Postby HalfDzed » Fri Oct 22, 2010 12:07 pm
seemeyer,
The Irish and many other Northern Europeans came here seeking better standards of living, they blended in and settled in for good without many obstacles because many other Europeans were already here. They fit in just fine and saw little or no reason to return. They spoke the same language as those before them, they shared a faith, traditions, etc. What do Somalis who are non-English speakers and share nothing in common with Europeans be here for, provided they have a peaceful country to return to? Why would a 65 year old Somali woman who came from Baydhabo or Xamar be in North America or Europe for? Why would a widow with 6 children from Buulo Burde who neither speaks English nor has any job skills be in North America continue to live in misery? Why would any Somali who fled war still remain in the West, when he/she can just as easily return to the motherland?
Most Somalis did not leave out of free-will. We were forced out in a very violent way and those of us who suffered this fate never got a chance to make peace with leaving. To leave out of your choice and to leave by force are not the same thing, so that's where the difference between Somalis & Europeans in North America ends. When I see people trying to pass around the bullshit that we are all here somehow because of the modern allures & conveniences, and that some regions of Somalia/Somaliland are basking in prosperity, laughing & cheering for the prolonging of suffering in Xamar and many other regions in Somalia, I feel obligated to call them out on their hypocrisy and double-standards.
Don't wish for others what you do not want for yourself!