@XamarCade @SOMALI GENERAL The questions I'm asking are the ones that actually matter if you want to have a centralized Somalia. In fact, the attempt at centralization that you are supporting maybe the one that finally breaks Somalia. These are big questions that have to answered before we can do much of anything else.
I am a unionist, but I can't support a centralized state that will be based in Mogadishu as it will inevitably cause harm to my region.
Here is an example o what I am talking about. Something can be good for the country as a whole, but not for a part of the country.
Yucca mountain is a mountain in the desert of Nevada that is perfect for storing nuclear waste. On average, there are huge benefits to centralizing nuclear waste in a single location. But the people of Nevada opposed the Yucca mountain proposal because it would harm their state's image.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yucca_Mountain_nuclear_waste_repository
The interests of the nation-state can be directly opposed to the interests of a region. The interests of Somalia, as a nation-state, maybe directly contradictory of the interests of Puntland in some cases, and I am not willing to sacrifice Puntland's interest for the sake of the national interest.
I am a unionist, but I can't support a centralized state that will be based in Mogadishu as it will inevitably cause harm to my region.
Here is an example o what I am talking about. Something can be good for the country as a whole, but not for a part of the country.
Yucca mountain is a mountain in the desert of Nevada that is perfect for storing nuclear waste. On average, there are huge benefits to centralizing nuclear waste in a single location. But the people of Nevada opposed the Yucca mountain proposal because it would harm their state's image.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yucca_Mountain_nuclear_waste_repository
The interests of the nation-state can be directly opposed to the interests of a region. The interests of Somalia, as a nation-state, maybe directly contradictory of the interests of Puntland in some cases, and I am not willing to sacrifice Puntland's interest for the sake of the national interest.