Siyad’s new party added legitimacy without broadening real power

Evidence

Although Lenin, Mao Tse-Tung and the peripatetic Kim Il Sung (to say nothing of Mussolini) all had some influence on the homespun philosophy of development and power constructed by the Siyad regime, local political realities suggest that ‘Scientific Siyadism’ might be an appropriate description of the Somali experience at this time. Certainly socialism was here a means rather than an end. — I.M. Lewis, I. M. Lewis, A Modern History of the Somali_ Nation…, 550 (#expands, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Socialism under Siyad was a means rather than an end — I.M. Lewis, I. M. Lewis, A Modern History of the Somali_ Nation…, 550; Mass membership served as the party’s only needed proof of legitimacy — Anna M. Grzymala-Busse, Redeeming The Communist Past: The…, 176

Related

• Socialism under Siyad was a means rather than an end (similarity 0.86)
• Siyad’s socialism was a pragmatic instrument rather than an ideological commitment. (similarity 0.85)
• Mass membership served as the party’s only needed proof of legitimacy (similarity 0.81)
• Siyad insisted Scientific Socialism was compatible with, even expressive of, Islam (similarity 0.80)
• Soviet arms flows, not ideology, determined Siyad’s breach timing (similarity 0.79)

Broader Connections

• Socialism under Siyad was a means rather than an end #expands (0.60) — I.M. Lewis, I. M. Lewis, A Modern History of the Somali_ Nation…, 550