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Ismahan123 wrote:I felt jealous of the profound love and patriotism that the people of this nation have for their country. Americans last night have proven to the world that they can overcome their difference regardless of race, religion,culture e.t.c. Myself, I felt proud to be part of that,yet couldn't help being envious and wanting the same for my own country. If a country like America with its diversity and division can overcome and give each other a chance, why can't we do that same for our own. Afterall, we are one religion, one mother-tongue and one culture.

Across the country the Somali communities played a major role in electing Obama. They volunteered, donated their hard earned money and demonstrated a great deal of determination to change the direction of this country. If only they put in the same energy and enthusiasm in bring about the same change in their own HOME. Anyways,I hope to live to see the day the same will happen for my country, where we overcome Qabil and ignorance and give each other a chance.


Just a thought.

voltage, cawar and abdiwahab screaming patriotism for obama? i thought Ismahan was smarter.

...I felt jealous kulaaha, ismahan it is times like these that i find u a bit disgusting.

Ismahan, Clinton rose to power after he promised to end the war in Somalia. Likewise, Obama's ascension is mainly his initial opposition to the war in Iraq and promise to withdraw Amerian troops. The dwindling economy and the restoration of America's global image, black civil rights struggle, and white people's yearning for an opportune time to shed off their guilt complex that they enslaved and wronged the black people come all as subordinate to the War in Iraq and Afghanistan.

However, what is important to note is the marked differences between America's noble mission to restore our Republic and your uncle Aideed's revolt. He mounted a misguided resistance in his attempt to fend off the possibility of the return of his most feared people whom he termed as native colonizers as well as outsiders. He similary revolted against ali Mahdi's government, murdered and displaced thousands of reer Muqdisho on the basis that it was cobbled up by the ethnic group he hated the most. Current and future generation of Hawiye are still left with his legacy of unbridled hatred, distrust and fear for any type of government headed by none other than one from their race.

If Obama's presidency should serve you as the cathartic epxerience, advocate for peace and coexistance and that a United and functioning Somalia is much better than a divided and failed Somalia