Of course there is a lot of misunderstanding between Northerns & Southerns.
My mom was born in Xamar and has nothing but good memories on that city.
The problem is not about who suffered more than the other, but how Somalis
are keen to undermine eachother when they have nothing to offer.
When Mahdi declared himself as the president of Somalia, it was seen by northerns as
another Siad Barre in the making and that's how SL was reborn. Yet today, after 20 something years,
we're still pretty much on the same situation.
If Somalia can't lead SL, or at least get it's house in order, why subverting others to prosper
or decide their faith for a dream that was proved to be futile and unreachable?
Think about what SL could have achieved in almost a whole generation (1991-2015)
Wouldn't SL be a force to be reckoned at least in Horn the and the wider Somali nation?
For some reason, Djibouti is popular among Somalis, even though
it's existence alone defies the whole concept of Somaliwayne.
Am just saying, if Somalis can live better under SL than Somalia, why not?
Thank you for the lovely reply. I am not against Somaliland or Somaliland becoming a state of its own in reality. But in theory, I am a believer in Somaliweyen, I would love a nation that incorporates all Somalis, but if that doesn't happen then it's not the end of the world.
I'm just against the we suffered more and our struggle precedes yours argument? My great grandfather was fighting Omanis prior to Italians/British colonialists? I just don't see that that as a sound argument. However, I'm down with we joined this Union and we want out now. It will be difficult to achieve and let me point out to you, I live in England and Scotland is a separate country, but totally not separate. Somaliland can have a similar status, afforded only to them, otherwise if every part of Somalia says I want to be a country, ka kac oo sheekada nooqa.
And btw, Cali Mahdi did not declare himself president, my father was present at that conference. And it was only to be in the meantime.
In theory, Somaliwayn is a great plan and concept.
But in reality, it's nothing but a smoke screen.You would be surprised of the
terrifying things I have read that Somalis have done to other fellow Somalis in the name of Somalinimo.
All clans went through battles against foreign entities.
The Isaaq & Darood fought with Ahmed Gurey against Abyssinian.
They also formed the Daravish and terrorized other Somali clans along.
The Biyomal also fought in the south against Italian colonist.
But we don't want to talk about what Somalis have done to foreigners
hundreds of years ago, we're talking about what Somalis have done to other Somalis just 50 years ago.
I can write essays about how southerns were living pretty well despite the lack of political role under Siad Barre compared
to northerns who've been neglected, isolated and demonized thanks to kacan regime.
SL wouldn't even exist if Mahdi & Aideed played their cards right.
Aideed made a deal with SNM and SPM to come together after throwing Siad Barre.
But Mahdi assumed the power over Xamar and clashed later with Aideed.
Anyway, am not here to point fingers at others or turn
this into who suffered more than who. For any truly national
Somali man or women, Somaliland regaining it's independence is for the greater
good of Somalis there and everywhere. Honestly, from what I have read so far and where things
are heading, I don't see the south getting back on it's feet again.
Nor I think if SL got it's independence today it would easily
rejoin Somalia tomorrow considering how difficult it was to regain
their statehood back, and how Somalia fought so hard to prevent it.
All in all, I wish the Somali nation nothing but success.
Wither united or divided.
Somalis are more concerned with one-upmanship and less on cooperation. Although some are cunning with forked tongues - preaching unity but wanting the lions share of IMF, World Bank and African Development Fund loans. Anywho, Somaliland ought to concern itself with balancing its own political inequalities before talk about union/succession continues.
What I really want to see, more than anything is development and a reduction in the staggering unemployment rate across the horn. Of course, I have much hope in Somaliland since my family is from there.
