Well said.Voltage wrote: Tue Mar 02, 2021 10:10 pm Wadanig-
Caytame, unfortunately, is not a particularly intelligent man. I say this not to be meanspirited---but to be quite frank. I almost never point at anyone's intelligence given what it represents, but Caytame is an exception, and like this moment, have before been compelled to point this fact out---when, again, I rarely say that about anyone.
For example: If I just said this is the 1st time in more than 50 years the Marehan Ugaas is holding court or that Marehan just made peace with Ethiopia on Statehood after 80 year's of state of war---what makes a logical, intelligent person respond with political representation as a rational barometer for replying to a post describing political inequality/disenfrenchisement?
Also, I am not surprised he responded with political representation to begin with. You see, Somali Region even today sort of represents "occupied territory" --- understandably of course given what I just said about that 80 years hostilities since Ethiopia declared sovereignty over the area.
Occupied territory is about control; it is about reward and punishment. It is not about fairness; it is not about equality. It is about divide and conquer, bribe or starve; it is about capitulation or strangulation.
Do you see how Somalia has only had 1 single change in administrative unites---in 1972 and even the districts of 1991 are still acknowledged as largely appropriate and relevant 30 years later?
Look at Somali Region under the administration of Cabdi Iley---with the complete backing of the TPLF who gave him license to resources to enforce capitulation through nepotism or strangle through force; no less than 5X has Somali Region underwent complete map change and Cabdi Iley in particular oversaw the most corrupt, inefficient, and nepotistic bloated administrative organization you can ever think of.
He realized quickly the price for taking support from the ONLF in the Ogaden countryside was "wherever a bird shat in front of an Ogaden elder---name it a district."
It is always slightly amusing when I see primitive, 3rd world mindsets reference the concepts underpinning their subjectivity as "legitimizing."
Never the less, later I will response directly to some of his misunderstandings about Kaxandhaale and where Marehan lives in Doolo.
Guhaad used to be like him----until Marehan became engaged in the land and Guhaad found out just how extensively Marehan still lives in the land which political is administered as if Marehan doesn't even exist there entirely monopolized politically in his name.
It is completely a fictional, manufactured political environment which is why I say they milked an 80 year state of hostilities between Marehan and Ethiopia to their extreme advantage.
What truly amazes me is the fact that the Ogaden want to implement the same ideological belief as the Isaaq. The so-called "The land doesn't move, the people do" rhetoric where they believe that every inch of the Ethiopian-occupied Somali region known as "Kililka Shanaad" or "Somali Galbeed" inherently belongs to Ogaden clan. I remember I once had a debate with an Ogaden individual and he said every village and town settled by Harti and Isaaq in Somali Galbeed belongs to Ogaden therefore those tribes will be forced out of those villages and relocated on the other side of the border (He meant they will be resettled in Somalia)
. He said this with a straight face. When someone thinks like that all you can do is laugh because your words will fall into deaf ears. Caytme claiming Wardheer and Danoot to be exclusive Makaahiil territories is laughable to say the least. I wouldn't be surprised if he claimed that there are ZERO Harti and Isaaq in Doollo region.
As for Marehan, it seems to me that Marehan has not only been neglected by everyone else, but Marehan has neglected themselves. It's like there has been major cold-war like situation between different Marehan sub clans for the past 100 years to the point that there was no collective mindset when it came to greater Marehan interest. Each clan didn't give a shit the greater good of Marehan. Marehan's mindset is very similar to Dhulmahante's mindset. There is no such thing as "Dhulmahantenimo" or greater Dhulmahante interest rather the sub-clan identity overweights more than the Dhulmahante identity and the same can be said for Marehan. There is no such thing as "Marehanimo." These two communities lack unity within themselves and I have been trying to understand why that is.
