Thursday, May 15, 2008

Throw that in my face: "You're not more Lebanese than I am!!"
Who the hell made you Lebanese in the first place?

You, coming up with excuses for all the thuggish actions that took place those last few days.
You, claiming that its not as bad as it looks like because you could drive through from East to West Beirut without any problems.
You, who believe that the Arabs are goning to pay for all the damages that resulted from this whole scenario. So, according to You, its not so bad afterall.
You, who wished (even if in a sarcastic way) that clashes continue so you don't have to come to work in West Beirut.
You, who live in "Wonderland" neighborhood dare say that all the Lebanese are equally represented now.

You, my friend fail to see the bigger picture:
It is a game of bigger parties outside Lebanon.
The country is a bigger threat to its Jewish neighbor (so You will have another bigger war and hence sleep it off at home)
You, will be further marginalized in terms of political decisions. So, you're not equally represented!
You, my brother/sister have just agreed to creating a new dectatorship in the region.

Its not a matter of being more or less Lebanese (or not Lebanese for that matter).
Its a matter of respecting the country that was your home for years.
Its a matter of loving it and protecting it as if it were your own child.
Its a matter of realizing the roots of whats been happening.
Its a matter of understading all the dimensions of the existing scenario before making any trivial comments or assumptions.

So, dont You dare tell Me that I'm not more Lebanese than you.

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