Comments on: We Must Be Confusing Politics For Soccer

By: Where Are We Going? | The Beirut Spring, a Lebanese Blog

Where Are We Going? | The Beirut Spring, a Lebanese Blog — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 10:16:01 +0000

[...] The concept of the soccer team is how we are affiliated with our leaders. Most followers of Aoun will be following him regardless of where he will be taking them just because they hate Geagea. Most of Sunnis, if not all, are supporters of Hariri regardless. Most of Shias are followers to Nasrallah regardless, and so on…. [...]

By: Vox P.

Vox P. — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 01:11:45 +0000

Are the players allowed to use grenades?

By: m

Thu, 25 Oct 2007 23:18:01 +0000

Yes for sure lets channel our energy away from everything important to everything that makes us zombies and distracted from reality. With all due respect to Sandmonkey, its not a surprise hearing this from an Egyptian. Its what they do best. Politics is not a hobby, its not something that you decide to do. It concerns everyone. Whether or not its full of liars and criminals is irrelevant because you cant escape its effects. ANDD, you can’t dare ever blame the US and Israel for anything if you don’t get up off your ass and inform yourself of the politics that surrounds you. This stands for the ppl in lebanon who blindly follow Hezb for religious reasons and dont realize how the POLITICS is effecting the ECONOMICS AND SOCIETY around them.

By: Chris

Chris — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 22:42:53 +0000

I have always thought of Lebanese Politics as Football Fanatacism – In England, people are as passionate about their Football teams as the Lebanese are about there poitics – the difference in the end is that its just a game, whereas in Lebanon its real life – a pity the Lebanese don’t get into their sport a little more (but then again each team in Lebanon is affiliated to a particular religion or political party)

By: Ali

Ali — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 17:24:13 +0000

Hehehehehehe
cool!!!
I think the eyptian goverment is happy that they have the Ahli and Zamalick for the same reason, make people forget about politics.

By: Andrew The American

Andrew The American — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 11:59:14 +0000

…you could even do hezbo vs: M14 oil wrestling. They could wear flag bikinis.(get the ladies involved);-)

By: Blacksmith Jade

Blacksmith Jade — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 11:36:12 +0000

Its funny…

…I’m sure that if all the Lebanese sides showed up to play soccer and sort out their differences, Hizballah would come to the game outfitted in rugby gear!!

By: _z.

_z. — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 01:18:09 +0000

my friend there was a decade where we fought our sectarian and civil wars through sports….

By: _z.

_z. — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 01:17:16 +0000

jester, my lala land is called Beirut, Lebanon. What is yours called?

are you serious? none of this happened!!!! either you never set foot in Lebanon, or you are living in a dangerous denial.

By: Ralf

Ralf — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 23:45:18 +0000

I wonder who is in lalaland?!