How Some Syrian “Intellectuals” View The Lebanese

Ths is a couple weeks old. It came to my attention thanks to Global Voices and I really shouldn’t leave it alone.

A mishmash of stereotypes, patronizing, ignorance and idiocy culminated with this fantastic gem:

I don’t think it’s wrong to be fluent in another language, but if you don’t know who you are, have no principles, and don’t even try finding out, then something isn’t quite right with you. In fact the only balanced and Arabic-speaking Lebanese I’ve ever met tended to come from the South of Lebanon and are mostly Shia. It is not surprising that the other Lebanese I’ve described above can absolutely despise these southerners and view them almost as if they are aliens. I think if they want to see aliens they should just look in the mirror.

Thanks for giving us a real person to “absolutely despise”. If you’re in the mood for nausea, read the whole thing.

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