I am glad you pointed this out, because this is a way at looking at the world that I realized recently I am sort of different in opposition to the rest of my clansmen on this board--including you born in the D.C area.
In fact to most Somalis I would say---who seem to me to reflect your side than mind.
- Murax I would say you adhere to "dualism" in looking at the world.
- You also display belief in "moral relativism."
- I adhere to "pluralism" in looking at the world
- And I seem to affirm "cultural relativism".
When you say "this guy is a warlord, he was going to kill at least this can stop MORE of it from happening" oh and there's "always God and the Hearafter", let's leave it there---you have no idea how infuriating that sounds.
But that's because you believe in moral relativism-----PAUSE: not that all morality is equal, but that some people are good and some are bad and by the very RECOGNITION of the distinction----you are prepared to tolerate it if there is a perceived interest even if completely goes against the other.
I am the opposite.
I am a cultural relativist-----PAUSE: again not that this describes "equality" between cultures but that people are products of their environment and reflect it in how they interact with it ("culture"). Because of that I can see why Marehan are treating Janan the way they did and I can see why the European ambassador DID NOT SPEAK when Janan was in Kenya but is speaking now.
Which brings us to DUALIDM AND PLURALISM.
Dualism is THIS OR THAT.
1.Janan gets this.
2. Or more people die.
1. The EU Ambassador must always be this
2. Or stop at all
1. Janan doesn't HAVE to get justice here
2. But he WILL in Aakhira
Now these are absolutes, but I really have observed your dualism which is by nature that constrained (heart or mind, feeling or thought.).
I am observe the world with PLURALISM
1. Janan has waged 2X wars, is not a threat, and Kenya has moved non from physical
2. People will not die
3. The ones that died should be accounted for
3. The government out to condition his surrender to justice
1. The EU Ambassador represents his government in a job
2. He adheres to accepted diplomatic protocol
3. Of course he did not commeny and I don't except him to comment in the future on any bilateral entanglement
4. As someone very involved with domestic capacity building, his statement was actually humane considering the sensitivity and brave (the personal appropriate kind not the dumb, crazy type to speak over his country on a foreign border issue).
1. I leave Heaven to God
2. The point of building institutions and Government now is to provide law amd order to us here
3. Law and order is about legal precedent and the rule of law must be steadfast and binding
4. Janan must be held accountable for going to a foreign country and attacking twice
Now obviously, aI was generous to myself and explained myself but THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT PLURALISM IS.
I evem explained it in detail why my grip wasn't even with "Marehan" becausr as a cultural relativism affirmer, I accepted they could be hostages...my gripe was with Government.
It is also why the EU Ambassador was to me a case of "two truths can simultaneously co-exist.
1. Hr was right not to speak when Janan was in Kenya.
2. He is right to speak when it is domestic Somalia policy.
