If this is so we need a re-examination of the class struggle, democracy and capitalism. It is obvious that people can be confused with so many fundamental issues for so many years and it is also understandable for many people to blame one another and demand for an immediate Reconciliation because in their minds and hearts, reconciliation is synonymous with peace. The answer probably is no. The world is a better place without confrontation but whenever confrontation arises reconciliation is the solution. Most nations and individuals believe it is better to gain from stability rather than from chaos.
Reconciliation follows confrontation.
I do not have facts and figures as to how many Eritreans were educated for what they were fighting for, how many were cheated and how many were threatened to join. Whatever has happened, the nationalists got what they wanted. On the one hand, some so-called old enemies were allowed to enter Asmara freely without any reprimand. But on the other hand, I have heard tons of stories about others who refused to follow EPLF s line of ideology, market and religious practice, to say the least, who were harassed. Awate opted for an armed struggle and it was clearly to redress the annexation by Ethiopia.