Mondey wrote:Cirwaaq you view things from a totally wrong angle.. SL today is NOT 1960 SL, back then it had the privilege of being 1-united 2-independent nation, today it is a divided breakaway state (so far at least one province is no longer in the equation)... they no longer have that advantage to apply or work for what u call preserving a better future relations remember we are still one state, what are you saying can only work for the search for Djibouti and the remaining 2 states, you cannot equate SL to them.
alot of ppl sacrificed for the union and many more suffered not only one particular region... different ppl reacted differently, many things were at stake 21 years ago and the decisions made back then defined our present, we have experienced everything within that period.. today nothing is at stake!
What Somalilanders need to do is sit back on the table and say what exactly is it they complain from? a gone regime/leader? power sharing? injustice? i believe whatever injustices or discrimination are there it should be corrected and everyone gets their rights. And they seem to be on the right path since they have just made a committee to carry on the talks with tfg.
All the actions towards somaliland by a Central government based in Moqadishu since the 1960's union have been baised and unfair. Djbouti and the other two states even if all three were independent WOULD not join with neither somalia nor somaliland simply based on the examples set by their 1960ies union.
The 1960ies Union has become a cancer for Somalihood it has to be cured, irradiated, burned to the ground in order to remove the indignation associated with it.
In order to revive Somaliland's believe in Somaliweyn a sacrifice is needed to once again gain their trust in Somalinimo. Independence is merely political. Geographically there is no change, Ethnically, Culturally, spiritually, etc the Somalis will always be united.
We simply lack 1 form of unity out of a multitude.
Give Somaliland the opportunity to once again become an advocate of somaliweyn instead of fearing their temperary departure from an ill concieved and premature union. Since 1960 the two states that united have held the remainder of the somalis hostage, it is their union that continues to breed further mistrust.
Sacrifice the failed union of 2 to give way to a potential union of 5. Half a century is long enough of a failure for us to explore alternate paths to our end goal.