Quote:I'll say. You make me feel like a wild eyed rosed bespectacled optimist.Well, who knows. Maybe the Somalis will find some brilliant, enlightened leader who can bring together a coalition to defeat the warlords, establish a stable state, and begin development. Maybe Somalis will then be able to trust that the future isn't so bleak, and plan their lives accordingly. Maybe the western nations will stop stealing their fish, and cooperate in supporting the fragile nation by dropping trade barriers and offering well-targeted aid. Maybe they'll find oil to give them an artificial boost towards paying down their dizzying levels of debt.
But I wouldn't put a big bet on it.
-Jester
Afterthought: The median person in Somalia has lived their whole lives without ever having known a national government.
And someone apparently did a recent PhD on education in Somalia under anarchy, in case anyone is interested.