10 Signs You May Be Dealing with a DAMEER
Posted: Mon Jul 03, 2017 6:19 am
“Tell your DAMEER jokes while he’s in the room, he gon’ laugh harder than you cause he’s a DAMEER.”
-Farmajoo
In every struggle movement there are traitors. There are always those whose fear of Fagash outweighs their desire for power, justice and equality. It is this fear that causes them to “sell-out” the interest of the whole in order to gain personal favors which usually amount to “crumbs” on the table. But no single person should be more important than the people.
However, we must understand that anything of great value is always met with great opposition. The greatest of this opposition usually comes from within. For every Caesar, there is a Brutus. There will always be those who will sell out the future of our people for a low level position, a few dollars. But in the end most traitors fail miserably and end up empty handed. This is why we don’t worry about them, but at the same time, we acknowledge that they are dangerous to our progress.
Most sell-out DAMEERS are simply miseducated, uninformed and fooled into believing that their enemy is their friend. Here are a few things to look for.
THEIR USE OF LANGUAGE– A sell-out DAMEER will always speak independently of his or her own people. The word WE is hardly ever employed. When referring to their own people they use terms like “they”. They make statements like “Hawiye need to stop complaining about everything.” You can always spot a weak-minded Dameer by the language he uses.
WE ARE WADANI! (The answer to EVERYTHING?) – It does not matter what problems arise in Somalia, this person believes that being patriotic is the panacea and will even go as far as saying that people who don’t obey and follow don’t have the right to complain. This is the Damers way of washing his hands of the masses. I agree that being patriotic is important and can be a very powerful tool, if used properly. But Fagash community are not patriotic and its NOT THE ANSWER TO EVERYTHING. When the Dameer is presented with a social issue that he or she does not have a solution for, they simply ask, “Are you Wadani?” If the answer is no, they dismiss you. They see being Wadani as the “social Tylenol” that relieves all headaches. It is not.
NAME DROPPING – A person who feels they have to constantly mention the names of influential people (particularly Fagash ones) in order to bring credibility to their own is what I call a chronic “name dropper.” They have to mention the politicians they know. It is their way of establishing superiority over you in a conversation. It is also a form a self-loathing and indicative of an inferiority complex. Be mindful of the name dropper.
THE WHISPERER – When topics like the daily bombings in Mogadishu or Farmajoo come up they start to whisper, even if no one else is within earshot. They cringe when others publicly use words like “Fagash.” They’d prefer terms like “walaal” or “our Muslim brothers and sisters.” The Dameer is easily embarrassed by any utterance of protest, resistance or activist activity. They’re happy to converse with you about Aden Abdulle Osman but break out in hives when you mention names like General Mohamed Aidid.
OVERLY CRITICAL – They are overly critical of their own people. If a Hawiye brother or sister is killed by Fagash, the Dameer asks questions like “I wonder what he did to deserve it.” They don’t even wait for the facts. They criticize every little flaw associated with a Hawiye -owned business, as if other businesses don’t have the same or similar flaws. In the eyes of a sell-out Dameer, Hawiye people are always guilty until proven innocent.
PROFESSIONAL APOLOGISTS – Just as they are overly critical of their own people, they are supremely apologetic when it comes to the evils committed by Fagash. Some will go as far as justifying Fagash killings and lootings using Islam. They are the “public defenders” for Fagash interest and the “go-to Hawiye's” when damage control is needed to wash the blood off of Fagash. They are quick to forgive Fagash, but won’t forgive members of their own Hawiye family for offenses they can’t even remember.
REVERSE RACE CARD – The Dameer is quick to accuse a Hawiye person of being a tribalist. This is only reverse psychology. It is their way of currying favor with their Fagash benefactors and dodging their duty to stand up to Fagash tribalism. They are too cowardly to stand up to the real racist so they accuse the victim of racism of being the source of the problem.
When in the presence of Fagash, they tend to laugh at jokes that aren’t funny, shed tears for causes they know nothing about and sympathize with other communities concerning the very issues they pay no attention to in their own community.
He believes wholeheartedly that the Fagash's ice is colder. He proudly spends his dollars with Fagash businesses (Bosaso port) regardless of how it impacts his community. Hawiyebusiness owners and entrepreneurs can do nothing right in the eyes of the sell-out Dameer. The illusion of inclusion makes him to think he is considered an equal in the sight of his Fagash contemporaries. Time usually proves him wrong. Time is always the great equalizer.
He thinks he can buy respect and honor. He thinks he can buy the loyalty of the people. Since he (or she) has a price, the assumption is that all people have one. They use money as a tool to neutralize any potential resistance in the community. The Dameer usually only comes around when they have a specific agenda. His relationship with his community does not extend past what it can do for him.
Note: These are just a few traits I recognize as being dangerous to hawiye's interest. Notice I didn’t call any names. The first person that we must take a look at is the person in the mirror. Then we must rid our culture of all buffoonery through the spread of knowledge, wisdom and understanding.
-Farmajoo
In every struggle movement there are traitors. There are always those whose fear of Fagash outweighs their desire for power, justice and equality. It is this fear that causes them to “sell-out” the interest of the whole in order to gain personal favors which usually amount to “crumbs” on the table. But no single person should be more important than the people.
However, we must understand that anything of great value is always met with great opposition. The greatest of this opposition usually comes from within. For every Caesar, there is a Brutus. There will always be those who will sell out the future of our people for a low level position, a few dollars. But in the end most traitors fail miserably and end up empty handed. This is why we don’t worry about them, but at the same time, we acknowledge that they are dangerous to our progress.
Most sell-out DAMEERS are simply miseducated, uninformed and fooled into believing that their enemy is their friend. Here are a few things to look for.
THEIR USE OF LANGUAGE– A sell-out DAMEER will always speak independently of his or her own people. The word WE is hardly ever employed. When referring to their own people they use terms like “they”. They make statements like “Hawiye need to stop complaining about everything.” You can always spot a weak-minded Dameer by the language he uses.
WE ARE WADANI! (The answer to EVERYTHING?) – It does not matter what problems arise in Somalia, this person believes that being patriotic is the panacea and will even go as far as saying that people who don’t obey and follow don’t have the right to complain. This is the Damers way of washing his hands of the masses. I agree that being patriotic is important and can be a very powerful tool, if used properly. But Fagash community are not patriotic and its NOT THE ANSWER TO EVERYTHING. When the Dameer is presented with a social issue that he or she does not have a solution for, they simply ask, “Are you Wadani?” If the answer is no, they dismiss you. They see being Wadani as the “social Tylenol” that relieves all headaches. It is not.
NAME DROPPING – A person who feels they have to constantly mention the names of influential people (particularly Fagash ones) in order to bring credibility to their own is what I call a chronic “name dropper.” They have to mention the politicians they know. It is their way of establishing superiority over you in a conversation. It is also a form a self-loathing and indicative of an inferiority complex. Be mindful of the name dropper.
THE WHISPERER – When topics like the daily bombings in Mogadishu or Farmajoo come up they start to whisper, even if no one else is within earshot. They cringe when others publicly use words like “Fagash.” They’d prefer terms like “walaal” or “our Muslim brothers and sisters.” The Dameer is easily embarrassed by any utterance of protest, resistance or activist activity. They’re happy to converse with you about Aden Abdulle Osman but break out in hives when you mention names like General Mohamed Aidid.
OVERLY CRITICAL – They are overly critical of their own people. If a Hawiye brother or sister is killed by Fagash, the Dameer asks questions like “I wonder what he did to deserve it.” They don’t even wait for the facts. They criticize every little flaw associated with a Hawiye -owned business, as if other businesses don’t have the same or similar flaws. In the eyes of a sell-out Dameer, Hawiye people are always guilty until proven innocent.
PROFESSIONAL APOLOGISTS – Just as they are overly critical of their own people, they are supremely apologetic when it comes to the evils committed by Fagash. Some will go as far as justifying Fagash killings and lootings using Islam. They are the “public defenders” for Fagash interest and the “go-to Hawiye's” when damage control is needed to wash the blood off of Fagash. They are quick to forgive Fagash, but won’t forgive members of their own Hawiye family for offenses they can’t even remember.
REVERSE RACE CARD – The Dameer is quick to accuse a Hawiye person of being a tribalist. This is only reverse psychology. It is their way of currying favor with their Fagash benefactors and dodging their duty to stand up to Fagash tribalism. They are too cowardly to stand up to the real racist so they accuse the victim of racism of being the source of the problem.
When in the presence of Fagash, they tend to laugh at jokes that aren’t funny, shed tears for causes they know nothing about and sympathize with other communities concerning the very issues they pay no attention to in their own community.
He believes wholeheartedly that the Fagash's ice is colder. He proudly spends his dollars with Fagash businesses (Bosaso port) regardless of how it impacts his community. Hawiyebusiness owners and entrepreneurs can do nothing right in the eyes of the sell-out Dameer. The illusion of inclusion makes him to think he is considered an equal in the sight of his Fagash contemporaries. Time usually proves him wrong. Time is always the great equalizer.
He thinks he can buy respect and honor. He thinks he can buy the loyalty of the people. Since he (or she) has a price, the assumption is that all people have one. They use money as a tool to neutralize any potential resistance in the community. The Dameer usually only comes around when they have a specific agenda. His relationship with his community does not extend past what it can do for him.
Note: These are just a few traits I recognize as being dangerous to hawiye's interest. Notice I didn’t call any names. The first person that we must take a look at is the person in the mirror. Then we must rid our culture of all buffoonery through the spread of knowledge, wisdom and understanding.