There's too much hatred and mistrust between the clans, the 1988-91 unleashing of mass violence nips any hope of unity/centralism in the country in the bud. The country went through a period where national/patriotic consciousness was thought to prevail, and everyone believed we were above "qabiil", but it couldn't be further from the truth. Deep inside we are only truly loyal to qabiil, just as we were back then and now. During the civil war entire communities were obliterated or uprooted from their homes, many of whom to never return.
In addition to all power being centralised, development was overwhelmingly oriented around the capital and as a result had the largest population. And for many people in the country in order to gain access to services or even any semblances of "civilization" had to move to xamar - which is where they were expelled from when war broke out because they didnt traditionally belong.
No one's daft enough to make this same mistake. Everyone should just focus on developing their own region, and when people learn through education that qabyaalad is self defeating and qabiil is no more useful than just an ancestral identifier we can reduce or even go as far as ditching federalism altogether.
In addition to all power being centralised, development was overwhelmingly oriented around the capital and as a result had the largest population. And for many people in the country in order to gain access to services or even any semblances of "civilization" had to move to xamar - which is where they were expelled from when war broke out because they didnt traditionally belong.
No one's daft enough to make this same mistake. Everyone should just focus on developing their own region, and when people learn through education that qabyaalad is self defeating and qabiil is no more useful than just an ancestral identifier we can reduce or even go as far as ditching federalism altogether.
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