Why I Simply Don’t Care?
It really is very simple. All I ever wanted for Lebanon is for the Lebanese to be able to unitedly live in peace, and their economy to improve. I have been witnessing the majority of the Lebanese ruining Lebanon with their own hands.
All the Lebanese seem to be good at now is blindly following leaders and barking at each other. I repeat once again: those people are not supposed to be leaders, they are supposed to be representatives. Those representatives should not be threatening each other with who has the most arms and they should definitely not be calling each other, or Presidents of other countries a monkey! Those same representatives should also not be calling for peaceful demonstrations that ironically turn out to be road blockades with environmental harmful tyre burnings, and shoot outs! Those same representatives should come out and call a demonstrations what it is instead of calling it a day of mourning of a fallen martyr… apparently this martyr paid more than the rest of the martyrs, he got an airport named after him and a day of mourning! Oh and speaking of martyrs, not every person who dies in Lebanon is a martyr!
Notice in the first paragraph I said that the “majority” of Lebanese are ruining Lebanon. The reason I did not say all is because I finally can see new groups emerge who are sick of the situation as much I am. People who want nothing to do with March 8th and March 14th. There still doesn’t seem to be anything solid though in that area, or at least nothing noticeable from Kuwait so I can’t comment on those groups much but the idea of such groups emerging is evidence that there is more of me out there. I said this before and will again… both camps claim that they were capable of gathering 1.5 million people at one go in a square, well regarding the last stats in Lebanon that means there still are 1.8 million people who are uncalled for, hence they make a majority. I am just hoping they are more people like myself who will one day manage to group themselves and come out to ridden this whole disgusting situation.
I am so close to disabling the comments section. I am so sick of people calling each other names or traitors. When will all of you learn to respect each other? Is this all you are all capable of? Insulting each other? Well that reflects on who you are…
Do you all see why I don’t care? If you still don’t get it… I don’t see anything left to care about.
rampurple,
you have the right to feel disgusted, sickened, bored, disturbed, etc. by the situation. but don’t “not care.” if you stop caring, then that’s one less person for lebanon. and it needs all the help it needs.
- laz.
February 17th, 2007 | #
Lazarus,
You are right but I can ignore Lebanese politics for a while. I have been blogging for 4 years, that my friend is longer than some politician careers. I encouraged and I criticized a lot of actions. I am drained. I still am not hopeless. I believe the Lebanese will previal someday, but for the sake of my life, I need to give Lebanese politics a rest. I have just celebrated 2 months away from politics. During the first month, I did not listen to any news, even though I was in Lebanon, and during the second month I just remained up to date with the headlines. I am at ease and I need to remain like this for at least a while.
February 17th, 2007 | #
I hope your c autious optimism is justified. We in this country who will be eliminated in the most horrible way if a certain gentleman gets his way,also try to keep hope burning. It isnt easy. I for one,keep working on it.
February 17th, 2007 | #
Hey, Rampurple.
I am glad you are getting a chance to take a break. I think that is okay.
Blogging is not a job, and that while I will miss your posts any time you take breaks, I can never blame you when you focus on enjoying your life instead of posting about politics… .
I think that the Lebanese will pull through. Most of the Lebanese people - even many of those who frustrate me and make me sad - still have my respect and affection. There is so much talent, so incredibly much potential and so much desire to make things work, alongside huge obstacles and some amount of self-destructive behavior. Every time the country takes three steps forward, it seems to take 2 steps back, and I imagine that it is extremely stressful and frustrating for most Lebanese. But I really believe that the Lebanese will prove their critics and skeptics wrong. It will just be a heck of a ride.
All the best.
February 17th, 2007 | #
Zvi, thanks for your kind words… i wont stop blogging. I only took a break from politics. I started the break 2 months ago.
February 17th, 2007 | #
Long live March 14, Long Live Lebanon.
February 17th, 2007 | #
Don’t give up rampurple… i don’t mean give up on blogging, just hope in general, because without that there is nothing.
February 17th, 2007 | #
More news from our Iranian “big brothers”
Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad wound up the effort to sabotage Rice’s mission. He goaded Washington by informing the outgoing Lebanese ambassador to Tehran Adnan Mansour Friday, Feb. 16, that “Iran and Lebanon are limbs of the same body, but unfortunately the Lebanese part is wounded.” His words were released by the Iranian national news agency IRNA.
February 18th, 2007 | #
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