I have a confession to make....

[codewebsduh]

My great grandfather died at sea fighting for the British in WW2. He left behind my granfather as an orphan. Idk how but he also had a house in Britain, his wife died before him leading to the her family trying to claim the house for themselves. They were the same clan as the prime minister of Somalia and through corruption got the papers to own the house.

It's weird that my family eventually made their way to being Australian which are subjects of Britain. I wonder if anyone else had a similiar experience, do you feel shame at your predecessors fighting for the British?

 

[digaagjecel]

Alll my grandparents fought in the SNA. All my great grandfathers fought against the Italians.

 

[Material]

Mine wasn't really fighting. He was an Askari for the Italians. I don't feel ashamed whatsoever. Bro was gunning for the bag.

 

[CryptoSomali]

RIP

 

[Amirah]

My great grandfather died at sea fighting for the British in WW2. He left behind my granfather as an orphan. Idk how but he also had a house in Britain, his wife died before him leading to the her family trying to claim the house for themselves. They were the same clan as the prime minister of Somalia and through corruption got the papers to own the house.

It's weird that my family eventually made their way to being Australian which are subjects of Britain. I wonder if anyone else had a similiar experience, do you feel shame at your predecessors fighting for the British?

Don’t worry everyone’s(not just Somalis)ancestors have fought or worked for the British at some point. It’s miracle we aren’t all X% British. Those bloody Englishmen sure knew how to keep their pants on.

 

[pirater]

my great grandfather's were some baadiye geeljire. same with my grandfathers. no history here. My grandmother were also baadiye folk. basically I'm just a NZer descendent of baadiye folk

 

[4head]

7 of my great-grand uncles died for France (Algeria War)
It's an honor to have served the greatest country in History!

 

[mr steal your naag]

Don’t worry everyone’s(not just Somalis)ancestors have fought or worked for the British at some point. It’s miracle we aren’t all X% British. Those bloody Englishmen sure knew how to keep their pants on.

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You know the british paid well money

 

[Amirah]

You know the british paid well money

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[mr steal your naag]

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Facts. They were planning to build a railway tru all of SL. but that fat short mf named mussolini invaded british somaliland. And no railways

 

[jabsveg276]

My great grandfather died at sea fighting for the British in WW2. He left behind my granfather as an orphan. Idk how but he also had a house in Britain, his wife died before him leading to the her family trying to claim the house for themselves. They were the same clan as the prime minister of Somalia and through corruption got the papers to own the house.

It's weird that my family eventually made their way to being Australian which are subjects of Britain. I wonder if anyone else had a similiar experience, do you feel shame at your predecessors fighting for the British?

AUN, my grandfather also fought in WW2.

 

[reer]

Facts. They were planning to build a railway tru all of SL. but that fat short mf named mussolini invaded british somaliland. And no railways

sl is not south asia. the interior terrain was harsh and not a place to do mass scale farming like india. it was expensive keeping it under control.
if somalis united the colonial invaders would have been forced to give up when it became too much money. when a larger enemy tries occupy a territory they leave when the money spent isnt worth it. a shame. pathetic somalis.

 

[mr steal your naag]

sl is south asia. the interior terrain was harsh and not a place to do mass scale farming like india. it was expensive keeping it under control.
if somalis united the colonial invaders would have been forced to give up when it became too much money. when a larher enemy tries occupy a territory they leave when the money spent isnt worth it. a shame. pathetic somalis.

Yeah but they got finnesed. The colonisers came to clans offered money and weapons for loyalty. And later their tuulo got taken over

 

[reer]

Yeah but they got finnesed. The colonisers came to clans offered money and weapons for loyalty. And later their tuulo got taken over

somalis are a treacherous people. pathetic how we were colonized. we dont have mass farmlands or rubber or mass gold like other places. italian part was their pet project and british part was nick named "aden's butcher shop". djibouti was possibly the most disgraceful. somalis are predisposed to treachery and treason.

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[pirater]

yall have some interesting history. you guys ancestors fought in world wars

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[mr steal your naag]

somalis are a treacherous people. pathetic how we were colonized. we dont have mass farmlands or rubber or mass gold like other places. italian part was their pet project and british part was nick named "aden's butcher shop". djibouti was possibly the most disgraceful. somalis are predisposed to treachery and treason.

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The reason why ethiopia never got colonised was because the amharas and tigray were united under the ethiopian empire/abassynia banner. While somalis were not united and they had small sultans. So its easier to do the divide and conquer trick. If everybody all ready see eachothers as enemies

 

[reer]

The reason why ethiopia never got colonised was because the amharas and tigray were united under the ethiopian empire/abassynia banner. While somalis were not united and they had small sultans. So its easier to do the divide and conquer trick. If everybody all ready see eachothers as enemies

mussolini conquered them. and before that they were allies of the british against somalis. afghanistan was the only muslim country to successfully defeat colonizers (their attempts of colonization) because they had a sense of unity.

 

[mr steal your naag]

mussolini conquered them. and before that they were allies of the british against somalis. afghanistan was the only muslim country to successfully defeat colonizers (their attempts of colonization) because they had a sense of unity.

Somalis have always seen eachother as enemies. Before the colonisers came Somalis were raiding eachother villages and robbing livestocks and burning houses.Personally somali see eachother now how they saw eachother before colonisation

 

[zaffron]

Why would you admit this my g?

 

[codewebsduh]

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Somaliland should apply for union with UK lol.