Fueled by Bribes, Somalia’s Election Seen as Milestone of Corruption (Farmaajo is Somali President!)

[Max B]

It's a mark of how potent Barre era propaganda was that Somalis still have delusions of grandeur about Somaliweyn. People act like it's some religious right to have territories where ethnic Somalis live under one country, on some Israeli biblical promise shyt

No one ever stops to ask why this must be the case. How many countries in Africa have ethnic groups living across multiple countries? Do each deserve independent country? Must the Fulanis(who have a similar nomadic lifestyle) spread over like 7 countries have to have a Fulania? The whole logic of Somaliweyne collapses when you recognize that Somalia is actually a multiethnic country. Some would even say multilingual.

The problem is Barre-era propaganda brainwashed people into believing Somali citizenship and Somali ethnicity is the same thing. It's not. A Somali in Ethiopia or Kenya or Djibouti is no different than a Fulani in Senegal or Nigeria or Mali. We can recognize the obvious cultural bonds and familial ties without agitating for a seperate country as if it's promised in the Quran.

Wow I agree. There's already a generation born into SLand. It's best if Somalia splits up. I don't feel close to Hutus or other southern qabil.

 

[The_Sheff]

There's a surprising number of closed toe shoes in that shoe store.

 

[Max B]

 

[FAH1223]

2nd round is happening

 

[Trajan]

2nd round is happening

As everyone predicted

 

[FAH1223]

As everyone predicted

 

[FAH1223]

 

[Slow Moving]

Farmajo

 

[thatrapsfan]

WOW its over. No way he will get the votes back in the third round. The MPs did not vote along clan lines. If anything thats something to be happy about.

 

[Trajan]

Farmajo

 

[RadaMillz]

Wow I'm shocked! I honestly had no hope.

I guess all the allegations of corruption has been thrown out the window.

We bike Somalia

 

[Trajan]

Wow I'm shocked! I honestly had no hope.

I guess all the allegations of corruption has been thrown out the window.

We bike Somalia

Despite all the money they spent they still got Farmajo

Foreigner meddlers

 

[FAH1223]

I'm shocked

 

[FAH1223]

BTW, Farmaajo was the best man at my parent's wedding

I got a picture of him sitting with my dad

 

[thatrapsfan]

BTW, Farmaajo was the best man at my parent's wedding

I got a picture of him sitting with my dad

He has a huge task ahead of him. The massive challenges will be difficult to address but maybe this result can lay ground for political reconciliation.