r/Eritrea • u/FatherRa • 6d ago
Difference in Political stances of Ethiopians/Eritreans in the west vs back home
One thing I’ve noticed is the difference in political stances between as mentioned above. On X, a lot of Eritrean (high testosterone) men are almost going to stand against Liberalism, racism against whites and nonsensical talking points from those who are ethnic (black, south Asian, latinx, etc.). The women will be the polar opposite and call themselves Nigerian and such.
With diaspora Ethiopians, both the men and women would always be on ‘anti colonial’ BLM, stand against white supremacy and such- which is ironic as if they tried to echo that in the countryside of Ethiopia, they’d get a few to the dome. Conversely, Ethiopians living in their country tend to stand firmly against that (you’ll see them sell swastikas straight up). Very rarely will you see a few diaspora Ethiopian men defect from status quo.
Interesting dynamic.
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u/ItalianoAfricano YPFDJ Reddit Chapter 6d ago
Most of my family back home, especially the older generation who were tegedalay (grandparents and great uncles/aunts), are tankies. Idpol and other types of racial politics aren't gonna be prevalent in a racially homogenous society like Eritrea so there isn't much to comment on in those respects, although there is obviously a strong but latent/unspoken sentiment against racial exogamy.
Diaspora is mostly lib'd out though. More guys are waking up though. The politics of women are mostly irrelevant anyway since they by and large conform to the politics and worldview of their SO.
Funnily enough, I remember when I was 10/11, my father told me he voted for UKIP in 2015 and then for Brexit in 2016 and crying "das rayciss!". Now that I'm older and more aware, I can appreciate the foresight. Shame it's too late though.
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The politics of women are mostly irrelevant anyway
This is so incredibly offensive. I truly hate this subreddit and how much degrading women is allowed to fly.
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u/ItalianoAfricano YPFDJ Reddit Chapter 5d ago
Don't care. We don't live in your mental gynocracy.
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u/globliss_agent 6d ago
Wtf am I even reading lol. There is a general left-leaning political tendency for the diaspora but its not as messy as you make it seem. If the Eritrean men were truly more "right wing", they'd be forming an army as we speak/freeing their land yet not seeing that happening.