^Your life sounds like soup opera! I wanna rights to your stories

^'The necessary security arrangement' will be achieved when you stop complaining AMISOM

I literally had one hr n half sleep last nite..feel dorwsy and coffe ain't helping.

Ashkiro posted the other day

^He is Qabilistic anarchist!!

^There will be room for protest and political reform without restorting to violence and bringing the state like we have done in 1991. There will also be economic oppurtunities that facilitate that help along those penetrate the elite. Most importantly, the masses must be educated enough to be aware of their rights as well as their obligations to the state so people don't make rush decisions without comtemplating the consequences. One could say there is symbiotic relationship between the classes..the key to that relationship is understanding that one group can't exist or progress without the other, but for this to happen the assumption that there are elites and the rest must be first acknowledge or accepted.

^Not if you guys talk in codes. I don't wanna feel like an old Somali man dragged to intervene in something that he no privy to. Rule of thumb though, let's blame him first.

^I'm not talking about socialism per se. Every elitism could be considered dictatorship since it is the elite that makes the final decision on most things. Theiry...It depends on the elite's relationship to the mass, and where they believe in their interests lie. If they are all about maximizing their own interests without throwing a bone to the public..then obviously we will be disgruntled, and that creates room for 'revulationary' colonels'. But if the elite allows and provide a degree of economic oppurtunity and political freedoms, the masses are more likely to accept the system of governance that is put in place by the elite. As far as meritocracy is concerned, it is difficult to apply to the elites, but we could demand it from bureaucracy which do the heavy lifting as far as the functions of the state are concerned.

NGONGE-What did you do?

^Where's NGONGE..Get Qaxwa, and slice of Baklava...Jab Jab How's your day working dear workaholic?

^Yup, would you care for tea and sweets?

Though nobody knows is what end game for Somalia's elites (assuming there is an elite group) in this long running conflict, I would like to pose question or perhaps throw an idea out there. Could Somalia benefit from having an elite class (who has no loyalty to Qabiil) that determines the matters of the state economically and politically from the behind scenes? The mass can manipulated in believing they have stake in the state matters through elections and also ensuring decent quality of life by means of economic and social development. The participatory nature of elections and economic well being could assuage their fears, and guarantee their loyalty to the State. But it is the elites that will choose the candidates that run for offices, and build the economic/political structure of the State. The bureaucracy can established to carry the functions of the State, and build/maintain institutions that serve the public. Such bureaucracy must be educated to reasonable degree and should have upward mobility in terms of institutional governance. They should have decent income and other benefits that keeps them afloat. The presence of solid bureaucratcy would entrach institutions in people's mind. Bureaucracy would also maintain continuum of the state structure when there is change in leadership. The success of dutiful bureaucratcy is the ability to serve the public purposefully and ability to recruit educated workers with discriminating. Long story short, can Somalia benifit from benevolent elites and dutiful bureaucrats? This has been tried in countries with varying degree of success, and can it replicated in Somalia, of course with Somali twist?

The "Sirdoonka' in the Puntland and Somaliland are on Uncle Sam's payroll.These men are all over the place. Anyway, it is another Somali dead at the end of the day. It is actually kind of sad in overall scheme of things, but I guess everybody choose their faith.

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Originally posted by guerilla: just slightly confused. Maybe you should spend another year contemplating. Xidigo ...So, you agree with Johnny?

^That's one across the Yasiin Cusmaan. It wasn't even in use when Barre was in power, and no it won't fit. It might work if there are different shifts

^Take large Starbacks Mocha Latte to meeting, or perhaps buy one for each one of them.

^You are beginning to sound like preacher yourself with the usual,' people you should think for themselves' as if the billions of beings on the world lack the capacity to ponder, think, and reach meaningful decision all on their own....talk about arrogance. War Johnny ...We get the Rockies, but anyway what does matter if people believe in God or not? All this brings another interesting question. What's the thought process of those who convert from one faith to another. Perhaps Mr. Cadaan can enlighten us?

Who did answer our qs before Google? Let me Google

^LoooooooooooooL...Ayeeyo adiga su,aasha su,aal haku jawaabine, balka jawaab su,aasha.

^I'm more bothered by Najmudin's affirmation with Aaliyah said.Is he agreeing with Aaliyah in the context you Abu-Diaby stated, or is he positioning himself for go at her by trying to level the ground

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Me n Duceysane pull chairs...Ms.DD giving us an evil eye

Johnny tabliiq ku maqnaa-(atheists retreat in the alps )..Welcome back.Sympathize with Johnny people, years of evangelizing and trying to find disciples here on SOL hasn't been easy

Do these people come out in support of everybody-hard to know what or who they really support :confused: