tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11704331.post7677721493735643903..comments2023-11-05T03:12:10.925-06:00Comments on Renegade Eye: Lebanon, towards UN Protectorate Mandate?Frank Partisanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03536211653082893030noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11704331.post-33422281983447683592007-06-20T09:03:00.000-05:002007-06-20T09:03:00.000-05:00Great Post, Learned a lot.I love the tourist inser...Great Post, Learned a lot.<BR/><BR/>I love the tourist insert.<BR/><BR/>I think they left out the "Make sure that guide got militia contacts" in the last Globe Trecker.Aaron A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01460364105787230701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11704331.post-5018416817586083792007-06-20T04:40:00.000-05:002007-06-20T04:40:00.000-05:00dearest most adorable puppeteerRacism errupts in d...dearest most adorable puppeteer<BR/><BR/>Racism errupts in different way, mainly related to nationality, ethnic identity, and Sect. <BR/><BR/>For starters, the Palestinians do have better life in Syria (actually anywhere in the Arab world except Lebanon who most of them are stuck in the refugee camps)... but the Palestinians are not as free as you claim in Syria ;) ... we both know the level of freedom there as well. In Lebanon we lived it... and had myself slapped couple of times by 2nd bureau for demanding freedom of expression.<BR/><BR/>2nd, the case of Palestinian freedom in Lebanon was strong prior to the civil war , and proof is that the PLO declared West Beirut as their own capital and stronghold, specially after being kicked out by King Hussein of Jordan, to the extent the PLO ran their own nightclubs, their own checkpoints, and others, due to the freedom enjoyed in Lebanon (Freedom is a double edge sword when the central government and its army is weak). <BR/><BR/>3rd, in face of emminent death, the Iraqis would flee anywhere, we have seen it in the face of the ethnic cleansing of the Israelis back in 1948, the Palestinian refugees ran anywhere they can find no zionist bullets flying towards them. <BR/><BR/>fourth, reaction brings further reactions (not that I am justifyng it), but you have to keep in mind in Lebanon, a lot of people were brutally terrorized by the Baathi regime, technically a lot of workers had 2nd bureau infiltrated their poor sleeping places, and worse Lebanese pethatic politicians realized it. Moreover, in Lebanon, several Syrians used to behave that Lebanon is their land or they are the rulers (mainly on the student and business level) which triggered another chain reaction, while let us not forget that a lot never forgot the brutality of the Syrian soldiers during the civil war on the Lebanese civilians (not to forget how they had a hand in igniting it). <BR/><BR/>Fifth, nothing wrong with importation if the idea is good. The case of the Republic is one, Marx is viewed as second. Truth is truth is good anywhere applicable. <BR/><BR/>Racism always existed in the Arab nations, for example as a citizen carrying the Lebanese citizenship, I also faced racism almost everywhere I went in the Arab world. <BR/><BR/>MFLMarxistFromLebanonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02742943269564177293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11704331.post-59832589746645050082007-06-19T02:36:00.000-05:002007-06-19T02:36:00.000-05:00Well could be that all (other) Arabs are racist, b...Well could be that all (other) Arabs are racist, but when you're the constant victim of racism you don't usually pass it along. I'll tell you this from my experience: I was racist when in Europe, but Syria erased all my racist feelings and thoughts. For example, if we were truly racist, would Iraquis still be fleeing to our country? Would the Palestinians have the freedom to WALK wherever they feel and SPEAK their accent? I won't even bring up more serious issues. Would we have kicked the Lebanese tourists playing snobs in Shaalan like our workers were burned alive with their tents last week in Tripoli?<BR/><BR/>No, my dear MFL, not all Arabs are racist, only those that claim themselves "civilised". Anyway, I can't complain, isn't racism the core of the Western "Civilisation" some of us are so eager to import?Puppeteerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05507318882182281465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11704331.post-5924856850264833142007-06-18T18:29:00.000-05:002007-06-18T18:29:00.000-05:00neither nor puppeteer, I oppose both regimes as op...neither nor puppeteer, I oppose both regimes as oppressors on the behalf of their people. <BR/><BR/>I sure do not like Syrian intervention on our side, or Saudi or whatever... <BR/><BR/>All the Arab nations got sectarianism, problem with Lebanon, its freedom allows it to be displayed much more than what is boiling down. <BR/><BR/>As regard to Security, they can easily stirr problems since they were part of it (well hunting those who opposed their corruption over here and tresspasses on us activists :)<BR/><BR/>Even their security couldn't block (still as suspects also) the assassination of Harriri and the trigger of domino effect. <BR/><BR/>Besides, not only the people in Lebanon are racist, racism exists everywhere in the Arab world :)MarxistFromLebanonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02742943269564177293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11704331.post-81757384590728041022007-06-18T14:30:00.000-05:002007-06-18T14:30:00.000-05:00Now sincerly, pleas tell me, which do you personal...Now sincerly, pleas tell me, which do you personally preffer: Syrian hegemony or Saudi/US/Israel hegemony? You have to give this to our boys: they know how to create security.<BR/><BR/>Yet, I feel the biggest chalenge for the Lebanese would be putting aside racism, sectarianism, class-ism and unite once and for good. Guess I would be asking for the imposible, no?Puppeteerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05507318882182281465noreply@blogger.com