Murax, you miss the point.
The fact that Somalis have never had a single kingdom to span the whole of Somalis is precisely the reason why it is taking us longer than most to adapt to the concept of Nationalism.
However if you look back you will realise that there was a beginning to ever kingdom that has ever existed. They didn't spring up from nowhere. Therefore the point here is that in the living world there is no indefinitely static, frozen people or place. We will eventually get to the point of the start of a kingdom. Instead of wasting your energy concentrating on the problem i.e. we've never had a kingdom like the ancient Egyptians and therefore don't have a country like Egypt, use your mental space instead to think about why the ancient Egyptians formed those kingdoms, what's the missing piece that Somalia just does not have. If it's being nomads that is the issue, how can it be overcome.
Please don't result to blaming qabiil as a system, when everything else fails, it's what technically has your back. How do you now move on to a situation where all else doesn't fail? When that happens, qabiil stops becoming the solution and thus being blamed as a problem.
Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying we cannot or will not change, Allah knows what will happen. About how I think Nations, and civilizations before us formed was due to the fact that they realized the crucial importance of having central authority, even if You do not like each other. They understood compramise and that You have to give and take. They understood tolerance and acceptance in that You may have different ethnic origins but have to work together for the greater, common good. These elements of rationale sadly is missing from Somalis in My opinion which is extremely dissapointing. How can one not be fatalistic as a Somali when We haven't learned today, what other societies learned thousands of years ago? Are we that dumb? Each clan/group thinks they can succeed by trampling the other not realizing that all its gonna do is make sure nobody wins. There is just no excuse either You slice it. Even post WW2 there were a lot of Countries that were colonized where the border mappings left by the Europeans were screwed up intentionaly on purpose to create future wars. A lot of these societies didn't fall for the trap and agreed to work together so everyone can live in prosperity. In Rwanda Hutus and Tutsis after killing millions of each other agreed to work together. In Yemen North and South Yemen merged and worked together. In Ghana You had the same thing with the Ashantis, Gah's, Fantis.
About clan and when I mentioned it about Somalis, I'll bring examples You know all too well. Take the TFG for example. While it is nothing more than a little mafia of warlords it is a perfect microcosm of the Somali clan/cult mentality that triumphes over the Nationalism/Nationhood one. At any given time You will find a subset of members who are the biggest trumpet blowers, cheerleaders of it saying how "Government is better than no Government...We have to start somewhere..this is a step in the right direction..." A little while later You will find the same members become antagonists of it, why did something change? No the President/PM/Cabinet resign or leave and new ones from different clans come and that is enough for them to leave the whole "Government is better than no Government" platform. Principality, core values and a collective mindset is virtually absent amongst Somalis. Can they develop it? Maybe, but it is extremely unlikely in My opinion. Somalia in the last 20 years, has gotten dumber not smarter.
