It wasn't always like that. Nomad grazing would destroy Kenya or Congo even.Our ancestors chose shitty land though it is mostly barren compared to Bantus and other ethnicities who control more prime real estate
It's like what happened to andalus (spain). The muslims were strong, but they had problems on who should rule. How did they solve it? Every city had it's own king, who tried to rule over the other cities and unite the country. It would've been normal if they fought each other for the throne. But then, they started using neighbouring christian kingdoms to settle beefs. Each one used them to destroy his brother. The christians will come into the city, kill the king, kill the civilians, enslave it's inhabitants, and the other muslim cities could give 0 shits. It was like that, until finally 1 city remained, which the christians easily sacked and kicked it's king to maghrib. And then the place was history.
So it's up to somalis if they want to be swallowed whole, because of short-sightedness or if they are going to put their differences aside and unite. The resources are too much for a small population like us. We have 100 million hungry ethiopians who are lusting for the sea and all our resources, we have kenya who also thinks it can be like ethiopia.
I think Andalusia is a bad example. The Christians were being pushed north to the coast for 800 years during Islamic Rule. They still celebrate the history of beating back the Muslims "La Reconquista" when the mixed Arab/Moor/Berber armies had to return to North Africa.
The Somali case is unique, our homogeneity has become a disadvantage, it is like using old legacy technology in a modern world. Becoming an ethnic group with evidently bigger diverse backgrounds would have harboured more mutual respect for a one country state. Failing that we should really have been split into 5 or 6 countries - the Somali as an "ethnic group" is as old as the Arab and they are 22 countries today. Can you imagine 1 Arab country called Arabia?
You forgot to add your uncle Modobe always running to his Kikuyu masters.Ahmed gurey killed vesga de gama leader of the protugues and 3 ethiopian kings,
there is a fmaous Ogaden phrase, "an ahmaar only gets aqli when you put a bullet through his head", unless you fight them they will never respect you, if we back down in DDS and Absame never fought back, trust me they will be in xamar by now
haile selasi once asked the British can i have somalia instead of giving it to the somali for independence they laughed at him and told him the people the Sayid could not be controlled by the mighty British empire, what makes you an African leader of a poor nation you can control warlike somalis
our ancestor did not mess about, but now you have leaders like farmajo kowtowing when even hassan sheikh told the TPLF to piss off, way more powerful at the them than abiy and his ahmaar dogs
we have somali regional leaders going to adis like its mecca, puntland, somaliland, galmudug, etc
The Somali case is unique, our homogeneity has become a disadvantage, it is like using old legacy technology in a modern world. Becoming an ethnic group with evidently bigger diverse backgrounds would have harboured more mutual respect for a one country state. Failing that we should really have been split into 5 or 6 countries - the Somali as an "ethnic group" is as old as the Arab and they are 22 countries today. Can you imagine 1 Arab country called Arabia?
Technically the gulf is made up of 6 countries too so even the non arabised Arabs aren’t UnitedVery bad analogy.
Most Arab countries consist of Arabized countries who used to have a separate ethnic origin and identity. Berbers in the Maghreb, Ancient Egyptians in Egypt, Nubians and Beja in North Sudan, Phoenicians/Canaanites/Assyrians/Mesopotamians etc in the Levant etc.
our ancestors Had this under their control numbering less than 5 million.
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and 30+ mill Somalis today are under gumaysi, even those inside Somalia proper.
"Rag waa ragii hore, hadalna waa intuu yidhi"
It’s nice to see you left the hawiye land independence movement don’t rejoin.Technically the gulf is made up of 6 countries too so even the non arabised Arabs aren’t United
Why do people always say that? That Somalis are like the Andalusians? The Andalusians were Arabs on foreign lands. The Somalis are the indigenous people of the HoA where they are at present, as have always been - situated. The Andalusians weren't a race of people but citizens of multiple races and multiple religions. The Somalis are homogenous and there is over 20 million of them. You can't just get rid of the race of people and take their racial heritage. We don't live in the 7th centuryIt's like what happened to andalus (spain). The muslims were strong, but they had problems on who should rule. How did they solve it? Every city had it's own king, who tried to rule over the other cities and unite the country. It would've been normal if they fought each other for the throne. But then, they started using neighbouring christian kingdoms to settle beefs. Each one used them to destroy his brother. The christians will come into the city, kill the king, kill the civilians, enslave it's inhabitants, and the other muslim cities could give 0 shits. It was like that, until finally 1 city remained, which the christians easily sacked and kicked it's king to maghrib. And then the place was history.
So it's up to somalis if they want to be swallowed whole, because of short-sightedness or if they are going to put their differences aside and unite. The resources are too much for a small population like us. We have 100 million hungry ethiopians who are lusting for the sea and all our resources, we have kenya who also thinks it can be like ethiopia.
our ancestors Had this under their control numbering less than 5 million.
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and 30+ mill Somalis today are under gumaysi, even those inside Somalia proper.
"Rag waa ragii hore, hadalna waa intuu yidhi"