People: We must act before the beast

In this century where fiber optics and technology transformed many lives around the world, we Eritrean continue witnessing that our country been destroyed, our young brothers and sisters cannon fed in unnecessary regional wars and the remaining trying to escape the miserable life under the dictatorial regime. We hear and read of the horror stories of our loves one experienced at the hand of the rogue regime of Issaias. In nutshell, the whole country is turned to earthly hell. Yet, the international community in general and we Eritrean lives in the western community turned our back and gave a deaf ear to the crying for help of our people.

Like any dictator, dictator Issaias came and clinging to power, exterminating innocent people. Since, independence this regime wasted immense resources, and destroyed the cultural and human values of the nation. The dictatorial regime killed and imprisoned hundreds and hundreds of his opponents, tortured civilians, mutilated children, raped women and executed many innocent without trials. This regime of Issias buried his victims in darkness in mass graves denying them and their families the minimum human curtsey and dignity expected of and from humankind.

 The dictator watched the act of torture of prisoners by his mindless Warsai Yekealo prison wardens, army and police officers from his presidential palace chair. For the dictator it is as easy as one two three to decide the fate of the country by sending in mass our brothers and sisters in to regional wars: Congo, Yemen, Sudan, Ethiopia and now Somalia from his land- curser seats chatting with his concubines or drinking whiskey with his likeminded blood thirsty cut up generals. As a result of his madness children are orphaned, women are widowed, and thousands were killed and maimed. To the living, the miserable life and the level of torture is gruesome to account. His actions are no different from the dictators before him, and his regime is getting worse than that of came- rouge regime.

What is shocking is Eritrean in Diaspora watches this madness of the dictator with utter apathy. And not only that, we in Diaspora unashamed participate in the regime’s festivals and dancing over our people’s sweet and blood. When one is indifferent to the suffering of his people, one has indeed taken a moral stand. A moral stand which says, the life or pain of the poor Eritrean people is of no consequences. And, those who chose to remain in silence when the country has been destroyed by the dictator have to come to terms with their conscience before it’s too late.