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There is only one reason for that woman's plight and it's greed and a constant refugee mentality. It's the same greed that carries young men and women with good prospects and wealthy families across the Libyan desert or the Red Sea, where they are caged, drown, starve or await a fate much worse than death. It's the same greed and refugee mentality that makes Somali businessmen stay in shitty South African townships despite the murders and lootings perpetrated by the savage natives. The truth is no Somali has reason to leave Somalia except greed. It's the reason the lucky few that make it to the west alive and whole are immediately disillusioned but continue to stay anyway. Somalia is safer and better for these people, but they would rather live in destitution and humiliation in Yemen or get raped in Libya for 1 reason - greed. I've said this before and I'll say it again; a Somali would rather be beaten and humiliated in someone else's country than life a peaceful dignified life in Somalia. It's the truth, I'm not going to sugar-coat it.

SummerRain, I have looked at some statistics; unemployment amongst somalis is high in mainland Europe; welfare benefits is just one of several reasons. There is prelevant institutional discrimination; language barriers, and lack of skills. But, sure welfare provisions become a magnate to somalis.

warsheikh,
war ka joog dadkaas aad ka naxeeysiid aa bariito hawiye futo madow kugu caynayo oo meesha ka sii wadaayo lol

There is only one reason for that woman's plight and it's greed and a constant refugee mentality. It's the same greed that carries young men and women with good prospects and wealthy families across the Libyan desert or the Red Sea, where they are caged, drown, starve or await a fate much worse than death. It's the same greed and refugee mentality that makes Somali businessmen stay in shitty South African townships despite the murders and lootings perpetrated by the savage natives. The truth is no Somali has reason to leave Somalia except greed. It's the reason the lucky few that make it to the west alive and whole are immediately disillusioned but continue to stay anyway. Somalia is safer and better for these people, but they would rather live in destitution and humiliation in Yemen or get raped in Libya for 1 reason - greed. I've said this before and I'll say it again; a Somali would rather be beaten and humiliated in someone else's country than life a peaceful dignified life in Somalia. It's the truth, I'm not going to sugar-coat it.

xaq maaha iney hooyoyinka somaliyeed iyo caruurta sidaan loo galo.

seeing that somali mother at 1:46 crying broke my heart walaahi.

warsheikh,
war ka joog dadkaas aad ka naxeeysiid aa bariito hawiye futo madow kugu caynayo oo meesha ka sii wadaayo lol

Qabyaaladda jooji. All Somalis are up shit-creek.

You've never actually read nor understood my points. My being in the west doesn't negate my point and actually helped me gain insight into the true plight of the somali refugee. Your argument of "you live in qurbaha" is a cop out and doesn't hold water when I had no choice. My family left Somalia long before the war due to Siad barre's threats and persecution of my relatives. I wouldn't have written what I did if I never planned to go back home. But if you're asking me to up and leave for somalia in the middle of my studies just to prove a point to you, then you're not very bright.

You've never actually read nor understood my points. My being in the west doesn't negate my point and actually helped me gain insight into the true plight of the somali refugee. Your argument of "you live in qurbaha" is a cop out and doesn't hold water when I had no choice. My family left Somalia long before the war due to Siad barre's threats and persecution of my relatives. I wouldn't have written what I did if I never planned to go back home. But if you're asking me to up and leave for somalia in the middle of my studies just to prove a point to you, then you're not very bright.

They can just leave their Hargeisa/Mogadishu universities and do a tahriib because there's no importance connected to their education. Unlike you, they won't have a world recognized certificate of higher education. I'm aware you won't leave but you should be able to recognize the fact that you not leaving immediately signals that what you're not leaving is too important to leave. They can drop everything to come to the west, you can't drop everything to go back to where you're from. Figure it out.

xaq maaha iney hooyoyinka somaliyeed iyo caruurta sidaan loo galo.

seeing that somali mother at 1:46 crying broke my heart walaahi.

SummerRain, I have looked at some statistics; unemployment amongst somalis is high in mainland Europe; welfare benefits is just one of several reasons. There is prelevant institutional discrimination; language barriers, and lack of skills. But, sure welfare provisions become a magnate to somalis.

OK, so why is unemployment much much higher among Somalis than, say, native mainland Europeans? Or better yet, why is unemployment greatly higher among Somalis than even other refugees and ethnic minorities? These welfare funds are available to all of them and the language barriers are present for all migrants/refugees. Simple, Somalis lack the moral compass, pride and initiative that these other people have. What other explanation is there?