Drilling for oil takes a long time, technology is fast growing who says oil will be as important in 10, 20 years time? We need to get money quickly. Somalia has the longest coastline in africa. We could do something with that. We should develop our fishing industry. Drilling for oil will also kill the many variety of fish living there and destroy the environment. Fishing is a renewable resource. Every year so many countries come to our coastline to fish illegaly making millions of dollars.
Restoring Somalia
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Drilling for oil takes a long time, technology is fast growing who says oil will be as important in 10, 20 years time? We need to get money quickly. Somalia has the longest coastline in africa. We could do something with that. We should develop our fishing industry. Drilling for oil will also kill the many variety of fish living there and destroy the environment. Fishing is a renewable resource. Every year so many countries come to our coastline to fish illegaly making millions of dollars.
when shtf in your host country you'd want a plan b.
Anyways... it sucks putting in all your effort improving someone else's home as a live in servant while your old place is still a dump.
When my future kids ask me about their homeland I want to have them be proud of where they come from instead of the current situation.
I cannot take pride in something that doesn't deserve it, what is there to take pride in Somalia? You sound like one of those people in which admitting to themselves and to others that we've hit rock bottom and are in an existential crisis is much too psychologically painful for them to handle.
I've been to Somalia numerous times, and the dislike for the diaspora Somali's is evident, I did not feel at home there at all.
When I graduate, however, I will work in hospitals in Somalia for 2 years, just so I can say I contributed to the country and to clear my conscious, I will never speak of Somalia again in my life afterwards.
That's more than most would contribute.
They dislike the diaspora for a good reason. We took the best Somalia had when it needed them the most and we have the gall to ask why they haven't fixed their problems yet.
I’ve heard about this, how badly do they dislike the diaspora? Do you believe it stems from envy?
If I had to live in one of the poorest and most dangerous countries in the world and watch someone who looks and talks just like me treat Somalia like a vacation home while also living comfortably in the US or Europe (places Somali's regularly risk death to go to), I'd be pretty pissed off too.
The diaspora Somali's don't do nearly enough to improve the livelihoods of regular Somali's, they will enrich themselves at the expense of the common people.
Politicians in Somalia are the main ones pocketing funds meant for development, if the Somali citizens should be mad at anyone it should be them
The vast majority of diaspora return and enter politics instead of creating employement. Imagine returning and actually filling in skill gaps and bringing much needed investment to various sectors instead of being a parasitic leech taking the only jobs available from locals. @RasCanjero You mentioned having skin in the game earlier and the sad thing is diaspora who go back home really don't have much of it and live inside an elite bubble that they rarely ever leave.
You cant take pride in it now, but you should work to change it for the better. I admit to myself and others we have hit rock-bottom, i accept the truth. But it doesnt mean i have existential crisis, i dont. And it doesnt mean im just gonna call it a shithole and give up on it. No matter how shit it is, at the end of the day its my country, its the place i call home, where my parents call home. I wont run away from it, i will actively try to make it better.
You sound like a kid. "Oh i wasnt treated well like i expected, so thats it im done being a somali." If you were disliked its because you couldnt fit in right with them. You werent culturally a somali, they dont hate you. They never will, they are your own people. Being made fun of for being a dhagan celis is not hate. They just feel youre too different cause you cant relate with them. Your goal isnt to take what they said to heart, its to make them more developed in their thinking.
Im glad youre considering working there and atleast contributing something. It means there is some patriotism in you. Im just gonna tell you this: if you and the educated people who lived abroad dont go to the country and lead it. Who would the leadership fall to? The ignorant people you saw when you travelled will. Dumbasses who are blinded by qabil hate and sell the resources of the country for cheap cash. And before you know it, somalia will be carved up by its bigger neighbours. And your land taken. Then youd be like the many displaced minorities with no real place to call home.
This^^. I 100% agree. Couldnt say it better.
Most of our politicians have foreign passports, our parliament is like 30% Scandinavian, 30% European and 30% American.
The fucking President of Somalia has an American passport and the prime minister has a Norweigan one, what kind of message does that send out to the locals?
They need to revolt against the corruption
Good ideas. This reminds me of the situation with singapore. Being home to many ethnicities there would always be protests and the people would clash. In the beginning the clashes were really violent. Properties were damaged and destroyed left and right. Then the government gave them property to own and the next racial clashes were less violent. No one wanted to harm their own property.
The first step for Somalia to be restored is to remove the tribalistic elders from power. The elders are holding back Somalia as a hostage just so they can secure their bag and not care for the well being of their country. They're all traitors and tribalists. We need young educated minds with goodwill to take over. This will be the first step for Somalia to really move forward then tackling other issues will come second and it'll be easier this time.
And? Diaspora are the only people in Somali who've passed high school education.
Stop being naïve
