If only such practices were used to tackle the vast majority of the problems that overwhelm Somalia. In this quintessential “failed state,” this sort of elders’ wisdom may be the only option to start dealing with the quagmire created by the lawlessness that has gripped the country since the departure of the dictator Said Barre in 1991.
要是这种做法被用来处理索马里所面临的大多数问题就好了。在这个本质上“已经废掉的国家”，这种长老智慧可能是解决重重困难的唯一可行的切入点。该国自从独裁者Said Barre在1991年离开以后，就陷入了无政府主义的深渊。