Tuesday, June 06, 2006

Getting back to the source: Violence... avoidable

The recent events of rioting in the Southern suburbs and other neighborhoods in Beirut needs a review beyond the typical labeling of rioters as good/bad, justifiable or not.

IMO, those who jumped to the streets yesterday belong to a certain social class that has been affected by the following:

1. Severe socio-economic conditions that have conditioned those people to rash and emotional behavior instead of poised and intellectual reflection on the Televised event.

That burst of violence is not only a reaction to the caricaturization of Hassan Nasrallah's character, it is also a "fashet khel2" by men and women who are feeling victimized on severl fronts: political, social and economical.

The political segment has been discussed quite often, however socio-economic conditions (or perceptions) have been much less debated.

Provide those citizens with proper education, gratifying jobs and bright prospects and the reaction that we've seen yesterday would be greatly reduced, that is my opinion.

I realize that many Lebanese from all communities are struggling to provide their sons with the right education, all young men and women are fighting to earn a good living and most of us are not happy with current political conditions, however with that particular community, things have been historically compouding and they have developed (a tort ou a raison) a mentality of being unjustly treated, either by the state or by their fellow citizens from other communities.

I repeat my acknowledgment of Lebanese from all spectrums being subjected to harsh conditions, like in Akkar or other regions, however reality might be a bit harsher on that community in particular and I am sure that its perception is definitely that of being wronged.


2. The culture of political violence by Hassan Nasrallah and his party also greatly affect how their followers reacted.

Now, the creation of Hezb also was the product of several factors like the marginalization of its community, the ravages inflicted by Israel and the direct involvement of Iranian forces in their ideological struggle againt Israel and the US, in addition to religious factors.

However, Hezbollah cannot justify the continued culture of violence preached by its leaders in 2006, at a time when the civil war ended 16 years ago, after the 6th year of Israeli withdrawal and one year on that of the Syrians.

Hezbollah's leaders have a large responsibility in shaping their followers' reactions. Hezb does a good job at controlling its members' actions and reactions, however it cannot possibly claim that it has no effect on its followers.

Nasrallah cannot possibly say that yesterday's riots were "spontaneous" in the sense that his political speech and those of others in the Hezb have already prepated and conditioned large segments of the community to respond in such a manner; they cannot retreat from such moral responsibility.

This is what I had to say on the topic, I will be very interested to know your points of view on that issue, the why's, how's and what's that lead to such violence, a violence that can spread like fire and engulf the country, as we very well know.

7 Comments:

Blogger Moussa Bashir said...

Most of what you wrote is true. [I say most not all just to be on the safe side.]

5:49 PM  
Blogger Emilio Dib said...

I think that all of what you said is true. I agree with all of it au risque de ne pas etre on the safe side :) .

12:07 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

I agree with most of what you said with added emphasis on Leadership being the ultimate problem.

Hezbollah was created wholly by Iran and not just because of Israel - that was one reason. Don't forget Arafat single handedly destroyed that country by carrying out raids of terror against Israel. We are seeing a continuous War on Israel, except by proxy. Jordan and Egypt signed treaties, but not other countries agree Israel has a right to exist.

After being soundly deterred in all wars since 1948, they stopped traditional war tactics and began the terror wars.

The leadership of Hezbollah and Hama reflect the leadership of Iran and Syria and the rest of the Middle East. Depsite claims to the contrary, much of the Middle East is corrupt due to a totalitarian form of government.

This is true whether of Islam or Communism in old Soviet Days.

Until the people are truly free and Leaders Must Serve their people instead of the other way around, this will continue.

Corrupt Leadership. Only a transparent, fully open government with a robust and free media, and protected speech curbs such corruption.

11:12 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Hello. And Bye.

1:43 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

good morning friends. I'm actually into shoes and I was digging as far as something that exact model. The prices due to the fact that the velcros were about 300 bucks everwhere. But definitively I bring about this location selling them as a remedy for half price. I in reality love these [url=http://www.shoesempire.com]gucci sneakers[/url]. I will definetly purchase these. what is your opinion?

3:45 AM  
Blogger Sam said...

Well done. We re happy with the quality of the advice presented. I have high hopes that you continue with the excellent work done.
locksmith miami beach
Locksmith Wellington FL
Locksmith Campbell
RedwoodCity locksmith
RedwoodCity locksmith
Locksmith RedwoodCity CA
Locksmith RedwoodCity CA
miami locksmith
locksmith hialeah
locksmith aventura
locksmith hialeah
miami locksmith
irvine locksmiths
locksmith aventura
locksmith pembroke pines
pembroke pines fl locksmith
fort worth locksmith

9:38 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

lqqbm [url=http://www.drdrebeatscheapsales.com]beats by dre sale[/url] pqxqgz http://www.drdrebeatscheapsales.com nypp [url=http://www.drebeatsstudioheadphones.com]cheap beats by dre[/url] rmltpm http://www.drebeatsstudioheadphones.com qlja [url=http://www.beatsdreheadphonesonsale.com]beats headphone[/url] egfbzr http://www.beatsdreheadphonesonsale.com uedit [url=http://www.dreheadphonesonsales.com]beats by dre headphones[/url] smjiue http://www.dreheadphonesonsales.com wyedl [url=http://www.drdrebeatssales.com]monster beats[/url] klzlk http://www.drdrebeatssales.com vnkft [url=http://www.beatsheadphonesbydrdre.com]beats by dre[/url] srqol [url=http://www.focsa.org.au/myreview/beatsbydre.phtml]beats by dre sale[/url] uttxm http://www.focsa.org.au/myreview/beatsbydre.phtml owl

3:09 AM  

Post a Comment

<< Home