Puntland vs Somaliland rivalry: reason for their success?

[qadafi83]

I'm basically repeating Jared Diamond’s argument in Guns, Germs, and Steel, as to why Europe was more successful in the early modern period than China. Institutional barriers can allow for more experimentation, development, and prevent ''irrational herds'' from taking the whole system into dead-ends. Federalism with many competing mini-states is the way to go for Somalia.

[damu]

the south have been ravaged by war because off rivalry yet is still a shithole

[qadafi83]

the south have been ravaged by war because off rivalry how do explain that

We are talking about capable rivals here.

[damu]

The people of Somaliland & Puntland have worked hard for peace & built their areas up ..don't try to deny them that

[qadafi83]

The people of Somaliland & Puntland have worked hard for peace & built their areas up ..don't try to deny them that

You are not getting it. There is a reason why Europeans colonised half of the world and not the Chinese. Apply this logic to Somalia and you will see that the two most competing regions also happen to be the most successful.

[damu]

We do not compete.we only had issues about the borders but that's over now with the creation of khatumo!
We are 2 different entities SL an independent republic and PL a state of Somalia basically 2 different political
goals so how can we have a rivalry

[qadafi83]

We do not compete.we only had issues about the borders but that's over now with the creation of khatumo!

That is false and you know that. Whatever Somaliland does, Puntland will always try to do it better. Livestock export in Berbera vs Bosaso is an excellent example.

[FBISOMALIA]

We do not compete.we only had issues about the borders but that's over now with the creation of khatumo!

That is false and you know that. Whatever Somaliland does, Puntland will always try to do it better. Livestock export in Berbera vs Bosaso is an excellent example.

are you crazy putting small village with bossaso

[qadafi83]

Originally Berbera was way more important than Bosaso, but now it's the other way around.

[FBISOMALIA]

Originally Berbera was way more important than Bosaso, but now it's the other way around.

originally what about xamar then

[damu]

dude give it up..what's next our farts smell better that's why we are more successful!

[qadafi83]

dude give it up..what's next our farts smell better that's why we are more successful!

Without Somaliland you guys would have been crappy like Gedo, Galgaduud or something

[damu]

dude give it up..what's next our farts smell better that's why we are more successful!

Without Somaliland you guys would have been crappy like Gedo, Galgaduud or something

maybe if you had paid more attention to your own regions rather than PL or SL you would had achieved something

[qadafi83]

maybe if you had paid more attention to your own regions rather than PL or SL you would had achieved something

Galmudug is doing its best trying emulate Puntland. Hopefully this will spill over to the south.

[damu]

Galmudug is doing it's best trying emulate Puntland. Hopefully this will spill over to the south.

here is an idea..why don't yall do something for yourselves instead of emulating others