tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21285274.post6578315688916467388..comments2023-11-03T05:42:04.524-07:00Comments on Pop Culture Institute: Pop History Moment: The Overthrow Of Haile Selassiemichael sean morrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06336285190644141596noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21285274.post-46503070752792506542010-01-14T20:27:53.092-08:002010-01-14T20:27:53.092-08:00I want not concur on it. I over precise post. Expr...I want not concur on it. I over precise post. Expressly the appellation attracted me to be familiar with the whole story.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21285274.post-59728030590920982422009-03-25T02:13:00.000-07:002009-03-25T02:13:00.000-07:00That is almost to a person the book on Selassie......That is almost to a person the book on Selassie... Yet I'm sure most of the food and money raised at Live Aid for famine in Ethiopia went straight into the pockets of Mariam and his goons.michael sean morrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06336285190644141596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21285274.post-58795748569193141552009-03-25T01:43:00.000-07:002009-03-25T01:43:00.000-07:00Michael, My brother Tom was in the Peace Corps in ...Michael, My brother Tom was in the Peace Corps in Ethiopia in the early 70s and because he had a degree in water engineering, Selassi made him practically a head of state-gave him palatial digs etc.nedvanzandt@gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11329755453277104823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21285274.post-49576618230807599932007-03-21T12:26:00.000-07:002007-03-21T12:26:00.000-07:00Of course, communism is its own kind of elitism.In...Of course, communism is its own kind of elitism.<BR/><BR/>In Europe after WWII as monarchies there were swept aside, the people did not benefit from the 'redistribution of wealth' promised. But the Party members certainly did.<BR/><BR/>The Emperor seemed as ill-served by his advisers as kings often are; had he known about the famine and such he no doubt would have visited the region and done something to help. Instead, they got agitators. <BR/><BR/>Hungry people are very gullible; agitators are in your face and kings are aloof. It all seems so easily avoided.michael sean morrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06336285190644141596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21285274.post-46319296784399478012007-03-21T10:08:00.000-07:002007-03-21T10:08:00.000-07:00What a sad time. While in Ethiopia, in the mid 80...What a sad time. While in Ethiopia, in the mid 80s, I don't think I came across one person that felt the communist revolution had made the lives of average citizens better. While certainly not a saint Emperor Haile Selassie's time was one of relative peace that the country hasn't seen since and there is little change of seeing anytime soon.lcdseattlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02963450747192988134noreply@blogger.com