Comments on: Does Lebanon Still Tickle Your Fancy?

By: Yaeli

Yaeli — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 00:43:51 +0000

Hey, I wanted to vote in your poll but none of the options fit –how about a “Very high, I’m worried about the situation there” but minus the worried about family bit. I haven’t got family there but am very interested in what is happening (and frustrated that so much is not –like the election of a president) and really quite concerned. Keep the faith and don’t lose hope!

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Global Voices Online » Lebanon: Lack of interest — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 16:29:40 +0000

[...] “To be completely honest with you, I’m having a sudden lack of interest in Lebanese affairs these days… It could be a serious case of disillusionment about Lebanon and its politics, or it could be a simple case of I-need-a-break,” says Beirut Spring about his lull in blogging. Share This [...]

By: saad hariri

saad hariri — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 10:12:08 +0000

cedars4ever,

wink wink! those “non-lebanese”!
wink wink! nudge nudge!
wink wink!
“non-lebanese!”
dirty matewli!
wink!

By: Cedars4ever

Cedars4ever — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 16:37:42 +0000

You are right. Why bother? Why not just switch off completely, allow those ‘non-Lebanese’ to dictate what happens in your country and then once you come out of your stupor again in another 20 years, complain loudly from the comfort of your country of exile of choice that it’s all so unfair, that it could have, should have been different.

What did you expect? A smooth ride? That after 20 years of being able to do as it pleased of sucking Lebanon dry, Syria would just roll over and say ‘okay’ when for the first time in living memory the Lebanese actually publicly gave a damn about their country? Several times in a row.

Do you read history? Know anything about countries like Poland, Czechoslovakia and the former Soviet Bloc? Are you aware how hard they and other people around the world have had to fight (and in many cases still have to fight) to gain and then maintain their freedom?

If when for the first time in decades the entire world community is finally on the side of Lebanon and the Lebanese, however marginally, and Kissengerian ‘realpolitik’ is finally dead, you aren’t up for it, for organising, for forming civil society organisations, for blogging, for holding on to your opinion with no ‘ifs’ or ‘buts’, for not resorting to self-pity, if you cannot draw strength from the entirely obvious concept that Lebanon is not yet fully but certainly will one day become an independent nation rather than some IsraeloSyrIranian satellite, if you are prepared to believe all Assad’s propaganda about the ‘inevitablity’ of Syria’s ‘return’, then at least stop whining about your fatigue.

Fatigued about what? Lebanon’s unending struggle? Of course it is tiring. Of course it is disheartening. But just remember that just over 3 years ago, all of this discussion would not have been taking place at all, except behind closed doors. If you really don’t have the energy to prevent that from happening again, if you are prepared to allow your silence to be taken as acquiescence by those ‘non-Lebanese’, then please, pack up and leave now (if you haven’t already) and stop pretending that you give a damn.

Tired? Yes, I’m tired too. Tired of whiners like you.

By: Lalebanessa

Lalebanessa — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 08:33:41 +0000

We hear you mustapha, I guess everybody is in a “funk”.
I haven’t posted anything since the 2nd of March, I don’t know what number we’re at on the “presidential postponements” and I only scan the headlines these days just to make sure nothing “big” happened.
I think we’ve all come to realise the futility of it all since the final decison regarding Lebanon is probably going to be made by a bunch non-Lebanese, so why bother?

By: theCourtFool

theCourtFool — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 04:14:37 +0000

I didn’t vote. But I guess it would be obvious.

Mustapha, I truly understand your predicament. I am becoming careless, because Lebanon is on Hold. and the only good we’re able to spread now is, how Pathetic for Religion to be a role in all this??

Why have we chosen that ‘religious Sect’, to be the differentiator, and defending one politician because we share a common Religion. Do we really beleive that the daily talks and bable happening now, is about religion and their sect own sect?

They see it as two opposing Companies. As much as Companies are rascals, governments are rascals. Because the one who rules you all is the biggest croock in the bunch!

The Prisoners we lock up in Jail… simply didn’t make it.

By: LebanesePatriot

LebanesePatriot — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 00:29:30 +0000

I miss your posts. Although, I too share your feelings. I am sick and tired of the news. I just check from time to time to see if something has happened.

I live in Canada. I saw many countries in my life. Everybody is going forward. Why not Lebanon?

By: saad hariri

saad hariri — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 23:04:42 +0000

what a crappy set of 5 zionist choices. stick this type of rigged voting up your zionist … ahem.

by the way, my daddy remains the master of all thieves.

sincerely,
saad.

By: anon

anon — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 22:15:07 +0000

I think you need to get a life dood. Do you have a job?