Wallahi I am intrigued how he came to power with a no blood spilled coup. That's quite brilliant and legacy stuff. A bloodless coup is unknown in the world, he must of knew how to get to power without as least disruption to the existing system. @TekNiKo
Siyad didn't come and 'destroy' the system like Aideed which left a 30 year legacy of the worst period in Somali history which itself ironically is a legacy. Legacy to me is anything that has an impact on us for a long long time. I don't consider these politicians who are here for 4 years as 'legacy' type leaders, I can barely remember any of them and that's because they must not be 'gifted' states-man. So let's pray we do recieve someone who is a legacy type of guy, that can have Somalis talking for the next 50 years about him either positively or negatively is irrelevant, it's knowledge.
The things I admired about Siyad is
1. He didn't kill civilians or tribes after capturing power, it's political dee, maxaa ka rabta nin gurigisa ku jira oo awood'ba lahayn unlike SL who sent the whole damn army on 'dabcasar' geesi darod weeye walle. They wud need to bring all the ISAAQ, if I enter Hargeisa walle siday uu COYI LAHAYEEN
2. He did empower society with socialist idealogy not 'class' system of 'landheere' and 'langaab' and shit like that. There is no way my father would've survived the vicious 'class' politics of 1960-1969, they would've empowered 'landheer' type of clans within us and the same for all Somali clans in order to keep the system 'rigged' towards them and create an 'order structure. Siyad empowered all as long as u were the best person for the job.
3. Military legacy was his greatest feat and we actually became No 1 in something in Africa.
4. Obviously our ports, airports, roads, but ppl forget all the scholarship and 'elites' and 'brains' he developed for so many clans irrespetive.
5. Finally Somalia was actually respected nation. I could walk around in diaspora and say 'hey I may not run the country but I can point to a nation that is heading somewhere' to my 'peers in australia'.
Negatives I think I saw in him
1. His 77 war without 'foreign policy' engagement with RUSSIA. He needed to ensure the 'powerhouse' authorizes taking back what's our and no way for 'ethiopia' to then 'play politics'. Russians are negioable with their 'client states'
2. After 77 he turned 'tribal' in all his policies with rise of 'rebel groups'. I can't say that is negative of his, I would go tribal if all these clans are sitting in important place of trust and may sell it out to the enemy cuz their clan is 'rebel group'.
3. I don't see a problem with how he treated PL/SL. I would do the same in all honesty. If you want to fight dont cry when there is dead bodies, u won't hijack the whole state cause it doesn't suit your EMOTIONAL OUTBURST. The man was following scientific fuckin system of the socialism flavor and your following a 'I will create rebel group' and use the war defeat as an opportunity to recruit clans into 'nonsense'.
Wallahi when I review Siyad, I honestly say 'greatest leader' Somalia ever had. Cause prior to him, they were SHIT sxb, we just give them high profile, 'saamayn' wayn dalka kuma lahayn cause all they did was 'talk talk iyo shir shir' no 'actions, production, results'
Siyad didn't come and 'destroy' the system like Aideed which left a 30 year legacy of the worst period in Somali history which itself ironically is a legacy. Legacy to me is anything that has an impact on us for a long long time. I don't consider these politicians who are here for 4 years as 'legacy' type leaders, I can barely remember any of them and that's because they must not be 'gifted' states-man. So let's pray we do recieve someone who is a legacy type of guy, that can have Somalis talking for the next 50 years about him either positively or negatively is irrelevant, it's knowledge.
The things I admired about Siyad is
1. He didn't kill civilians or tribes after capturing power, it's political dee, maxaa ka rabta nin gurigisa ku jira oo awood'ba lahayn unlike SL who sent the whole damn army on 'dabcasar' geesi darod weeye walle. They wud need to bring all the ISAAQ, if I enter Hargeisa walle siday uu COYI LAHAYEEN
2. He did empower society with socialist idealogy not 'class' system of 'landheere' and 'langaab' and shit like that. There is no way my father would've survived the vicious 'class' politics of 1960-1969, they would've empowered 'landheer' type of clans within us and the same for all Somali clans in order to keep the system 'rigged' towards them and create an 'order structure. Siyad empowered all as long as u were the best person for the job.
3. Military legacy was his greatest feat and we actually became No 1 in something in Africa.
4. Obviously our ports, airports, roads, but ppl forget all the scholarship and 'elites' and 'brains' he developed for so many clans irrespetive.
5. Finally Somalia was actually respected nation. I could walk around in diaspora and say 'hey I may not run the country but I can point to a nation that is heading somewhere' to my 'peers in australia'.
Negatives I think I saw in him
1. His 77 war without 'foreign policy' engagement with RUSSIA. He needed to ensure the 'powerhouse' authorizes taking back what's our and no way for 'ethiopia' to then 'play politics'. Russians are negioable with their 'client states'
2. After 77 he turned 'tribal' in all his policies with rise of 'rebel groups'. I can't say that is negative of his, I would go tribal if all these clans are sitting in important place of trust and may sell it out to the enemy cuz their clan is 'rebel group'.
3. I don't see a problem with how he treated PL/SL. I would do the same in all honesty. If you want to fight dont cry when there is dead bodies, u won't hijack the whole state cause it doesn't suit your EMOTIONAL OUTBURST. The man was following scientific fuckin system of the socialism flavor and your following a 'I will create rebel group' and use the war defeat as an opportunity to recruit clans into 'nonsense'.
Wallahi when I review Siyad, I honestly say 'greatest leader' Somalia ever had. Cause prior to him, they were SHIT sxb, we just give them high profile, 'saamayn' wayn dalka kuma lahayn cause all they did was 'talk talk iyo shir shir' no 'actions, production, results'