{"id":2368,"date":"2020-12-21T21:58:17","date_gmt":"2020-12-22T03:58:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/setit.org\/?p=2368"},"modified":"2020-12-21T21:58:17","modified_gmt":"2020-12-22T03:58:17","slug":"2368-vygdnc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/setit.org\/tigrinya\/2368-vygdnc\/","title":{"rendered":"Desecrators of the Sacred Trust"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Professor Bereket Habte Selassie has published over 20 books; covering topics from the making of the Eritrean Constitution to the principles of self-determination, to Pan-Africanism. Essays, novels, poetry, and an autobiography \u2026 he has done it all.
\nBut his latest book, \u201cDesecrators of the Sacred Trust\u201d is different. Really different. This time, he chose a topic that can be summarized as a daring journey to the dark side of a tyrant\u2019s mind. By comparing and contrasting Trump\u2019s dictatorial tendencies and mirroring them against that of Isaias Afwerki\u2019s, he paints a picture of how the decision-making process of sociopaths work.
\nIt is a giant leap indeed and from the get-go, Dr. Bereket makes it clear as he has it summarized on the back cover: \u201cComparing the two leaders from two countries with striking contrast in size, history and government structure may seem strange. America is a democratic republic with a constitution two hundred and thirty years old; Eritrea is a dictatorship ruled by an unelected former guerrilla leader who suppressed a ratified constitution and rules by decree. However, both leaders are dedicated to the destruction of, or at the very least, the demeaning of the primary values of the democratic epoch, namely, democracy and rule of law.\u201d
\nThe renowned American writer, lecturer, and feminist Gloria Steinem agrees. In her review of the book, she said \u201cBy showing us the shared characteristics of two dangerous leaders on two distant continents, Bereket Selassie has given us a life-saving road map to choosing our future leaders on Spaceship Earth\u201d.
\nAn interesting book by one of Eritrea\u2019s very interesting writers, indeed. Professor Bereket is a brilliant wordsmith who makes even the unpalatable subject matter fresh, engaging, and relevant in today\u2019s world. I highly recommend reading this unique book written as history unfolds at this unique juncture.
\nOn a personal note \u2026 I feel both grateful and honored to have had the opportunity to play a role in editing the book and also in designing the book cover. That meant spending some quality time over the past few months with the gracious, humble, wise, witty, and humorous, Dr. Berket. What a bonus it was for me. What a bonus.
\nThe book is now available for ordering at myamazingbooks<\/a>
\nHappy reading!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Professor Bereket Habte Selassie has published over 20 books; covering topics from the making of the Eritrean Constitution to the principles of self-determination, to Pan-Africanism. Essays, novels, poetry, and an autobiography \u2026 he has done it all. But his latest book, \u201cDesecrators of the Sacred Trust\u201d is different. Really different. This time, he chose a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":44,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-2368","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-home"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/setit.org\/tigrinya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2368","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/setit.org\/tigrinya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/setit.org\/tigrinya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/setit.org\/tigrinya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/44"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/setit.org\/tigrinya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2368"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/setit.org\/tigrinya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2368\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/setit.org\/tigrinya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2368"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/setit.org\/tigrinya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2368"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/setit.org\/tigrinya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2368"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}