I love my beautiful qabiil, I love the concept of qabiil, and I love the philosophy of qabyaalad.
Without the contribution of qabiil identity, Somalia and its culture---even its history simply f-king sucks. Take the rich heritage of qabiil out of the Somali way of life & worldview of the people and you have one of the most dull, tame, and uninspiring cultures in the world. Think about it, take the qabiil factor out and would you even have curiosity for whatever "Somali culture" that remains? Look at this forum itself - I came here due to a thirst for community among my clan and to learn as well as express to my kin the virtues and heritage of our qabiil. I'm not alone. Before he got soft, former regular poster Sadaam-Mariixmaan came to this forum at the age of 13 for the sole purpose of being in an environment where qabyaalad openly flourishes. And before poster Voltage lost his sanity, he too came to this forum in his teens with the sole aim of propping up the image of his otherwise-obscure clan, and now that he's forced qabyaalad out of his life he is no longer mentally sound unfortunately. Your "sheikh" mod Shirib too came to this forum to exact revenge for his troubled clan and to prop up their image [before he registered, the whole forum thought D&M abstained from any forms of technology]. Those examples are a drop in the bucket when it comes to that line of scenarios. Just look at this forum, everyone under the age of 20 has developed their clan identity on this forum and took part in the beautiful tradition of qabyaalad - and those people who are still under 20 are all engaged in qabyaalad, and they have all benefited immensely and will continue to benefit immensely.
Most embarrassing of all, to those who try and silence the timeless wisdom of qabyaalad and the observance of qabiil identity, saw exactly what happened when references to clan were made "prohibited" in this section; the disappearance of relevant and rich topics. Along with directly qabiil-addressed posts, also to disappear were clan-dependent historical topics, and most important of all even the "cultural" topics that some corrupt anti-qabyaalad apes revere so much, which ironically owes its strongest attributes to the unique regional diversity which owes its existence to the various qabiils who are strongly associated and even credited directly with the unique flavor. The "anti-qabilism" lunatics thought somehow that the Generals would be a place of non-clan (and thus non-Somali) related enlightenment - what a tragic joke it became.
Back to my first point - Somali culture is gay as shit without a healthy love for the customs of qabiilaha. Again, I ask you to think about it; what remains of "Somali culture" if you eliminate the only redeemable quality in our crude shared culture. People of this forum, what IS left I ask? Listening to folklore about some black ass motherfucker trekking the desert with his grotesque camels doesn't sound appealing unless he's got a slick rifle, perhaps a dozen additional musketeers, and an encounter [good or bad] with another clan. It gets worse if you try to define Somali culture without the qabiil-inspired regional diffusion; all we'd have left collectively is nomadism which is utterly retarded, canjeero which tastes awful & has the texture of a rectum, booty shaking which is sexually arousing but devoid of integrity, and most regrettable of all would be the practice of passing off South Asian garments (men&women) as being "authentic" to our culture when people deep in baadiya still wear the all-white two-piece (men) and one-piece (women) outfits. Our history, all that we have written or oral record of, would be practically non-existent since qabyaalad has been a factor in our history since the oldest detailed oral or written accounts, and without qabiil identity it would be incredibly boring and on par with the gay history of the dull Sidamas.
That's all I wanted to get across. You are free to deny yourself the richness of qabyaalad and qabiil identity, and to enjoy your empty uncultured life - but I plan to continue seeking pleasure, enlightenment, pride, culture, meaning, and safety in the fortress that is our clan system.
Habeen Wanaagsan & Wassalaamu Calaykum to you the readers.
