<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>https://ecency.com</link><image><url>https://ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>https://ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sat, 15 Aug 2026 02:06:08 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://ecency.com/@teodrosefikre/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Neo-McCarthyism in the Age of Goebbelists: the Sad, Sad State of Mainstream Media]]></title><description><![CDATA[A free press is the public’s last line of defense. Journalists and reporters are the bulwark that stand astride freedom and despotism. Institutions vested with authority are always susceptible to corruption]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@teodrosefikre/neo-mccarthyism-in-the-age-of-goebbelists-the-sad-sad-state-of-mainstream-media</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@teodrosefikre/neo-mccarthyism-in-the-age-of-goebbelists-the-sad-sad-state-of-mainstream-media</guid><category><![CDATA[trump]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[teodrosefikre]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 12 Mar 2018 15:08:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/D5zH9SyxCKdBnJaFeHnL3svQi9ZN2XzXDbzH7Wc9v2qT9DTH4vVmHste4JP6FsRqhzVfka1rZ4V1UprzDzukQDtzh1kFfKRde7bLut827gGrMSdNKCthZzrpFrs3HacHLdUWGN?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hillary and Black Panther: the Audacity of Malicious Hypocrisy]]></title><description><![CDATA[I much prefer a sincere criminal to malicious hypocrite. I’ve said this in the past to express my abhorrence of people who piously preach in public against the very same things that they are partaking]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@teodrosefikre/hillary-and-black-panther-the-audacity-of-malicious-hypocrisy</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@teodrosefikre/hillary-and-black-panther-the-audacity-of-malicious-hypocrisy</guid><category><![CDATA[news]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[teodrosefikre]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 07 Mar 2018 19:04:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/3zpz8WQe4SNH8q6FEif2uzpmXjQNog2n2huWTcwn77bjpwBGAv87u52GaP42o2PE833xCVYwg8VSE5gq5jctBstjBN9D5iMqvZSh3WiVCZ5pQjuRcjmVk16rF1EmUxEEfAL3ovimjy2ygiHxnhRY?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Greater than Wakanda: Adwa, Haiti and Real Stories of Unity Overcoming Oppression]]></title><description><![CDATA[The history of Africa is greater than the fiction of Hollywood. I write this in light of the current festivities surrounding the movie Black Panther. Though there is a part of me that is elated that the]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@teodrosefikre/greater-than-wakanda-adwa-haiti-and-real-stories-of-unity-overcoming-oppression</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@teodrosefikre/greater-than-wakanda-adwa-haiti-and-real-stories-of-unity-overcoming-oppression</guid><category><![CDATA[blacklivesmatter]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[teodrosefikre]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 28 Feb 2018 12:46:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/TZjG7hXReeVthqpTJZmwvzsLcvMeG4TU4Gjdfy267jnZVR2w98V787o8iDrMLXPtKaZp4qWPcVhp9ecKAtwfyBArRuxso4ZUNnSkYnVtKUitEcZeRXgkcfpeXzPcLxM3XimpmVcotf4XZx?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Age of Insanity: Between D’Souza Narcissism and Hyten Derangement]]></title><description><![CDATA[If you ever doubted that we truly live in the age of insanity, look no further than the unhinged arrogance of our political leaders and the small mindedness of the punditry class. I could pick a thousand]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@teodrosefikre/age-of-insanity-between-d-souza-narcissism-and-hyten-derangement</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@teodrosefikre/age-of-insanity-between-d-souza-narcissism-and-hyten-derangement</guid><category><![CDATA[economy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[teodrosefikre]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 25 Feb 2018 15:11:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/32FTXiZsHoAWXDGUT6XfPTLRBbYW7TUFpRSTArzFnXACWdsNfhMQ8Uw684HoWDGxjJ573RkV2f8fkEZTxzpqF8Wz7T5YJonxSJEjWQRWZhgkovJyj3BTwDKEeVHdewFJhYijpPfdSGDxS5bC?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rethinking the Poor People’s Campaign]]></title><description><![CDATA[Did you know that the 1963 March on Washington was supposed to initially take place twenty years earlier? Popularized by Martin Luther King’s “I Have a Dream” speech that he gave on the steps of the Lincoln]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@teodrosefikre/rethinking-the-poor-people-s-campaign</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@teodrosefikre/rethinking-the-poor-people-s-campaign</guid><category><![CDATA[blacklivesmatter]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[teodrosefikre]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 23 Feb 2018 13:37:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/TZjG7hXReeVthqpTJZmwvzsLcvMeG4TU4Gjdfy25u73kPNAyXNPeCyHdCFMtDHYTH3wbSMXYkL5VrSLJCByQy7L14FaYoZ9eVxJjaeupKcc9ZLbHfNAJykp7b6L3QULpGR5jWsCtWasnNJ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Nation Fractured, a People Suffering and the Need to Heal (Medan) Within]]></title><description><![CDATA[It saddens me to write this. Witnessing my once homeland Ethiopia sink further into the abyss of political turmoil and societal upheaval truly weighs on my heart. I left Ethiopia when I was seven years]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@teodrosefikre/a-nation-fractured-a-people-suffering-and-the-need-to-heal-medan-within</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@teodrosefikre/a-nation-fractured-a-people-suffering-and-the-need-to-heal-medan-within</guid><category><![CDATA[ethiopia]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[teodrosefikre]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 20 Feb 2018 13:37:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/54TLbcUcnRm4iYtFdzVNy1kt3F2tvRShXkTnWxjMsrDVmyk24hNECNtsW3ZURJyw5Y4xRMGgaHR9FXLu1GD6X5mpBZ2bnKzQwUcd22bdFZuuf9cNbTuTtFXQ6NSGcpcU8ncLasvTG?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[We Don’t Need Social Justice Warriors, We Need Social Justice Believers]]></title><description><![CDATA[I remember it as though it happened yesterday. It’s ironic how we tend to recall memories that are painful; there is something about this thing we call life that makes us dwell in the whimsical as we quickly]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@teodrosefikre/we-don-t-need-social-justice-warriors-we-need-social-justice-believers</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@teodrosefikre/we-don-t-need-social-justice-warriors-we-need-social-justice-believers</guid><category><![CDATA[blacklivesmatter]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[teodrosefikre]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 17 Feb 2018 12:07:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/9vWp6aU4y8kyJM9JABQLS7EhjmU3VVqJQJsLWXdiMszQSv8tsCmnjwA8TNEU3XdcnHrodK63bLwKgATgJPjd3ZvVkU2rJ8guxT3jXhgHoeNav415kTRVfx9CZiyEC8HNa7m2QDCGk9mgMpFVY?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Poisonous Paternalism: Pundits, Politicians and “Black Leaders” Don’t Speak for Us]]></title><description><![CDATA[Be careful of people who try to convince you that you are a victim. These people are toxic and poisonous, stay away from them. I write this within the context of “African-Americans” but really this applies]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@teodrosefikre/poisonous-paternalism-pundits-politicians-and-black-leaders-don-t-speak-for-us</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@teodrosefikre/poisonous-paternalism-pundits-politicians-and-black-leaders-don-t-speak-for-us</guid><category><![CDATA[blacklivesmatter]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[teodrosefikre]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 14 Feb 2018 14:56:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/3zpz8WQe4SNH8q6FEif2uzpmXjQNog2n2huWTcwn78M4t9KUYh7gXi5mM5rqhFGn5rVHNxABaRaJi3qKakp5YkJEQhmctXVb31SWgEUv49By4D75RjDg1fKr8kpDB7QGbW7z1k5ojwMxoW7vcbg2?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Be Careful America: Fascism Paraded as Patriotism Leads to Unimaginable Horrors]]></title><description><![CDATA[There is a vast gulf between love of nation and nationalism. The former is based on humility and service to fellow citizens; the latter is based on hubris and ego that ultimately destroys all nations that]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@teodrosefikre/be-careful-america-fascism-paraded-as-patriotism-leads-to-unimaginable-horrors</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@teodrosefikre/be-careful-america-fascism-paraded-as-patriotism-leads-to-unimaginable-horrors</guid><category><![CDATA[trump]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[teodrosefikre]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 10 Feb 2018 12:24:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/tdyZKgpV6mxC8JzMgFZFNSm5UVqRy6NWiMvLZehWLbLzZHLXxxUH4crvYkbwspc4qxhzpwUGyWBXiCXM6cp8QNaHYBajsJ3D7SzaY6qq2RgasQDp9SQmzHupmqZHnnY4XXUsh78aAN4MamTdKR5BRxpvyfSBo658TB53iU4fvzWMV4cVw3dUY1Zybni4wEv?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Quantitative Fleecing: They Are Intentionally Wrecking Our Economy]]></title><description><![CDATA[There are two things you should fear in life, a thug armed with a gun and a suit armed with big words. On second thought, you should fear the suits more; behind their big words and their fancy education]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@teodrosefikre/quantitative-fleecing-they-are-intentionally-wrecking-our-economy</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@teodrosefikre/quantitative-fleecing-they-are-intentionally-wrecking-our-economy</guid><category><![CDATA[economy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[teodrosefikre]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 07 Feb 2018 11:28:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/3zpz8WQe4SNH8q6FEif2uzpmXjQNog2n2huWTcwn7zrvvufgLUC5GaxcJFdywEHmeexwqqoZ9yeqqpxjtxkYfsA48ZnbF5r5XbAZrBnsaKqgz9467eXRDCWYfAkFductUMxF87UBjdqdakA5pdbk?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Age of Zero Accountability]]></title><description><![CDATA[I want you to pause and really reflect on the next couple of sentences. When was the last time a top brass in government or a Wall Street CEO was held accountable for a massive failure or a substantial]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@teodrosefikre/the-age-of-zero-accountability</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@teodrosefikre/the-age-of-zero-accountability</guid><category><![CDATA[economy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[teodrosefikre]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 04 Feb 2018 04:36:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/D5zH9SyxCKdBnJaFeHnL3svQi9ZN2XzXDbzH7WcA2SEZwVLgQgP4TVLXHxRUAL88ZEgbgfpKRvnpMtuZXroXvq7EzCp5cNwKgYeQDnPPJg25iAu9iLbJMCp361y5R6UXzNfEMk?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[State of the People: a Common Man’s Response to Joe Kennedy and Donald Trump]]></title><description><![CDATA[My fellow Americans, the state of our union is us. 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Moreover, I’m not writing this from a perch of enlightenment. All of us are]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@teodrosefikre/victim-vs-victor-the-choice-is-simple-the-decision-is-crucial</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@teodrosefikre/victim-vs-victor-the-choice-is-simple-the-decision-is-crucial</guid><category><![CDATA[metoo]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[teodrosefikre]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jan 2018 19:17:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/D5zH9SyxCKdBnJaFeHnL3svQi9ZN2XzXDbzH7Wc9ssE6Qt8pJ5esnWkjYMsQ7mbBNX98TgASDNUPhbt8EkiEYeo7jwSuaoehPxH8HGXbNxPU5DMQkEwroDRt5JqXMq5be1UcH4?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Them Against Us: A Travesty of Two Nations]]></title><description><![CDATA[Charles Dickens wrote a Tale of Two Cities, a novel set in the days leading up to the French Revolution. Dickens masterfully depicted the dual realities of struggling commoners and the wealthy aristocracy]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@teodrosefikre/them-against-us-a-travesty-of-two-nations</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@teodrosefikre/them-against-us-a-travesty-of-two-nations</guid><category><![CDATA[economy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[teodrosefikre]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jan 2018 19:02:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/JvFFVmatwWHVQPjDcGkFxELgGtwNAntRtiqDuEyy9LzQpfFKvFecU9ZKASvaz4bx94KPxRzThmhcF9k4MzrW257TwjLek8dgPzUR4REEEPqqdNG1UCsJYDws1yuZqUYpnJZ8auaLJS?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>