February 4, 2002

One Government at a time: Fact or Fallacy

M. Filli A.

 

One government at a time is only mandatory

If peace and order is to reign in any country.

This is the full sentence of concept definition

That must be quoted without any diminution

The phrase one government at a time is a fiction

If not read in tandem with line two for completion

I call it The Concept to prevent fragmentation

Which is seen and caused by willful amputation

 

Universal concept of international community

And Eritrea is not an exceptional entity

Undisputed concept expressing democracy

Witnessed every day as fact not fallacy

One Gov. at a time valid in Europe & Africa

Asia, Australia, South and North America

 

Sane people want peace & order to reign in all forms

Granting utmost relevance to the concept in all terms

For it is the universally accepted world norm

Regardless of country and government form

 

“One Gov.” neither refers to nor excludes G.of Eritrea

It’s a generic term; so, no need for this kind of hysteria

“One Gov.” at a time is a conceptual perception

Not some arbitrary factual utterance of intention

Does not qualify political nature of gov. in practice

Thus, applicable universally without any prejudice

 

It does not endorse any political structure

Hence it’s of independent political nature

It only justifies the need for one gov. at any given time

For peace & order to reign, to avoid anarchy & crime

Peace, means no war or crime as a minimum policy

Order, is prevalence of minimum societal normalcy

 

The conditional concept is of utmost relevance to Eritrea

The alternative is feasible and can be seen in our area

Yes, it is doable but detrimental to Eritrea

See situation in our neighboring Somalia

A country with obviously homogenous society

Let alone Eritrea, homeland of ethnic variety

Defiance of the “One Gov.” concept in another area

Are the variants in the Congo, Siera Leone or Liberia

Who wants to plunge Eritrea into any of those situations

Calling “One Gov.” concept irrelevant sine hesitations?

 

One gov’ at a time by itself makes no sense

Because that is only half of the full sentence

Yes, it means zip, nil, nichts and fictitious

And becomes nothing more than fallacious

Diatribe based only on one partial quoting

Therefore is too much ado about nothing

Get the pieces of the concept flawless together

Make your case clear and loud to whomever

 

Botha/Mandela did not fight over concept validity

But who should be in S.Africa the One authority

This is also true and valid not only in Eritrea

But also in Irak, Germany and North Korea

 

One government at a time in Eritrea is not exclusionary

Could be Gxy, or GOE, but only one to run the country

No eternal power is bestowed upon any one party

Democracy mandates periodical transfer of authority

It doesn’t mean a O.K for tyranny of one government

But accepting one government despite disagreement

 

In Eritrea, it is one government at a time

If only to avoid anarchy, chaos, and crime

The government de jour in Eritrea is vied by some

Who have but to patiently wait for their turn to come

Peaceful and democratic transfer of authority is fine

And concept of one gov. at a time will just be in line

With peace, order, and sovereignty well secure

No reason to extend leadership beyond tenure

Democracy calls for election of new leadership

To avoid the appearance of rule of dictatorship

Free, fair and open elections being guaranteed

People eligible have a good chance to succeed

 

Acknowledging the work of others, obvious or not

Is a sine qua non in academia, and means a lot

It also applies to electronic, print, or non-print media

To prevent plagiarism and learn from other’s idea

In colleges, plagiarism results in academic futility

In public, loss of credibility and big time humility

One gov.at a time is neither novelty/invention, or variety

But people get credit for first application in our society

 

Concept of one gov. at a time is a conditional entry

Valid only if peace and order is to reign in a country

It is a fact if peace and order is to reign

Fallacy if chaos and anarchy is suzerain

Maintaining peace and order is not an option

Hence the concept is a fact not a deception

It is the pillar of modern day democracy

Absent that, there is no societal normalcy

 

Concept of one gov. at a time has democratic integrity

Embodiment of rule of majority and right of minority

The concept of one gov.at a time is alive

Without which Eritrea et al can’t survive

For current or future government

Is a valuable political instrument

Governments come and go, succeed or fail

But people, country of Eritrea will prevail

 

Eritrea will prevail

 

Dr. M. Filli A.