Are Somalis conservative or liberals? I know we mostly vote for liberals because their multicultural and pro refugee rights, but what about the actual social structure of conservativism and it's values that basically promotes to rely on yourself and navigate the class system of becoming poor-less poor-middle-wealthy-wealthier-1%.
Where-as socialism teaches to rely on the group-think, I AM REER SHAQAALE(UNION MEMBERS) give me a raise because I am apart of this group. Somalis rely on this failed principle also in modern somalia where we rely on the success of our clans to make us look better, no individualism, no possible class system can developed as we all rejoice over the success of on our clans-men and not trying to replicate that for ourselves.
Ancient Somalia and pre-colonial Somalia was very capitalist and conservative structure with a slight socialist policy around 'charity or welfare' for certain people in the society due to religious obligation, but it's capitalism all the way. Nomads are not equal in camel counts, none share their wealth around unless there is some religious charity they must do or welfare contribution.
They judged individuals on their 'zinjiyad' or tribe and then their class within that tribe 'soldier, business-man, poet, wakiil(politics), isimo, religious elders and list goes on' all the differernt classes within a clan were all ranked higher then each other none of this were all fuckin equal shit. So not only did pre-colonial Somalians want to know your tribe and family to assess if it's a stable and has a good name and history in abiding by the somali xeer system, but it also assessed the history of your family and it's contribution to make your clan greater then what it is now(dhaxaltoyo) they assessed to see what sort of gifted people or TALENT existed in your clan and all that was measured also in levels. They judged all Somalis under 'xeer somali' and all clans report to it using the 'diya' system.
But some clans had 'sultanates' like the one in majerteniya, a sultanate is just a family or qoys who created a structure of order around itself and ruled other families and groups nearby and depending on how grand it's sultanates got, the reach and scale of it expanded out further and further. Look at Saudi Arabia that is a pure sultanates, the family of saud gathered themselves together and created a structure of government around their family and pass it on from father to son in a chain while ruling all other saudi arabian tribes.
That's what Majerteniya was about also. The Bari sultanates was the leader of the Darod in a GOVERNMENT capacity for Bari-Nugal-Northern Mudug, while in a traditional role for the rest of Darod regions who had their own 'rulers' or princes similar to the Dubai system with all those princes. You can compare Garaad-Sultans-Islan-Ugas-Beeldaje-Amirs and all them traditional titles similar to princes in the darod clan where-as the boqor is the sultan and decision maker. Now the capacity and role he plays will change the boqor, it could only be traditional for the princes like the UK queen is tradition only now or it can be government capacity like saudi arabia where it's the ruler.
Boqor Darod has both functions of tradition and ruler, right now he appears to be just tradition but his history was both roles. He has been expanded to be BOQOR of All Somalis now due to his lineage being the longest running Sultanates in Somalia. He will perform a traditional or queen elizabeth style role for all Somalis in the future, so don't be worried he won't be your CONQUERER, you will have your own princes managing your own clan families hawiye and isaaqow, but know who the BOQOR is. It's me DR OSMAN
Where-as socialism teaches to rely on the group-think, I AM REER SHAQAALE(UNION MEMBERS) give me a raise because I am apart of this group. Somalis rely on this failed principle also in modern somalia where we rely on the success of our clans to make us look better, no individualism, no possible class system can developed as we all rejoice over the success of on our clans-men and not trying to replicate that for ourselves.
Ancient Somalia and pre-colonial Somalia was very capitalist and conservative structure with a slight socialist policy around 'charity or welfare' for certain people in the society due to religious obligation, but it's capitalism all the way. Nomads are not equal in camel counts, none share their wealth around unless there is some religious charity they must do or welfare contribution.
They judged individuals on their 'zinjiyad' or tribe and then their class within that tribe 'soldier, business-man, poet, wakiil(politics), isimo, religious elders and list goes on' all the differernt classes within a clan were all ranked higher then each other none of this were all fuckin equal shit. So not only did pre-colonial Somalians want to know your tribe and family to assess if it's a stable and has a good name and history in abiding by the somali xeer system, but it also assessed the history of your family and it's contribution to make your clan greater then what it is now(dhaxaltoyo) they assessed to see what sort of gifted people or TALENT existed in your clan and all that was measured also in levels. They judged all Somalis under 'xeer somali' and all clans report to it using the 'diya' system.
But some clans had 'sultanates' like the one in majerteniya, a sultanate is just a family or qoys who created a structure of order around itself and ruled other families and groups nearby and depending on how grand it's sultanates got, the reach and scale of it expanded out further and further. Look at Saudi Arabia that is a pure sultanates, the family of saud gathered themselves together and created a structure of government around their family and pass it on from father to son in a chain while ruling all other saudi arabian tribes.
That's what Majerteniya was about also. The Bari sultanates was the leader of the Darod in a GOVERNMENT capacity for Bari-Nugal-Northern Mudug, while in a traditional role for the rest of Darod regions who had their own 'rulers' or princes similar to the Dubai system with all those princes. You can compare Garaad-Sultans-Islan-Ugas-Beeldaje-Amirs and all them traditional titles similar to princes in the darod clan where-as the boqor is the sultan and decision maker. Now the capacity and role he plays will change the boqor, it could only be traditional for the princes like the UK queen is tradition only now or it can be government capacity like saudi arabia where it's the ruler.
Boqor Darod has both functions of tradition and ruler, right now he appears to be just tradition but his history was both roles. He has been expanded to be BOQOR of All Somalis now due to his lineage being the longest running Sultanates in Somalia. He will perform a traditional or queen elizabeth style role for all Somalis in the future, so don't be worried he won't be your CONQUERER, you will have your own princes managing your own clan families hawiye and isaaqow, but know who the BOQOR is. It's me DR OSMAN
