for its people and showing no care for the West justifies the
fact that it is demonized, sidelined and feared nowadays. For the
West, the country is stubborn because it does not welcome any loans.
It rather believes in the power of self-help. So, what does the
country want exactly? Simply, it wants respect and equal treatment.
Eritrea is a clog in the West’s machine for the simple reason that
nearly all parts of Africa are under the control of the West. Why is
Eritrea trying to be the exception, then? That is exactly what makes
it unique. It is different from other African countries in that since
it gained its independence, it has begun to ensure that the resources
be used to cater to all the needs of its own people. This is the
policy that the West can stand not manifesting itself in Africa! This
is why media war is being waged on Eritrea. Given that Africa owns 50
percent of the world’s nature resources, the West is doing its utmost
to control Eritrea just like other African countries.
That stealing is almost absent from the Eritrean leadership is a blow
to the West. It is particularly because corruption is what foreign
powers use to enslave countries. As we know, corrupt leaders do
nothing for their people. All they care about is their families,
friends and the Empire.
It is now clear that the West fears that the rest of African countries
will go after the Eritrean fashion. In response, some foreign powers
have now accused Eritrea of funding terrorism in Somalia. Yet, this
policy of the West has gained much notoriety. Just think of what
happened to Iraq, Libya and Syria. The West is now busy confusing
people about the county and making them like the ones who are not
deserving of love and hate those who are worth supporting. Owing to
the propaganda, the opposition is growing stronger.
The media is also playing its dirty trick. The BBC and Al-Jazeera are
tarnishing the image of the country to bring about rebellion. False
news is good news for the West. In the face of disinformation on all
sides, Eritrea is working diligently towards sound development. Rarely
does mass media mention the remarkable strides the country has made.
Day after day, it is serving as a model for Africa. Fortunately,
Eritrea is acutely aware of the monstrous adversary, which the West.
Yet, it still needs support from other countries so that it survives
the propaganda and plunge into the world of development.
The statements, views and opinions expressed in this column are solely
those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of Levant
TV.
Received on Mon Dec 29 2014 - 07:30:51 EST