Why I Now Support Somaliland Independence/Ictiraaf

Does Somaliland Deserve Independence?


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The SL (Isaaq) issue in Somalia is very clear and it always has been. Isaaq will never accept being third choice in Somalia. The z00 as presently constructed is a Hawiye-Darood standoff, where Isaaq have the same rights as an eelay. People would accept this (begrudgingly) if Somalia was actually a successful country. But it’s not and has never been at any point throughout its history. Not even close to one in fact.

This domination is not by human capital, not by influence, not even by military might. It’s simply by proximity and relations to the capital, Mogadishu. The influence of the British Somaliland clan groupings has been limited at best post-colonial era, often not receiving their fair share of political representation according to their power in the country. It still remains to this day that Somalia’s best period (early 1970s) also coincided with the largest representation share of Isaaq in Somalia’s top positions.

Apparently pointing stuff out like this means you are “arrogant”. You see this on every Somali social media, the apparent need to downplay every single Isaaq/SL achievement and take offence when any Isaaq/Lander acknowledges of their power within the country. You can even see it in this thread, @rayxn3 talks of this “superiority complex” completely unprovoked. The facts are Hiraab are completely ungovernable and Darood is really just MJ, everyone else is irrelevant. Waqooyi Galbeed has the highest HDI in the country of any region. Berbera Port is the best port in Sub-Saharan Africa for 2024. Elections are held, both local and presidential, intra-chimpouts are rare. If Somalia was a meritocracy, we would be rewarded adequately but unfortunately it isn’t and so Isaaq are right to complain about the unfairness. @Karim will tell you that some irrelevant individual positions means representation, who cares about speakers and banks and deputies if I can never be the top dog.

The intention isn’t and has never been to rule the country through Hargeisa though. Nobody wants mass amounts of foreigners on their lands thanks. You will always be welcome to come and live here and do trade individually but Somalis are tribal first and won’t allow themselves to be demographically replaced. Just fair representation. No more of this ‘Dir’ BS, Ugandishu politics, Hawiye vs Darood nonsense. Just reward the best and penalize the worst.
I’m only interested in that HDI part about waqooyi galbeed. I need receipts my nigga. The rest put me to sleep tbh. Post the receipts here if you have them.
 
Disagree with any form of Somaliland independence because it threatens all of Somalia. Self-autonomy or a Hong Kong style power sharing would be the ideal scenario that doesn't involve balkanizing Somalia. They don't have to worry about Mogadishu ordering them around and Somalia stays together, its a win win.
 

Karim

I could agree with you but then we’d both be wrong
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The SL (Isaaq) issue in Somalia is very clear and it always has been. Isaaq will never accept being third choice in Somalia. The z00 as presently constructed is a Hawiye-Darood standoff, where Isaaq have the same rights as an eelay. People would accept this (begrudgingly) if Somalia was actually a successful country. But it’s not and has never been at any point throughout its history. Not even close to one in fact.

This domination is not by human capital, not by influence, not even by military might. It’s simply by proximity and relations to the capital, Mogadishu. The influence of the British Somaliland clan groupings has been limited at best in the post-colonial era, often not receiving their fair share of political representation according to their power in the country. It still remains to this day that Somalia’s best period (early 1970s) also coincided with the largest representation share of Isaaq in Somalia’s top positions.

Apparently pointing stuff out like this means you are “arrogant”. You see this on every Somali social media, the apparent need to downplay every single Isaaq/SL achievement and take offence when any Isaaq/Lander acknowledges of their power within the country. You can even see it in this thread, @rayxn3 talks of this “superiority complex” completely unprovoked. The facts are Hiraab are completely ungovernable and Darood is really just MJ, everyone else is irrelevant. Waqooyi Galbeed has the highest HDI in the country of any region. Berbera Port is the best port in Sub-Saharan Africa for 2024. Elections are held, both local and presidential, intra-chimpouts are rare. If Somalia was a meritocracy, we would be rewarded adequately but unfortunately it isn’t and so Isaaq are right to complain about the unfairness. @Karim will tell you that some irrelevant individual positions means representation, who cares about speakers and banks and deputies if I can never be the top dog.

The intention isn’t and has never been to rule the country through Hargeisa though. Nobody wants mass amounts of foreigners on their lands thanks. You will always be welcome to come and live here and do trade individually but Somalis are tribal first and won’t allow themselves to be demographically replaced. Just fair representation. No more of this ‘Dir’ BS, Ugandishu politics, Hawiye vs Darood nonsense. Just reward the best and penalize the worst.
So your grievance is unfair political representation?! Why don't you just say that instead of declaring a secession from the country?! You're one phone call away from achieving your dream of being a top dog.

Isaaq: Hello Somalis, How are y'all doing?
Somalis: We're fine Mr Isaaq. What about you?!
Isaaq: I'm doing good. Let me be the top dog and I will join the party.
Somalis: What post do you want?! The PM or the president?!

That's not so hard at all.
 

DR OSMAN

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The fact of the matter is, I always supported it. My issue was with the inclusion of any people or lands that didn't want to be part of it, and that still remains a concern. The difference now is, I think they truly deserve it and it is unfair to deny it to them. The borders would of course need to be negotiated and no parts of Harti lands would be included. Aside from that, SL deserves independence and international recognition. After the recent 1 man 1 vote election that was fair and completely free of violence, and the former president MBA conceding and ready to hand over power, and the chaos that is Mogadishu, they have proven that they are mature enough to be afforded the right not to be held back by people who want nothing but war and corruption. It is clear that no progress is being made in Somalia nor will be made in the next few decades as shabaab terrorists haven't been defeated and now foreign troops including Ethiopians are entering the country in mass numbers. Soon Egyptians will also enter, along with the already present African Union troops who are going to remain in the country to 'safeguard' it. No matter who is in charge in Mogadishu, the cycle of war and corruption will continue as we have seen with Farmaajo and his replacement Gurguurte who continues to do the same things he accused his predecessor of. There is no shame in Somalia's current crop of leaders as they tried to destroy JL under Farmaajo and now Culusow. That being the case, is it really fair to hold back a people that want to leave this terrible situation? It is sadistic and mean spirited to hold back SL's development to the whims of corrupt former cab drivers and NGO assistant supervisors. Unlike other Somalis like my fellow PLers, SLers don't live all over Somalia from north to south, they live overwhelmingly in Waqooyi (and DDS in Ethiopia). It really makes no sense for them to continue to have anything to do with Somalia from a political or geographical standpoint. Their election and sincere commitment to their country crystalized my viewpoint. Please join me in supporting their cause.

P.S....Perhaps SL independence coming to fruition will wake up our stupid leaders in PL who still continue to believe in a silly notion of 'Somalia'. We've developed PL from scratch but have sat by and watched as 'presidents' from Farmaajo to Qoslaaye have sat in Villa Wardhiigley bunker seeking to undermine us at every turn. We brought this current version of federalism to Somalia but Somalis don't want it and they clearly don't want us. Let's face it, we are the most hated Somalis due in large part to the fact that we actually brought the current government to Mogadishu in 2006 using funds and soldiers paid from the proceeds of Bossaso port. Why do we continue to stick around? What is in it for us? We held a historic 1 man 1 vote election and we were cursed from the 'masjid' in Villa Somalia with destruction in 24 hours. Mogadishu's agents were paid to undermine our election and the 1 man 1 vote presidential election that Deni wanted to hold. If we had not been tied at the hip to such people, we would not have had to deal with any of that. I think SL independence will finally wake PLers up when they see SL developing and gleaming while we sit around waiting for Villa Somalia to release our aid funds every year. For those of you PLers who naively believe in Somaliweyn, just know that 90% of reer Somalia would love to see us leave as well, so the feeling is mutual. I have no doubt if a referendum was held today most Somalis would vote overwhelmingly to remove PL from Somalia. They do not want you and in fact they view you as the problem, and you should not want anything other than what is in your best interests. SLers are not your enemy, and they don't hate you. You do not even border each other. I say take everything north of Gaalkacyo and call it a day, but do not continue to stand in the way of SL's independence. After all, I believe that realistically the main thing that has been holding SL back from its freedom is PL and PLers. It is time to call a spade a spade and move on with our lives.

As your from PL, are u sending SL intentionally into a potential south Sudan outcome when u know fully well the HA and HY situation stretching for 30 years which only changed dimension from civil war to cold war status. So u can do a land grab later as all the ppl flee on the first day of independence?

When you know deep down the social fragility there is it thru xasidnimo or do u fear they also might do a Plan B if secession isn't possible and hawiye realize centralism isn't possible and work on Plan B irir samale colonial border federation all being managed by Djibouti who itself doesn't believe in it but sees it can hold Somalia down into conflict while Djibouti can survive and thrive and not be overlooked by a Stronger Somalia or lead to a uprising revolt in Djibouti to depose that IOG.

I don't know what angle your working from and heck I expect u to respond I have no angle or intention but genuine good will which as we know is very minimal in politics.
 
Why do they deserve it is the main question?! If a region within a recognised country holds one man one vote election, does that mean they deserve to be their own country?!

Taiwan holds elections, and its rich, developed and militarily strong yet they're not a country.

Somaliland hasn't developed economically, socially and militarily. The youth of that region flee and die in the Libyan Sahara or the Mediterranean sea just like Southern Somali people that are fleeing Shabab, poverty and endless wars in their regions. The secessionist ideology in that region was invented by 1 out of the 5 main clans in the north, they cannot force their own political agendas onto others and it's not fair to the rest.

My question still stands: WHY DO THEY DESERVE TO SECEDE FROM THE COUNTRY?! Is there any binding historical document that allows them to SECEDE?! It's thought provoking question that needs to be answered. Why?!!!
YOU DO UNDERSTAND TAIWAN DOESN'T CLAIM TO BE A COUNTRY. IT IS NAMED THE REPUBLIC OF CHINA (ROC/TAIWAN). AS IN THE REAL GOVERNEMNT OF CHINA. NOT A NEW NATION NOR HAVE THEY EVER TRIED TO SUCEDE. THEY CLAIM MORE LAND THAN THE COMMUNIST GOVERNEMNT THE PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA (PRC/China) SINCE THAT IS LAND THEY HAD WHEN THEY WERE KICKED OUT OF CONTROL.

Had to use caps since I see this silly claim every where. Research the history of the KMT and Mao Zedong.
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Discussions on whether or not Somaliland deserves to become independent aside, Somaliland recognition was never realistic to begin tbh. Aside from the fact that they no longer fully control the territory they claim, colonial borders are pretty much sacred. The 1964 Cairo declaration affirmed that the territorial integrity of all African countries are to be respected and maintained, and Its obvious why that is the case. Because many African countries have their own secessionist movements so everyone agrees to keep the peace by not supporting or recognizing other movements. Somaliland therefore isn't really special in that regard and recognition would involve opening a pandora's box that no one would dare try. I mean even Ethiopia is aware of that, all the claims of them recognizing SL through the MoU only comes from Somaliland and not from Ethiopia. Its a charade that hides their true intentions.

Before anyone mentions South Sudan and Eritrea, yes I know they broke away and formed their own countries but they are the exceptions to the rule and for a number of good reasons. Both countries were ethnically and culturally different from Sudan and Ethiopia, both countries spent the better part of 30-50 years fighting for independence sacrificing hundreds of thousands to millions of lives and both countries managed to get Sudan and Ethiopia to accept a UN held referendum for independence. Last point is very important since unilateral recognition is extremely unpopular. You only need to ask yourselves why Somaliland was ignored by the IC during the 90s and 2000s and you will understand why.

This is why the collapse of Somalia was so unfortunate for Somaliland ironically enough. No government in Mogadishu to negotiate with to hold referendums so it became stuck in political limbo. Silaayno really should have tried his hardest to convince Mogadishu in 2012 but alas here we are. Somaliland perhaps could have taken the Taiwan route instead and focus on development and carve their own niche to attract other nations.
 

Karim

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YOU DO UNDERSTAND TAIWAN DOESN'T CLAIM TO BE A COUNTRY. IT IS NAMED THE REPUBLIC OF CHINA (ROC/TAIWAN). AS IN THE REAL GOVERNEMNT OF CHINA. NOT A NEW NATION NOR HAVE THEY EVER TRIED TO SUCEDE. THEY CLAIM MORE LAND THAN THE COMMUNIST GOVERNEMNT THE PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA (PRC/China) SINCE THAT IS LAND THEY HAD WHEN THEY WERE KICKED OUT OF CONTROL.

Had to use caps since I see this silly claim every where. Research the history of the KMT and Mao Zedong.
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The current constitution of ROC (Taiwan) was adopted in 1946 and KMT were the main party for majority of their history but the current coalition government (the green coalition) have a different aspirations as they support the independence of Taiwan as a country.
 
The current constitution of ROC (Taiwan) was adopted in 1946 and KMT were the main party for majority of their history but the current coalition government (the green coalition) have a different aspirations as they support the independence of Taiwan as a country.
The current DPP is more into tawian nationalism, but until they drop the claim of china and move on, my point still stands. Elections/military/economy aside, they arent seeking independence like Somaliland. If they were and the world ignored, then you may have a point.

When they removed ROC from the passports a few years back and started printing Taiwan in big letters, it was a move in that direction.
 
So your grievance is unfair political representation?! Why don't you just say that instead of declaring a secession from the country?! You're one phone call away from achieving your dream of being a top dog.

Isaaq: Hello Somalis, How are y'all doing?
Somalis: We're fine Mr Isaaq. What about you?!
Isaaq: I'm doing good. Let me be the top dog and I will join the party.
Somalis: What post do you want?! The PM or the president?!

That's not so hard at all.
It’s not 1990s anymore everyone has their own base and they aren’t willing to move off of it. 3 is 1 too many and for us to be rewarded others have to be penalized. You’d think they would accept that?

Secession is better than being third choice. We are also about 18 months away from seeing if secession is better than being second choice too @Itsnotthateasy
 
It’s not 1990s anymore everyone has their own base and they aren’t willing to move off of it. 3 is 1 too many and for us to be rewarded others have to be penalized. You’d think they would accept that?

Secession is better than being third choice. We are also about 18 months away from seeing if secession is better than being second choice too @Itsnotthateasy

If second place was close to first place, like it might be a discussion. For example if they had shared the air-traffic control between Somaliland and Somalia I might believe there was a second place that was valuable but really second place is very close to third place, almost no difference.
 
Why I dont support this states idea of somalia, including puntland. Although you have a choice saying to not support sland since youre xaasid, but you have forgot that your entire position relies on xassidnimo and greed.

Sland will never be a country is apart of somalia, Now you have sheegatos and possible nuts rallying behind the puntland first movement and causing this artificial wave.
Seperatism is absolutely not the way to go,
1988 was what changed Somalia forever. Not 1991. Every clan saw what can happen when ‘foreign’ clan members with arms are allowed onto your tribal lands. Just ask Jubaland, SWS why they are defending themselves against SNA and they’ll tell you this exact thing. Ask yourselves why every Somaliland officer in Awdal is Samaroon and every Puntland officer in Sanaag is Warsangeli. You leave yourselves vulnerable to attacks and land grabs. I’ve never been one to cry xasuuq but the facts are facts, the army officers of Somalia mass exterminated (in the tens of thousands+) innocent individuals on their lands purely based on their clan while everyone else sat there and watched. This is the only time this has happened in Somalia’s history. RX was not the same, MJ early 80s was not the same, Las Anod was not the same either don’t let @Karim gaslight you.

Adopting a survival policy in Somalia after this is absolutely necessary. Separatism will always be the right thing to do as a clan as long as the other option is being third choice in a failed state. Separatism got us into the White House, separatism got us into 1-on-1 meetings with heads of states. The Somalidiid calcaal won’t matter as long as every East African country has his boots in Koonfuur. This policy also means you need to overextend influence beyond your borders regionally. Awdal is a non-negotiable as it prevents us from being encircled. Ruling Sool never really mattered. Ever. Ali Khalif Galaydh brought them in and they couldn’t believe their eyes. It was always just a flex, nobody gave AF about the colonial borders but the opportunity to do what they wanted in Darood lands with no pushback meant the leadership ran wild. The best case scenario would have always been to install a puppet leadership in Sool, we don’t need to control the people but what goes on in the lands. Now we’re in a worst-case scenario as SSC xooged our weapons and won’t negotiate on anything until we drop our separatist agenda, which will never happen as long as Somalia remains in its current state. SNA can now build a base in Fiqi Fuliye which by the current policy means war.

The problem is the leadership. They acknowledge this, but the $$$ is too much to turn down. That’s why we are now completely exposed to the enemy on one side, we don’t have our airspace rights and the port is now out of our control. No army to speak of, a complete brain drain in eastern Isaaqlands, and we recognized our closest ally’s biggest trade partner’s enemy. It literally cannot get any worse than now. With the future crop of potential leaders I trust that if we reach 2030, we can last for a loooong while later. The lack of 1955-1970 born politicians crippled us, that was supposed to be the post-SNM generation. People who looked to further the cause. PL had Deni, Gaas, Faroole from that era. Villa Somalia has Kheyre, HSM, Farmaajo. We don’t have ONE. Stuck in a generation of oldheads who either only know Kacaan politics or war, and can’t adapt to the current state of SL politics. This new generation are 1970 and younger, very qabil-diverse, we don’t know what the future holds with them in charge but I trust them over anything else Somalia has.
1980s is when something changed, when foreigners started funding rebel groups in the north to go against somalia.

What type of extermination went on you are talking as if this was a full blown g*nocide when it was not at all.
Your survival plan is pure idiocy and is not necessary, seperatism is not the right thing to do just setting your self up to be a weaker failed state. It wasnt much long ago that Lascaanod was a 'non-negotiable' awdal will go and sland as well as pland will be split up.
 
So your grievance is unfair political representation?! Why don't you just say that instead of declaring a secession from the country?! You're one phone call away from achieving your dream of being a top dog.

Isaaq: Hello Somalis, How are y'all doing?
Somalis: We're fine Mr Isaaq. What about you?!
Isaaq: I'm doing good. Let me be the top dog and I will join the party.
Somalis: What post do you want?! The PM or the president?!

That's not so hard at all.
You are incredibly naive.
 
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