With this China incident, can you fault people for looking fondly on Siad Barre?

[Gerigo'an]

Yes because he's partly responsible for destroying the country. Let go of the past, there's a reason why even his clansmen went to war with him.

 

[canjeeroiyoshah]

MSB is where all this started; before that, we were on a different trajectory altogether. Nepotism was rampant in the 60s, but it was still a civilian government which saw the transfer of power peacefully multiple times, not just once. A feat only a handful of countries in the world could claim, forget about Africa.

 

[Sup]

It’s been 30 years, what future?

I’m sure the Chinese said the same thing, during what they called “their century of humiliation”. Look at them now.

 

[Yazi]

"OMG, a fat Somali runner come last at race!!! SOMALIA IS DOOMED!!!" #BringBackBarre

 

[hinters]

I'll take one for the team, become rich, move to Somalia, do a coup and become a dictator.

Don't worry guys I got this.