
Today the Ethiopian Press Agency published an article called the ‘The Zombies TPLF’. I wish this was satire or a joke. However, this is a serious state media house and they publish the narratives of the state. This is what the Federal Government see as fitting opinions to publish. If you wonder what the sort of state Ethiopia is and what sort of leadership it has. Just follow what the State House friendly media is publishing these days. They have already published an article sadly calling the mothers of Tigray demonic. Therefore, today’s piece is following this sort of messaging.
The article today starts with: “If tens of thousands of people, today and tomorrow, write about the snake and the terrorist TPLF, if they fight, if they steal poetry, if they draw canvas, if they sculpt bronze statues, if they make political speeches; The issues they raise are not based on cruelty, barbarism, robbery, apostasy, Ethiopian hatred, lies and banditry. Many of the articles I have written about the apostate TPLF over the past three years are a testament to this. Sometimes they force me to ask myself if there is a melody like a song or an article. So that he, like the singer, may pay attention to the message of the ruler; There are no repetitive articles to make the melody stand out” (EPA, 23.12.2021).
There is nothing subtle or meek about it. The state and it’s defenders continues with total projections, which it never deliver any evidence of, but easily claims the Tigray Defence Force (TDF) did all ills. While the state never does anything bad in the conflict, as they are projecting everything on their enemies. That is has been the modus operandi all year and since the start of the warfare in November 2020. Yes, the TDF has done their part, but we know what the Tripartite Alliance have been doing and acted out. Which they are never taking into account. Therefore, the Federal Government and it’s allies should look onto their own soldiers, militia members and such.
The article continues: “A zombie is a terrifying skeleton and a ghost that rises from the grave and sows life to attack people. It is instinctual. The invading forces of Tigre plundered the wealth of the country and Ethiopians; The weapon buried; He regrouped and reorganized the dispersed fighting force; Taking advantage of the government’s ceasefire for humanitarian reasons, it invaded Amhara and Afar, plundering and destroying unprecedented atrocities in human history. In addition to the Maikadra genocide, he committed genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity in the Gulf of Aden, Antioch, Wuchale, Galicoma, and so on. He raped children, mothers, and nuns in groups. He raped his wife in front of her husband and children. He rapes his brother. The priesthood was dissolved. He desecrated churches and mosques. He burned the Scriptures, including the Bible and the Koran. Destroyed. He made a hole in the toilet. It has robbed more than 7,000 health and education institutions. Destroyed. He looted and destroyed about 50 factories at Wollo Woldia Magdalena University. Everywhere he went, he even stole personal belongings. Destroyed” (EPA, 23.12.2021).
Here the writer continues the projection, here the state press is now claiming the TPLF is behind the Mai Kadra massacre, which shows what sort of levels of propaganda the state is willing to publish. The Tripartite Alliance are behind this and that was reported last year, as Eritrean soldiers did the massacre and participated in several of others when they started the invasion of the Tigray region in November 2020. We know the EDF have continued with ethnic cleansing and genocidal acts in Tigray region. Therefore, the writer and EPA is now trying to rewrite history and shift blame for everything, as the “Fano”, Eritrean Defence Force (EDF) and Ethiopian National Defence Force (ENDF) have used their force and their armies committing war-crimes, which should be investigated. Now we see the state media is pinning all ills on the TPLF.
In the near end of the article: “A zombie is a person who is resurrected to attack. Tigre’s invading force is this kind of zombie. One is a lot of zombies. It has zombies that are dominant and sublime. It has an intellectual zombie, an economic zombie, a political zombie, a social zombie, a military zombie, a security zombie, a historical zombie, and so on. Nobel laureate and award-winning Paul Krugman of Zombies, the so-called “intellectual zombies”, is denying accountability, logic and truth. Surprisingly, these T-TPLF scholars are still siding with Zombi and aggravating the oppression of Tigray” (EPA, 23.12.2021).
Here is just the continuation and the language is very clear. This is just dehumanizing the Tigrayan people and the ones who fight with the TDF. That’s why they are all zombies and anyone who siding with them be zombies too. This here shows what sort of belief and what narratives the state is willing to peddle. There is no justification or proof of the conspiracy, but that’s what they say about others. Not only saying their enemies are zombies, but the ones defending them. This should state it all and its tragic.
Calling other people “intellectual zombies” while having no good argument or reasoning behind it. It is a lacking and not having proper reasoning behind the arguments put forward. It is an empty pity of plights and self-serving rhetoric. Where everyone who is not behind or supporting the Tripartite Alliance or the Federal Government. So, it’s not zombie like just to peddle the same narrative or collective stories of one party and question them all. As I would question the Tripartite Alliance and the TDF/TPLF. Alas, the ones who is thinking would question both parties and everyone involved in a conflict. However, not just take one side and take it as the truth. Which is what this write does, while undermining and dehumanizing the ones who stands for anther belief. That is just the tragedy here…
The final nail in the coffin or of this think piece is this: “The ideologues have been left behind by Mao, Lenin and Stalin’s followers, but the T-TPLF political zombie, who has taken refuge in the city of refuge, is saying that he will take the ideology with him to the grave. The economic zombie was a thief, a glutton, a greedy man, and everything he saw was beautiful. Blood that sticks out like a tick on the genitals; He is the chief of the day hyenas. The looting and destruction in the Afar and Amhara regions is a good example of this. # Refuse #Nomore” (EPA, 23.12.2021).
We are seeing yet another layer of dehumanizing of the TPLF and the TDF. Where everything is evil and nothing is good. As if the Tripartite Alliance is all good or caring, concerning or has acted all in good faith, which we all know is far from truth. This is just digging deeper and showing what sort of levels of dishonesty the writer has here. There is just venom and agony here… and the path of the TDF is just vicious. That is what the EPA is stating and message they are spreading. However, there is no justification for it and we cannot believe the levels of destruction, looting and whatnot, which the state media says.
As the same media is projecting everything on their enemies without proof. That’s why I am skeptical to it all. Yes, I believe the TDF would do damage and harm to infrastructure as they take safe passage to their territory. So, to say that the TDF did all this injustice and war-crimes is really painting a vicious picture of them. While not taking into account what the ENDF and allies has done with air-raids, own shelling of regions and towns, to not forget their manners of they have conducted the war. Therefore, this is one-siding all ills and it’s so systematic that it’s clear in intention of the publication and the writer.
This is how to bankrupt your arguments and not come with any just reasons for your stances. Just empty shallow rhetoric of dehumanizing metaphors while trying to make the enemy worse than what they really is. Peace.

















