AbdiJohnson wrote:But I don't think S/Land will get their seat in the UN assembly.
UN seat is not that valuable, we will be happy with Taiwan like status, we just need to remove any obstructions from xamar.
We have peace we are in the middle of an economic boom right now, the biggest growth since 2004-2009.
If you go to our forums all we talk about are local politics and development issues.
Perfect_Order wrote:I don't believe unity will be achieved for a long time, the people are not ready, and I believe you when you say Isaaqs won't tolerate it. But this is now, and what the future holds I do not know. I just see the Somali peoples future inextricably linked, just like the Chinese, German, Italian people, even though for long periods of times they were separate they eventually came together, either through force or peace. It's not just in Somaliland I believe this, but the other regions like Kilinka, Djibouti, and NFD. We will always be linked to each other, even if we are not under "one government".
Unity can be achieved if all the sides have good faith,
if what is written by posters on somalinet is a guide, even from the more well spoken posters than the opposition to Somaliland comes from clan
antagonism, envy and even hatred. Not from somaliweyn nationalism or love of the somali people.
once you overcome this hurdle, unity is not only achievable but quickly achieved.
right now clan emotions get in the way of our longterm strategic interests as the somali people.
when you have people like voltage here having wet dreams about somaliland defeated and dragged back into "unity" as a federal state,
and when somaliland sees somalia as a hostile state, the way south korea sees north korea, or isreal used to see its neighbours, nothing will get done.
Imagine a confederation of somali states, with a coordinated foriegn policy, a free internal market and movement of people and goods.
A common defense stance. Such an entity will be too successful that it will give our neighbors Ethiopia especially nightmares.
I dont know which one is more hilarious...an imaginary entity that wants recognition or a crippled, powerless government that is currently occupied by Ugandans, ethiopians, Sri leonise, and burundis that thinks it has the power to grant anything to anyone.
@ powerless government that is currently occupied by ugandans, ethiopians, sri leonise, and burundis that thinks it has the power to grant anything to anyone. 
somaliland is more legitimate than the mogadishu-based government. at least no fufu is walking freely in and around hargaysa.
