If you guys do not know already, but there is vibrant young and ambitious group looking to implement a PIM movement in PL, the supporters base is not well known in terms of numbers, but the frustrations of Puntlanders at the lack of progress in Somalia is reaching stages of boiling point and could see this ambitious group take those frustrations and implement a Puntland Independence Movement to end the Somali project which PL has worked on since 2004 till today.
The PIM guys argue what do we have to show for our efforts in the last 20 years? Since 2004 till 2019, it's nearly 20 years and the government hasn't moved beyond one street in mogadishu. The south is completely occupied by Shabab still. Hawiye has not a single working administration or any unity inside themselves(even at a sub clan level). So why stick around is the PIM movement message. Famous supporters of PIM include @PuntiteQueen @MSGA and possibly others who are vehemently Anti Somalia because of Hawiye holding the nation back with they're disunity, disarray, lack of administration, and constant lack of security. They are frustrated not a single looted assets(factories, ministries, properties), warlords who killed thousands of darod civilians are sitting in senator positions. This group seems hell-bent on on cutting the PL umbillical cord to Somalia.
Now I must say the frustrations I have with Somalia and it's slow progress, makes me question if this project is viable anymore. I accept that Somali identity is REAL even though it's not real in the sense of 'families' we have different families and clans but in the sense of shared language, land, culture, and religion yes it is real. We spilled blood over this Somali unity concept with Sayid waging some of his largest campaigns against the Majerten Kingdom. Some key massacres include the 'illig' coastal massacre of Issa Mahmoud being thrown off cliffs. Huge battles occurred between the Darwish and Osman mahmoud clan in many areas of Bari. Mudug was a total nightmare also.
This Somalinimo concept a-lot of blood was spilled between 'liberal' Somalis who wanted to execute a new idea of creating a nation state based on our common interests as clans which is our somali identity, religion, culture, and land against conservative Somalis like my 'awoowe' who died defending the Majerteniya kingdom because he believed in PIM movement and believed every clan should stay where they are and rule themselves. Anyways blood has been spilled for this somalinimo concept, so we have exchanged blood, once blood is spilled, this causes people to become a family in some senses since an exchange of blood has occurred. Our exchange of blood was messy like the America Independence one and look at them now they treat each other like one family as under god and america.
Scottish clans would war with each other and after spilling blood with the english, this transfer of blood allowed them to create not only a Scottish Identity but join the united kingdom. I am not sure why Somalis cannot move past this stage of nation state building. Somali isn't a tribe, it's not owned by an individual nor was there a figure that existed who was Somali. Somali is a language and geographic location(desert dwellers and camel herders). They have a certain culture which is 'nomadic' and they have a religion that is Islamic and they speak a common language. We should be able to make this common identity work for all not work for a single clan because it won't be possible then for it to work since it isn't owned by any clan. Hence it needs to be based on national interest of all clans.
We have 150 years of blood shed as insurance that this 'somalinimo' concept had to be earned and personally my own '2nd awoowe' has battle scars from it and many other Somalis awoowes who would've fought for nothing or died for nothing. So we need to make it work in my opinion, it's difficult to start a new concept without blood shed in most nations, since the exchange of blood allows for both parties to form bond-ship when the bloodshed is over, WHY hasn't this happened in Somalia is beyond me, I can understand why it hasn't happened because our civil war in 91 till now has been tribal and clan based, where-as before in sayid war it was 'somalinimo vs tribal thinking' of it's day. So Somalinimo means a-lot to them now because they realized it was for they're own good, where-as in 91 it was pure tribal warfare, not somalinimo, so it's going to take a long time to heal. So what is my solution? should we adopt PIM?
If we are to adopt PIM. We need a monarchy or sultanate. We need to decide on Omani model of 'sultan' which was what boqor osman was planning and divide power along clan lines and lineages. Or should we take a monarchy approach and have boqor burhan the son of boqor osman as head of state like queen elizabeth and have the Puntland as his 'government'? so this means Boqor Burhan will not intefere in the day to day running of the state but he will be head of state or at least him and the 'golaha isimada' or the 'prince quarters'.
We have historical justification also Majerteniya Kingdom was not ceded voluntarily by Majerten people, it was bombarded by the italians who renegaded on our treaty, we want that treaty restored and executed and our independence granted to us as was the intention before the treaty was made null n void by Italy who used violence on king osman and then sent him to mogadishu for prison. We never ceded our autonomy and independence from Somalia, no somali speaks of this. Isaaq did cede to Somalia willingly, it wasn't forced at all.
We have present justification of Somalia saying we cannot continue living in a state that is refusing to move beyond one street and secure a damn city that is 15 kilometers in length called Mogadishu. We cannot continue living in a state where Hawiye hasn't got one administration that functions be it HS/GM. We cannot continue living in a state where shabab controls all the south and runs civil courts in afgoye on mogadishu matters and taxes business people in mogadishu. What the hell is this? dual governments in one city?
The PIM guys argue what do we have to show for our efforts in the last 20 years? Since 2004 till 2019, it's nearly 20 years and the government hasn't moved beyond one street in mogadishu. The south is completely occupied by Shabab still. Hawiye has not a single working administration or any unity inside themselves(even at a sub clan level). So why stick around is the PIM movement message. Famous supporters of PIM include @PuntiteQueen @MSGA and possibly others who are vehemently Anti Somalia because of Hawiye holding the nation back with they're disunity, disarray, lack of administration, and constant lack of security. They are frustrated not a single looted assets(factories, ministries, properties), warlords who killed thousands of darod civilians are sitting in senator positions. This group seems hell-bent on on cutting the PL umbillical cord to Somalia.
Now I must say the frustrations I have with Somalia and it's slow progress, makes me question if this project is viable anymore. I accept that Somali identity is REAL even though it's not real in the sense of 'families' we have different families and clans but in the sense of shared language, land, culture, and religion yes it is real. We spilled blood over this Somali unity concept with Sayid waging some of his largest campaigns against the Majerten Kingdom. Some key massacres include the 'illig' coastal massacre of Issa Mahmoud being thrown off cliffs. Huge battles occurred between the Darwish and Osman mahmoud clan in many areas of Bari. Mudug was a total nightmare also.
This Somalinimo concept a-lot of blood was spilled between 'liberal' Somalis who wanted to execute a new idea of creating a nation state based on our common interests as clans which is our somali identity, religion, culture, and land against conservative Somalis like my 'awoowe' who died defending the Majerteniya kingdom because he believed in PIM movement and believed every clan should stay where they are and rule themselves. Anyways blood has been spilled for this somalinimo concept, so we have exchanged blood, once blood is spilled, this causes people to become a family in some senses since an exchange of blood has occurred. Our exchange of blood was messy like the America Independence one and look at them now they treat each other like one family as under god and america.
Scottish clans would war with each other and after spilling blood with the english, this transfer of blood allowed them to create not only a Scottish Identity but join the united kingdom. I am not sure why Somalis cannot move past this stage of nation state building. Somali isn't a tribe, it's not owned by an individual nor was there a figure that existed who was Somali. Somali is a language and geographic location(desert dwellers and camel herders). They have a certain culture which is 'nomadic' and they have a religion that is Islamic and they speak a common language. We should be able to make this common identity work for all not work for a single clan because it won't be possible then for it to work since it isn't owned by any clan. Hence it needs to be based on national interest of all clans.
We have 150 years of blood shed as insurance that this 'somalinimo' concept had to be earned and personally my own '2nd awoowe' has battle scars from it and many other Somalis awoowes who would've fought for nothing or died for nothing. So we need to make it work in my opinion, it's difficult to start a new concept without blood shed in most nations, since the exchange of blood allows for both parties to form bond-ship when the bloodshed is over, WHY hasn't this happened in Somalia is beyond me, I can understand why it hasn't happened because our civil war in 91 till now has been tribal and clan based, where-as before in sayid war it was 'somalinimo vs tribal thinking' of it's day. So Somalinimo means a-lot to them now because they realized it was for they're own good, where-as in 91 it was pure tribal warfare, not somalinimo, so it's going to take a long time to heal. So what is my solution? should we adopt PIM?
If we are to adopt PIM. We need a monarchy or sultanate. We need to decide on Omani model of 'sultan' which was what boqor osman was planning and divide power along clan lines and lineages. Or should we take a monarchy approach and have boqor burhan the son of boqor osman as head of state like queen elizabeth and have the Puntland as his 'government'? so this means Boqor Burhan will not intefere in the day to day running of the state but he will be head of state or at least him and the 'golaha isimada' or the 'prince quarters'.
We have historical justification also Majerteniya Kingdom was not ceded voluntarily by Majerten people, it was bombarded by the italians who renegaded on our treaty, we want that treaty restored and executed and our independence granted to us as was the intention before the treaty was made null n void by Italy who used violence on king osman and then sent him to mogadishu for prison. We never ceded our autonomy and independence from Somalia, no somali speaks of this. Isaaq did cede to Somalia willingly, it wasn't forced at all.
We have present justification of Somalia saying we cannot continue living in a state that is refusing to move beyond one street and secure a damn city that is 15 kilometers in length called Mogadishu. We cannot continue living in a state where Hawiye hasn't got one administration that functions be it HS/GM. We cannot continue living in a state where shabab controls all the south and runs civil courts in afgoye on mogadishu matters and taxes business people in mogadishu. What the hell is this? dual governments in one city?
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