Why do rastafarians worship selassie

The people need to be proud, love themselves and others more than their tribe and believe they are black and better than the european devils. Then our youth will stay home and build rather than run away to the arms of the Arab slave masters or white devils.

George Washington, Thomas Jefferson has streets , schools etc named after him yet he owned many slaves and raped lots of them. Christopher Columbus is as a mass murderer and reverred everywhere. Thieving queen of England is still walking around to this day having been responsible or related to the very people who have killed millions all over Africa including Ethiopia.

Also the rastas and black people in general always rallied behind Ethiopia as the shining representation of freedom and black people defeating colonial white devils. How is that not assimilation? Your very biased. Thank you sir for providing a truly insightful comment. But reading the comments, now I see the balance of truth. Your comment was like a light turning on! Thanks again. Haile Selassie first banished and then killed lij Iyasu to usurp the throne from him.

Haile accused Iyassu of converting to Islam which was a sure political murder. The Showan nobility were vehemently anti Islam. Her name was Jemilla and not Towabech as he claimed. They drove her insane before she died. He hid this secret to his grave and he is still assisted in this cover up.. Very sad story actually! You are precious! Orthodox Christianity was the de-facto official religion at the time. Think of President Barack Hussein Obama for a second and how the US media and the Republicans play with his middle name and mixed background, especially when he visits conservative states.

I saw nothing targeting black kings or queens in this article. But I think it is right to say something is wrong whether committed by a black person or a white person. I think it is weak to hide behind race. Haile Selassie was an oppressive dude! I agree with you Rastas are good people except for their mistaken belief that Haile Selassie is a deity. On the contrary, it is clear that Colonialism was evil and Haile Selassie became a tool of neocolonialism. The man was a Machiavellian.

He knew how to play the game and he had clever advisers. Even in death, he is still playing with poor African peoples mind from the diaspora.

By the way, not all white people devils. There are some who are not exactly angels but are OK. I think she did everything to raise him right and then Obama the loser goes to Kenya to write a book about an African father who abandoned him. In my opinion, Obama suffers from identity crisis just like a Haile Selassie.

This is Marxist propaganda!! He is still remembered by millions around the world with affection. May is murderer be brought to justice and may the Royal family be restored in !! Mengistu Hailemariam murdered him Haile and millions of others who were young and innocent. After that, he used the money he robbed from the Ethiopian people to build mansions and is enjoying old age in Zimbabwe. Haile Selassie was no better but he did not know when to escape.

He was delusional. The first time around, when the Italians invaded, Selassie run away with his tail between his legs.

He still found a way to lounge around in Bath and London like a clown. I wish they deported him back so he could have tasted the bitter experience of the Arbegnoch fighting the Italians gallantly that he eventually backstabbed. He was a creepy dude for sure.

Marxist propaganda? Does one need to be a Marxist to call an evil emperor an evil man? After reading this article on the August Emperor, I find some inaccuracy. First, the statue was built and unveiled at the A. Also, this article asserts that the Emperor was not for Africa or black peoples of the world.

This article is propaganda at best. It suggests musicians as romantic, when they are singing of the Emperor. The Emperor is not mentioned in a positive light whatsoever. This undermines His Majesty and his accomplishments. For the record, His Majesty recognized himself as a African and stood up for Africa. Selassie was an African only when it served a political purpose. The rest of the time, he was fraternizing with white people full time, just like Abiy today.

Abiy and Selassie have a lot in common, come to think of it. He only was good in ruling but a evil man and especially not a messiah as he personally said. The true men and woman are the Ethiopian and Eritreans who fought on the right side for the people liberty and justice. He was a generous man giving away his home in England and one of his major Palaces and even money each week to the poor in the street and was not aware of the extent of the famine mentioned.

Western leaders spend millions on entertaining without criticism why shouldnt Africans? He did not say he was God and even paid for a priest to live in Jamaca to witness to the Rastas there. Google his speach which he delivered to the league of nations it is deeply moving. Who are these marxist writers who cannot stop telling lies about him? Who are they trying to please? Lets put truth on google not marxist propaganda.

May the Imperial family be rightfully restored to the Throne which they were appointed by God to rule thousands of years ago. He took credit for what others did. He also took credit for what the Arbegnoch did against the Italians and after he returned with British help, he started eliminating the true patriots. Is this true or not Paul?

Paul, 1. That palace was not his to give. It is the money of the Ethiopian people and should be returned to Ethiopia. Like a lot of the historical relics stolen from Africa and stored in the British museum. Secondly, It seems vulgar to continue on with idolizing historical figures. Hero worship has always been the domain of authoritarian regimes and dictatorships.

It is values we should glorify; we should be consigning kings and leaders to the history books. Only there can they be fully fleshed out, in both deeds and misdeeds—not immortalized in stone, where they harden into dogma. Unless all replys are posted this article is an afront to democracy it will be interesting if mine is printed given this extreme biased article. Nelson Mandela refers admiringly to this in his autobiography. This article, however, shows no sign of that.

It reads like Derge propaganda. Honestly, this article is too kind to the despicable guy Haile Selassie was. There is not even an accounting of his crimes —they were too many! You must be kidding. Haile Selassie and non-alignment. That is an oxymoron. However, as other monarchs and absolutists, he did what he could to protect his throne for life by suppressing any reformative ideas that could have served as critical juncture towards the fate of that country.

HIM knew what the outcome would have been if he had mounted an armed resistance against destructive elements in the military and so he sacrificed his life for Ethiopia.

Remember that his son years earlier tried to depose the king and was forgiven, remember too that HIM developed a constitution as a first step towards he Crown becoming ceremonial. Do we have to live either capitalist or socialist, what of the African heritage of the divine king who live for his people. The overthrow may have set that back but not forever. We cannot look at the history of HIM and Ethiopia without gobal history as the context.

Let me share a secret with you. Haile Selassie never gave a speech without getting stoned. He had a bong in his room. Did you say his son tried to overthrow him years before the Dergue? There may be some partial truth to this claim. However, Nobody really knows for certain. It happened when Mengistu and his brother Germame along with Worqneh staged their unsuccessful coup in Apparently, Worqneh was a trusted lieutenant of Sellassie.

He is said to have been shaken when he learned that he was part of the plot. They say he trusted him more than he trusted his own son. Rumors were rampant that his relationship with his eldest son was rocky. The coup plotters mmade Asfa Wossen the son of the emperor read the announcement of the overthrow in the radio.

They also made declare himself as the new ruler. Did he do it willingly? Was he a willing accomplice? Some say he was. Others say he was doing it with a gun pointed on his head.

Hard to know. I heard the announcement which is still available. This is one of those things that no one will ever know the truth about. Kidil — so then he was no different from Putin. Served the nation but only as a means to serve himself. Because with Putin and Selassie, murder of the people is but a tool in trade. I see no need to blame someone else for what a man does to furnish himself with riches.

Useless article, benefits no-one. However after Emperor Haile Selassie liberated Eritrea from colonial powers in the 50s, Eritreans began to get best education. To insult Emperor Haile is to insult the author himself.

Selassie is the only world leader who dared to challenge the US racist police against the African American. Two years after he visited Jamaica, out of inspiration Bob, Peter, and Bonny invented a new phnomena called Reggae, which teaches the teaching of Selassie: Peace, love, equal rights, justice. Ever since, Reggae is used as weapon to defend the legacies of Selassie.

They changed the color image of God. In during Selassie visited Japan, The Japan Times on its cover page: The diginfay soul has come to this part of the world.

When you try to find negative word to fit the Emperor as the same time you are posing yourself. This is all new information for me what Dr. Johannes Woldemariam postulates. So, it turns out to be a very dangerous intellectually lazy groupthink by osmosis this fundamentalist aversion and reticence to critique Haile Selassie and to preserve the image of him as the personification of benevolence as God incarnate.

For example, another person viewed as a prophet similar to Haile Selassie was the late Elijah Muhammad. SO for the members of the Nation of Islam , Elijah Muhammad purported to be a prophet , who had direct communication to God. So, Dr. Good analogy. I agree with you Elijah Mohammad and Haile Selassie were very similar. Elijah while proclaiming himself as a prophet was also very busy purging and conspiring to murder patriots like Malcolm X.

Haile Selassie also eliminated the patriots who remained to fight the Italians and showed courage and bravery like Belai Zeleke. He was not only a coward but also slimy. Johannes Woldermariam is the following ; Historical!! Exactly for that reason ONLY!!

Johannes is saying does not espouse the traditional standard Orthodox View and it should be view with healthy skepticism as what any good Progressive person analyzing any information should do , However, it does mirror the accuracy of Truth or at least it purports or intonates that direction.

So keep an open heart and an open mind as we remember the heart and the mind is like a parachute, yes it only works best when its open!!

God had been created and discovered by different individuals in different times and locations. Ibrahim discovered God when he was about to sacrifice his son, Isaac. Would not be good as an Eritrean to challenge dictator Isayas Afworke? Adrianne Malaku misti aol. Greetings and aloha Dr. It is nice to still see persons looking and searching for ways to understand who HIM Haile Selassie I is as an historical figure in the world.

Unfortunately in a world where great knowledge is available to the depths in which we wish to search you have fallen more than short on this article and I wish you would consider answering some of the questions in which I have presented in my whole hearted disagreement. It surprised be to see that your title of Dr. If so what are your thoughts about HIM telling his own story from his perspective? Your judgements come across as envious, jealous judgements of men who only utilize their voices to contradict what the Good Lord of Heaven has decreed as set in the confines of history.

You call the Kebra Negast mythology? Who are you in regards to knowing about things as such and what do you know of the great mysteries of truth concerning the of the Ark of the Covenant? Which books are you referring? Can we get some references?

How is it you can speak on the Honorable Robert Nesta Marley and Teddy Afro who have brought countless jOy to literally millions of people on earth through song and dance only to say their spirit of music is simply a romanticized perspective? I would have no choice but to stand with the help of those who would have me as I am exiled due to keeping myself safe in order to accomplish the mission of being triumphant in the unjust war perpetuated on my country. How am I supposed to take the time and adhere to starting a movement to help Marcus Garvey and his request regardless of how sensible and important his request was during such a perilous time?

His thoughts and writings on HIM are unequivocally seated in a frustration of disappointment and his expectations crushed as so to do his best in a passion of fury to undermine HIM and the great work he has done here. Manifest Destiny and the Kebra Negast are not comparable as to being similar and to do so is pure ignorance on your part. A deceptive ploy that the over educated continue to nourish while walking blindly without knowing their current surroundings.

What narrative of truth have you rendered in this piece of propaganda which is no different than what the Italians dropped on Ethiopians during their reign of terror on this nation of peaceful people? Who is to say what will become of the rasta community in Shashamane? I have been and the Rastas there are kind and are connected with many throughout the land especially musically in Addis. As I said before. You are wrong about M.

He did support him whole heartedly up until he was denied the ability to meet with HIM who at the time was under the most dire of circumstances. Marcus took this as a personal affront to demonize him as a traitor. Are you kidding me? You are saying that Haile Sellassie only embraced the Rastas due to public relations value? Disgusting accusation with no bases what so ever.

That statement alone would have the Dr. When Haile Sellassie met the Rastas, they were total outcast of Jamaican society and they could not give him no benefit. Still he wanted to listen to them and meet them. They had no public relations value back then. This article is at least wrong in that part. No, he was scared of Rastas at first. Only after his councilors explained to him, this can be a public relations bonanza, he tacitly became receptive. What you selectively ignore Peter, he took a long time to get out of the plane in Kingston.

Only after his handlers explained to him, he will be OK and it will be good for his cult of personality, he reluctantly agreed to face the enthusiastic Rasta crowd. Why is there no mention that H. Who, in fact, is rewriting history? Is it you,Yohannes Woldemariam, or are you just ignorant? Keep trawling. He had slaves all through his life. I personally knew some of his slaves. They were stamped with his name right on their Butts. It is a wild myth that he eliminated slavery. One of the many lies he used when he wanted to solicit money from the West or gain politically.

He was evil but not stupid. They must have had quite a laugh. Did they show you these stamps? Seems it would have helped his PR campaign. Everything that you you said about Emperor Haile Selassie I is without any base or facts. Therefore, whatever lies you or your fellow Inferior Complexity Disorder victims, and we know many of you are from Tigray and Eritrea, spread about the Emperor means nothing.

History already have evaluated him and has given him the appropriate respect! Especially, the ones from from Adwa Tigray and Eritrea, starting from working as British and Italian Bandas to killing their own people, just to blame Ethiopian Government, have done their best for Ethiopia not to exist.

He refused to let Ethiopia be colonized just like Emperor Meinlik did. Herman Cohen, British, Germany and other European representatives, signed the document that is destroying Ethiopia especially Amhara and Tewahdo Orthodox now. I, strongly, suggest to Dr.

Jonnas and to individuals like him to seek a professional help for this disorder before it ruins the world as it is doing to Ethiopia. All humans are created equal. What you are feeling is only in your heads. From your message, it appears Amara is equal to Ethiopia. Right there is the problem. That sure is a decisive message just to praise one man who ruled five decades. Kudos to you! This author does not all the ridicules he got.

I learned some from his article. Glad to read this kind of articles. Lots of information to study in deep are given. Historical impartial academic research is a must. My two cents about Rastafari: Rastafari was designed as a way to fight white slavemasters oppression, thus a reinterpretation of the bible where afrocentrism takes the dominant position was the elected way. Rastafari foundation has freemasonic roots, members of The mystic Order of Ethiopia deeply involved.

They though a powerfull way to turn around the oppressor mentality was stablishing the divinity of an African man still alive.

And they were right in the short run. They created a substitutive for the white imposed god. Haile Selassie was a dictator, just like his good friend Francisco Franco, the fascist wicked spanish murderer. How can you stand as a fascism defeater prototype when you are close friend of the worst fascist dictators of this world? However mystic still represents a valid answer for those kidnapped by the Abrahamic emotional blackmail.

Rastafari is way more complex than the Selassie question, and has very valid points. Let the righteousness find its way. Thank you Zisen Wada for your thoughtful comment. I can see how mythology can be useful as a tool in the struggle for justice. However, I question utilizing Haile Selassie even for a short time as you say. There were much better symbols that could have been used. There was no need to elevate a despicable and murderous tyrant like Haile Selassie in search of a hero.

Generations of Ethiopians and Eritreans were sacrificed because of his political intrigues. Those lives matter! Far from renewal, many true believers still vigorously and dogmatically defend him. Martin, Garvey proclaimed that black people should look for the Black King who would be crowned in the East, because this King was the Black redeemer and deliverer.

When he left for the United States, many of his followers still gathered together, but had no leader to follow. In , when Haile Selassie was crowned Emperor of Ethiopia, many Garveyites had forgotten the message Garvey had told them when he left, but when Selassie was crowned it was remembered by many Rastas Parmett, Leonard Howell, the founder of the Rastafari Movement, was a Garveyite.

Howell has been considered as the first Rasta and his book, The Promised Key , launched the propagation of his message of Rastafarianism. He declared:.

His body is the fullness of him that fillet all in all. Now my dear people, let this be our goal: Forward to the King of Kings must be the cry of our social hope. Forward to the King of Kings to purify our social standards and our way of living, and rebuild and inspire our character. Forward to the King of Kings to learn the worth of manhood and womanhood. Forward to the King of Kings to learn His Laws and social order, so that virtue will eventually gain the victory over body and soul and that truth will drive away falsehood and fraud.

The Psalmist prophesied that princes would come out of Egypt and Ethiopia would stretch forth her hands unto God. We have no doubt that the time is now come. Ethiopia is now really stretching forth her hands. This great kingdom of the East has been hidden for many centuries, but gradually she is rising to take a leading place in the world and it is for us of the Negro race to assist in every way to hold up the hand of Emperor Ras Tafari.

The Rastas accepted the idea of Ethiopia as being their saviour with the influence of Marcus Garvey. Other Rastafarians believe that the return to Africa is a journey within, and they can live anywhere in the world with their hearts in Africa.

In this struggle to regain black Africa, the Rasta believe they will be triumphant and on the day of judgment they alone will be saved.

Paradise will be in Africa, of course. Groundings begin and end in prayer but often have discussion and friendly debate, as well as sharing news of important dreams or revelations.

Generally, women hold a lower place and wives must obey husbands, although Rasta women in England are challenging these norms. They are very intolerant of homosexuality in any form. Two elements are extremely common in the Rastafarian community.

One is the frequent use of marijuana, called the holy herb or ganja. It can be smoked, consumed as a tea, put in traditional medicines or used as an herb in cooking. Its use begins and ends in prayers, and the euphoric effect of the drug is a reminder of the simple peasant past. However, use of tobacco, alcohol or other illicit drugs is absolutely forbidden.

The other common ideal is the extreme veneration of the Emperor Haile Selassie. The Rastafarians have different views of him, some equating him with the second coming of Christ, some as God in the flesh, while some others regard him as a potent symbol of African nationalism.

When Rastafarianism developed, the black Jamaicans lived under the authority of a white king, whose portrait was on all coins, money, stamps, and all government and school walls. Many Rastafarians believed that the emperor would never die, which caused something of a crisis of faith when Communists killed him in