Drama Deficit
Some copycat Syrian “Images”
Below is a series of images from “demonstrations” in Syria, compared with where they were inspired from. It shows just how much difference there is between a true longing for liberty and freedom, and an imposed one from above.
1- Check the difference between those two pictures. The Lebanese Politicians have sincere emotions on their faces, they’re visibly upset and they visibly have their lives on the line. Compare that to the I-hope-i’m-standing-well posture of their Syrian counterparts:
2- See the difference between a truely dynamic Lebanese popular expression and army-like discipline in Syria:
3-No Comment:
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Hello, my name is Mustapha and I blog in The Beirut Spring about Lebanese society and politics. I started in February 2005 after the killing of P.M. Rafik Hariri.
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Great pictorial!
But how many in that Lebanese crowd are Mossad agents? Syria tells me that there are now 400 here + ones from America and Europe. You’re presenting an optical illusion.
Syria’s protests are so regimented because they have to be careful that no one in the crowd is an Israeli or American agent.
You fail to see who the real enemy is, Mustapha.
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Good work Mous…
I really feel sorry for them Syrians BTW…
I was in Syria last week, and it is Copycat, I was about ot write an article about it, bas yalla sabaktne:-)
here are some examples:
“For Lebanon - Li ajli Luban” is transformed into “For Syria - li Ajliki Soria”
Freedom Tent is now nation Tent (Khaymet Watan) — PS no one is in it:-) i passed by it several times it is empty.
Kolona Li al Watan remained Kolona Li al Watan !!!!!!!
Flags on balconies same as Lebanon.
and so on and on and on
Pathetic display, but the similarities in the discourse would be a good topic of a lengthy expose, if anything, to discuss the lengths to which the Syrian regime will go to deceive its own citizens. But wait - we already know this, and most Syrians would never read it. Never mind, then.
Wow that “army-like” picture is quite impressive. Reminds me of the North Korean army… dictatorial to say the least
To look to the harmony and the respect I lend is what it interests for the Arab world. We cannot in ahead dividing them of the yankees! Mustapha, sees the site: http://www.dontbomb.blogspot.com on a possible bombing of Bush on the net of television Al Jazeera Health and peace, brother! Alla Akbar.
Did you notice how much flags they have? We invented it first. They are stealing our creativity, those cheap losers.
You invented flags??? Well that will be news to many around the world.
Are we suggesting that the Lebanese have invented the art of demonstrating in the public space? Didn’t March 14 copy the Ukranian movement which was a copy of public demonstrations in …
If your point is that the Syrian demonstrations are not genuine then that is obvious. What else would one expect from a one party rule? A grassroots movement lol.
no but we introduced the techniques of having thousands of colored flags during a demonstration. A backward society like Syria’s is not capable of using an idea that comes directly from the west. It has to be validated in Lebanon first.
Vox, you have some serious learning to do if you think that a “backward society” can only learn the “technique” (lol) of waving thousands of flags from the West, via Lebanon to boot. But then again, if that’s what makes you feel “superior”, well let’s leave you to your illusions.
I don’t feel that Lebanon is superior to Syria, I just feel that it’s less inferior.
We produce less then 15% of the Swiss GDP, we’re far from being a superior country.
this post is childish and serves nothing to say the least. i thought you had more “scientific” opinions than to show that we lebanese are cooler than syrians. get a job
ino the issue is in Syria they are not called Mozaharat, they ar masyrat… can any one guess why do they use this name?
massra7iyat?
Give them a chance, people. They are trying their best.
Lol ;) ya haram.Innou the”muzahara” is something spontanious,coming out from real anger and discontent.Did you see how organised and “clean” this muzahara is? Sheeps.Still let us give them a chance.Even if they didn’t give us a chance.
And,anonimous,we are much much cooler than syrians.We don’t need to prove it,it’s obvious.
Yeah, you’re very cool nano, cooler than anyone else in the region. So cool that you slaughtered each other for years based on sectarianism, looks and accents. Extremely cool. Obviously.
You are obviously jealous that after all syria did we are still standing. Sectarianism is something syria used to draw us apart but we lebanese wether you admit it or not live well together and it’s this diversity that makes us unique.
Nano,
“Sectarianism is something syria used to draw us apart but we lebanese wether you admit it or not live well together and it’s this diversity that makes us unique.”
WAKE UP!!! Unless we admit the problem we won’t be able to face it.
Yes Syria played on sectarianism, but it’s a Lebanese (actually an Arab) problem.
Sectarianism (the other face of racism) is a Lebanese problem. It goes way back to the Ottoman era, and maybe even earlier. We, Lebanese, use it against each other in almost everything. From sports to the price of fuel, everybody and everything “must” belong to a sect and must be treated accordingly. I think it is our responsibility to seek a cure. (Sectarianism is NOT the same as being religious, they are contradictory)