The future belongs to you!

[Sophist]

Hi Chaps,

 

I would like to share this article. It is a piece written by a good friend Ali Ahmed.

 

Enjoy.

 

Sophist

 

 

The struggle that every nation went through to liberate their country was led by their youngsters and Somalia was not an exception. 66 years ago its youth came together to get rid of the colonial rulers from their country. Can today’s young generations play similar role? What will be the consequences of not acting? How challenging or rough the road ahead would be?

 

 

The never ending conflicts in Somalia have caused an unimaginable destruction and misery to its citizen. Livelihood of entire nation, human and properties were destroyed. People fled from city to city, and one place to another looking for sanctuary.

 

 

Those who could afford went as far as Australia, North America and Europe, some remained refugee in camps in neighbouring countries, whiles other, more than 2 million are Internal Displaced People (IDP). In addition, there are those who are trying to escape through unchartered territories, by taken unfit boats to places they thought are safer than Somalia but sadly majority are drowning in the seas or never made to their intended destination.

 

 

At the same time the origins of Somali civil war was played out a war between different clans, fighting over for the control of the power but in the reality it was the war led by individual greed. These voracious folks had no interest for clans or country but merely used clannish themes to drum up support for their selfish gains. Even though, that itself has ended in the early 1990s. However, from there onwards the conflict has become multifaceted one. The country was divided into fiefdoms between different warlords, who cared no one except their own personal gain.

 

 

Where each one of them did everything he possibly could to destroy the nation, not only the people and properties but also the environment. In return, for financial gain they allowed companies from the developed world to use Somalia as a chemical wastes dumping place. The country’s main ports and airports were either closed or used for personal interests. The latest episode was the selling off Somali territorial sea to a foreign country such as Kenya.

 

 

While rest of the world looked other way or paid lip services in the blight of our country and its people, Somalia traditional enemy (Ethiopia) wasted no time. Not only they had to make sure that there should never be shortages of weaponry, but they also on watch that no peace deal between opposing Somali groups would ever be materialized. Hence, each warlord was kept on a short leash by their handlers in Addis Ababa. So they will always follow the instructions given by the Tigrinya regime, whose aim is never to allow the restoration of stable Somalia. Their plan A is Somalia to be divided into many two or more. In the Southern part be incorporated with Kenya, thus from Central to North-Western becoming part of greater Ethiopia. Whilst plan B is, every sub-clan should have their ‘own state’ ruled from Addis Ababa[1].

 

 

That’s where the idea of these anti national names and groups (Somaliland, Puntland, Galmudug State, Darwishland, Midland State, Banaadir Land, Mahari State, and/or Himan and Heeb State, Bayland, Jubbaland or/and Habar kuulay Land) and many other anti Somali names that is going around has came from. With help of wannabe in Somali affairs ‘experts’ who are telling us, you cannot be a nation state because you are belong to different clans, who can’t live together in harmony. They think they know what best is for Somalis! It reminds me of the words written by anti-racist hero, Fanon, when he said:

 

 

“I came into the world imbued with the will to find a meaning in things, my spirit filled with the desire to attain to the source of the world, and then I found that I was an object in the midst of other objects”. (Black Skin, White Mask).

 

 

Somali people have been known as "a singularly homogenous culture that in theory should have come into the modern era in a cohesive and stable way”. The nation’s people share a common ethnic linguistic, culture, religion as well as blood identity. You will not find any Somali person who is free from the blood of other Somali who hails from different clans in his/her DNA, no matter where in the country they may reside. Thus, Somalis share[2] seven affairs; land, culture, wealth, religion, race, language and interests. (Soomaalidu waxay weligeedba wadaagi jiratay todobada arimood ee kala ah: Dhul-wadaag, dhaqan-wadaag, dhaqaale-wadaag, diin-wadaag, dan-wadaag, midab-wadaag, iyo af-wadaag,):

 

 

Comparing to other manufactured states such as Kenya and Ethiopia, where their citizens shares nothing of the kind; culture, ethnicity, religion or language, nevertheless, they were accepted as a nation state but not for me as a Somali. One has to be part of some kind of a clan which permits me to mention a story told by Professor Abdi Ismail Samatar in a lecture, where he narrated a conversation that he had with a senior diplomat in Norwegian ministry of foreign affairs in Oslo[3].

 

 

Like the rest of colonized world, Somalia independence from the colonials did not come as a gift. It was achieved through struggle and sacrifices by the early generations. Therefore, on behave of entire population, past, present and the future particularly; the struggles led by the great Somali national hero Sayyid Mohamed Abdulle Hassan and his Daraawiish, followed by the Somali Youth League (SYL) and others.

 

 

Today’s Somali youth, whether they are inside the country or live in the Diaspora, felt let down by the older generations and rightly so. Who not only have destroyed their country but have failed to fix it for the past two decades. They have been left to fend themselves. Angry, demoralized and at times some feel ashamed of being a Somali. In the name which associates with war, refugee, hunger, lack of achievements and identity crisis in the Diaspora.

 

 

Nevertheless, that ought not to be the case. The future belongs to you, as a young Somali men or women. The mere viable option available for you is to say enough is enough. No more victimhood, nor blame games. We are where we are and we must not accept the defeat of settling with less than what we deserve. If in 1943, Somali Youth came together and refused to live in under the colonial rule, why should we accept in the 21st century to live in stateless, divided by non-existence and artificial bounders between us? In 1943, when they came up and established Somali Youth league (SYL). They had very limited educational background, while a few of them could read or write and none of them could spoke any foreign languages. As to communicate by phone or postal services was unthinkable at that time nevertheless, they have succeeded their struggle because they were united, and refused anything short of complete independence from foreign rulers in their country.

 

 

Today’s youth, the world is our fingertips in terms of technological advancement; we have the advantages of mobilizing tens of thousands of well educated, multi lingual Somalis, who can speak any language under the sun. What is needed is the will to be free from this self inflicted chain. This requires honesty, determination and team work.

 

 

That is where HANOOLAATO comes in[4]. A 17, months ago, HANOOLAATO Somali National Party was born. Its members are dynamic, young, unified in achieving free and united independent Somalia. Free from clan politics, corruption, injustice, poverty and ignorance. They are men and women of highest integrity. Against all false assumptions of anti-national and naysayers, members of HANOOLAATO came from every region that constitutes Somali family and we have proved them wrong those who were claiming Somalinimo is dead. Today we have representative for the whole of Somalia and throughout the Diaspora community. The enemy of this nation knows our talents and will do everything to prevent our unity. We are aware of the challenges and hard work ahead of us but we also know our cause is just and we are determining to see it through with help of Allah, we will succeed insha’allah.

 

 

Our message is your country needs you and no one is going to come to fix for us, therefore, not only the future belongs to you but more so, the future is in your hands. ‘Biyo Sacbadaadaa looga dhergaa’.

 

 

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[1] See this demoralizing article written by one of Kenya’s thinkers: one may say, it’s just an opinion of newspaper columnist, but represents true thinking of political elites from these countries. http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Opinion/-/440808/476952/-/3lvt45/-/index.html

 

 

Ali Sharif Ahmed

 

 

aahmed_2001@hotmail.com

[MAXIMUS POWERS]

Did you know the leader of HANOOLAATO Somali National Party was a reject. When Somaliland decided that there should be 3 political party, he was one of the leaders whose party was rejected. Now he is indoctrinating people with his pan-somalism.

 

A man who stands for nothing will fall for anything.

[Juje]

Originally posted by MAX POWERS:

Did you know the leader of HANOOLAATO Somali National Party was a reject. When Somaliland decided that there should be 3 political party, he was one of the leaders whose party was rejected. Now he is indoctrinating people with his pan-somalism.

Do you actually know what you are talking about?

[MAXIMUS POWERS]

^^Yeah he is a friend of mine.

[Qandalawi]

What?

 

HANOOLAATO Somali National Party :confused:

 

I have to set up another one called 'Let Live Somali Unionist Party'

 

Dee maxaa loogu qoslaayay, the JNM one man party that claimed the responsibility of the L.A bam

[Jacaylbaro]

aniguna mid la yidhaahdo HA DHACDO NATIONAL PARTY baan maalin dhow samaynayaa ,,,

[Ibtisam]

Max is not making stuff up, I know the guy, very very very funny guy/ a real joker, acudubililah wa buufis and a half. His party was trying to take part in the SL elections, but they were refused.

[General Duke]

^^^The name could be better. Long Live Party,...

[Ibtisam]

As long as they are trying to keep something alive, it is not all wasted. Pluz it gives the young people he lurks around something to believe in and look forward to, even fake ideals is good sometimes- well better than all the doom and bad images/news.

[General Duke]

^^^Agreed for once, unity is better than secession also my dear. More parties, more ideas more discourse is needed, untill I come to power and ban everyone of them.

[Ibtisam]

Originally posted by General Duke:

^^^Agreed for once, unity is better than secession also my dear. More parties, more ideas more discourse is needed, untill I come to power and ban everyone of them.

Who on earth would put you in power. Or do you mean you as in your clan??

[General Duke]

^^^No adeer me as the man, when insha Allah I come to power there shall be progress.