tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10968421.post116447444128766953..comments2024-03-23T02:40:59.858-05:00Comments on The Lebanese Bloggers: the constituents' message to their representativesRajahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02625042447499335907noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10968421.post-1164641191426281072006-11-27T10:26:00.000-05:002006-11-27T10:26:00.000-05:00Raja,To be honest with you, I'm rather ambivalent ...Raja,<BR/><BR/>To be honest with you, I'm rather ambivalent about March 14th at this point. I cannot believe they have not recognized that there has been a sell-out and a deal between the US and Syria. Perhaps someone has made them promises in turn. Perhaps not. <BR/><BR/>I definitely agree with you that these politicians are playing with fire. Many irresponsible things have been and are being said. It looks like bloody days are coming to Lebanon. In the heat of things, it is hard not to take a side - to become partisan if you will. And the ugly thing about these situations is that the nuances and the reservations recede when you are faced with such a bitter and crucial conflict. I hate it as well.Faysalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07844617793502979851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10968421.post-1164639054347292492006-11-27T09:50:00.000-05:002006-11-27T09:50:00.000-05:00sandmonkey, it pleases me to know that you have gr...sandmonkey, it pleases me to know that you have graced the Lebanese Bloggers with your prensence. ;)Rajahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02625042447499335907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10968421.post-1164638871888322332006-11-27T09:47:00.000-05:002006-11-27T09:47:00.000-05:00faysal, the way I see it, your disagreement with a...faysal, <BR/><BR/>the way I see it, your disagreement with at least some of the supporters of "the other camp" are not so much over the declared intentions of the March 14 politicians. Rather, your major disagreement with them lies in the belief that the March 14 politicians are able to act on those promises.<BR/><BR/>All I know is that politicians on both sides of the line have begun to play with fire in a manner that may eventually bring the entire country to its knees (if it hasn't already done so).<BR/><BR/>The overriding point is: this is not the elite's country. It is ours. And maybe, if we keep that in mind, Lebanese who share similar outlooks in life can collectively hold their represenatives accountable as opposed to reducing themselves into mere partisans who blindly and unquestionably follow one or the other member of Lebanon's political elite.<BR/><BR/>In short, Faysal, I'm just sick of being a Partisan.Rajahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02625042447499335907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10968421.post-1164626143887985202006-11-27T06:15:00.000-05:002006-11-27T06:15:00.000-05:00Yes, it's all my Penis'fault! Damn you Penis. Damn...Yes, it's all my Penis'fault! Damn you Penis. Damn you!The Sandmonkeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01976533000897501165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10968421.post-1164581244938086882006-11-26T17:47:00.000-05:002006-11-26T17:47:00.000-05:00That 'rally' is what I meant to say.That 'rally' is what I meant to say.Faysalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07844617793502979851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10968421.post-1164581158268431962006-11-26T17:45:00.000-05:002006-11-26T17:45:00.000-05:00Raja, What exactly do you expect March 14 to do? Y...Raja, <BR/><BR/>What exactly do you expect March 14 to do? You sound deeply dissatisfied with where they are "taking the country", but aside from your angst - which we all share - what can be done about where the other side wants to take it? I am also anxious about a possible civil conflict, but I would have attended that really anyway, because I am convinced that one side is much more in the wrong than the other. If you can convince me otherwise, perhaps I would join you in damning both of them, but so far, this seems more like intellectual relativism and self-pity than genuine vision.Faysalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07844617793502979851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10968421.post-1164512683227868582006-11-25T22:44:00.000-05:002006-11-25T22:44:00.000-05:00The Thai Junta is not a bad example for us to foll...The Thai Junta is not a bad example for us to follow after all. Now, under who's boot are our military men.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10968421.post-1164493774494992162006-11-25T17:29:00.000-05:002006-11-25T17:29:00.000-05:00Excellent post.Excellent post.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10968421.post-1164478828245987792006-11-25T13:20:00.000-05:002006-11-25T13:20:00.000-05:00I'm going to go abuse or kill my neighbor and make...<I>I'm going to go abuse or kill my neighbor and make my life much more miserable in the process..</I><BR/><BR/>I hope, but won't bet more than a buck and a half, that the Lebanese will be smarter than the Iraqis. if only cuz we've recently been in a civil war.<BR/><BR/>Re Iraq, much madness to go around, but to mention one: The Sunnis who started the "US out" movmnt. Do they not see what awaits them the very second the US leaves?<BR/><BR/>The Iraqi gvmnt acknowledged they had to call the Americans yesterday as the Iraqi army stood still while Sunnis were being killed. <BR/><BR/>Be careful what you wish says the Chinese proverb.<BR/><BR/>PS Off with moderation (in every sense of the word)JoseyWaleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04107151613511099711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10968421.post-1164477206929094442006-11-25T12:53:00.000-05:002006-11-25T12:53:00.000-05:00Good post, Raja, as always.You are baffled why sun...Good post, Raja, as always.<BR/><BR/>You are baffled why sunnis and shias in Lebanon would hurt each other just because some people in Iraq are doing it?<BR/><BR/>I know it IS somewhat baffling to most people. But those of us who have lived or grew up in Lebanon know EXACTLY how this works. This infantile and immature notion of "brotherhood" amongst correligionists, that seems hardwired into the brains of a lot of Lebanese, thanks to the sectarian world we've always lived in. There hasn't been a single "cause" in the neighbourhood that some Lebanese haven't gotten all gung ho about. Be it Nasserism, Arabism, the Palestinian cause, the Iran-Iraq conflict. You name it.<BR/><BR/>It'd be interesting (but purely academic) for someone to delve into the psychology of this phenomena. All signs point towards some sort of inferiority complex. We have fuckall to be proud of, so we latch on to guys like Khamenei or Nasser or whoever, in some far away land and treat them with the reverance and adulation reserved for deities. Hell, we do that to our "so-called" leaders too. What the fuck is "b'rooh, b'damm, nafdeeka ya [insert idiotic name here]"? And how often have we heard that one?<BR/><BR/>(Sorry for the rant)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10968421.post-1164477042792449702006-11-25T12:50:00.000-05:002006-11-25T12:50:00.000-05:00As usual, we're on the same wavelength :)As usual, <BR/>we're on the same wavelength :)Mustaphahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04677450720842640863noreply@blogger.com