Comments on: Rubbish Journalism http://beirutspring.com/blog/2007/10/06/rubbish-journalism/ Blogging Lebanon since 2005 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:42:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Western Journalists Unfair To Lebanese Christians. | The Beirut Spring, a Lebanese Blog http://beirutspring.com/blog/2007/10/06/rubbish-journalism/#comment-7936 Western Journalists Unfair To Lebanese Christians. | The Beirut Spring, a Lebanese Blog Thu, 11 Oct 2007 11:53:19 +0000 http://beirutspring.com/blog/2007/10/06/rubbish-journalism/#comment-7936 [...] The article’s first few paragraphs criticize the NY Times’ article that has already been ravaged on the Lebanese blogosphere.  This why I suggest to the attention challenged to skip straight to the gold: So why can’t Lebanese Christians ever seem to get a break from this tedious characterization? The common answer is that their main political organization after the 1930s, the Phalange, was influenced by European fascist movements, and that one of its later emanations, the paramilitary Lebanese Forces, reinforced the same tendencies. What are these? Loyalty to a dominant leader, an often parochial sense of nationalism, a centralized command structure, a willingness to employ force, a tendency to absorb the individual into a corporate identity, and so on. No doubt a few of these characteristics were or are present in a number of Christian parties, albeit in very haphazard and very undisciplined ways. However, they also happen to typify most other Lebanese political groups as well. [...] [...] The article’s first few paragraphs criticize the NY Times’ article that has already been ravaged on the Lebanese blogosphere.  This why I suggest to the attention challenged to skip straight to the gold: So why can’t Lebanese Christians ever seem to get a break from this tedious characterization? The common answer is that their main political organization after the 1930s, the Phalange, was influenced by European fascist movements, and that one of its later emanations, the paramilitary Lebanese Forces, reinforced the same tendencies. What are these? Loyalty to a dominant leader, an often parochial sense of nationalism, a centralized command structure, a willingness to employ force, a tendency to absorb the individual into a corporate identity, and so on. No doubt a few of these characteristics were or are present in a number of Christian parties, albeit in very haphazard and very undisciplined ways. However, they also happen to typify most other Lebanese political groups as well. [...]

]]> By: leo http://beirutspring.com/blog/2007/10/06/rubbish-journalism/#comment-7935 leo Mon, 08 Oct 2007 12:31:05 +0000 http://beirutspring.com/blog/2007/10/06/rubbish-journalism/#comment-7935 Mustapha, I think you are overreacting. People who are interested in ME affairs do not restrict themselves to NYT only. People who do not care about ME will forget that in an instance. Mustapha,

I think you are overreacting.

People who are interested in ME affairs do not restrict themselves to NYT only.

People who do not care about ME will forget that in an instance.

]]> By: Blacksmith Jade http://beirutspring.com/blog/2007/10/06/rubbish-journalism/#comment-7934 Blacksmith Jade Sun, 07 Oct 2007 20:36:46 +0000 http://beirutspring.com/blog/2007/10/06/rubbish-journalism/#comment-7934 Wow... ...I can feel my brain shrinking just from reading the quote! Absolute garbage! :( Wow…

…I can feel my brain shrinking just from reading the quote!

Absolute garbage!
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]]> By: Jester http://beirutspring.com/blog/2007/10/06/rubbish-journalism/#comment-7933 Jester Sun, 07 Oct 2007 19:37:31 +0000 http://beirutspring.com/blog/2007/10/06/rubbish-journalism/#comment-7933 I agree. I have also emailed the Ediotr to complain on the absurd remark of a Cristian Christian war in Lebanon. How distortful. After all the protestation and massive public speeches that unite Lebanese, here you have a clueless reputable news paper saying a war is going to erupt. pff. I agree. I have also emailed the Ediotr to complain on the absurd remark of a Cristian Christian war in Lebanon. How distortful. After all the protestation and massive public speeches that unite Lebanese, here you have a clueless reputable news paper saying a war is going to erupt. pff.

]]> By: Lover http://beirutspring.com/blog/2007/10/06/rubbish-journalism/#comment-7932 Lover Sun, 07 Oct 2007 13:53:19 +0000 http://beirutspring.com/blog/2007/10/06/rubbish-journalism/#comment-7932 Challenging religion and convention! www.slickblog.wordpress.com Challenging religion and convention!
http://www.slickblog.wordpress.com

]]> By: Jester http://beirutspring.com/blog/2007/10/06/rubbish-journalism/#comment-7931 Jester Sat, 06 Oct 2007 20:47:24 +0000 http://beirutspring.com/blog/2007/10/06/rubbish-journalism/#comment-7931 Don't be too eager to jump... Saad Hariri's meeting with Bush was overlooked by Elliot Abrams... It's all over, and obvious. Don’t be too eager to jump… Saad Hariri’s meeting with Bush was overlooked by Elliot Abrams… It’s all over, and obvious.

]]> By: Danny http://beirutspring.com/blog/2007/10/06/rubbish-journalism/#comment-7930 Danny Sat, 06 Oct 2007 20:05:03 +0000 http://beirutspring.com/blog/2007/10/06/rubbish-journalism/#comment-7930 NY Times reporters are Jews who hate Bush. So every crap in the world is better than who Bush supports. People like Hersch have been so blinded by their hatred that they have become the mouthpiece of the murderous Syria-Iranian axis...They have people with no knowledge of Lebanon picking up their news from Landis and Cham "impress"... If I were you I'll ignore it. One thing for sure Hassoun and his lackies will quote it next week... NY Times reporters are Jews who hate Bush. So every crap in the world is better than who Bush supports. People like Hersch have been so blinded by their hatred that they have become the mouthpiece of the murderous Syria-Iranian axis…They have people with no knowledge of Lebanon picking up their news from Landis and Cham “impress”…
If I were you I’ll ignore it. One thing for sure Hassoun and his lackies will quote it next week…

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