The mass upheaval in Lebanon, starting in October 17, is growing stronger and widespread
Posted by: adonis49 on: October 20, 2019
The mass upheaval in Lebanon, starting in October 17, is growing stronger and widespread
Note: You may read my first post on this mass upheaval
The mass demonstrations in all cities and districts have unified the citizens under Lebanon flag and National anthem: this is a miracle, in this sectarian political structure since 1943.
A few may say that this upheaval has no definite program. I say this reasoning is irrelevant and is a big plus for this mass demonstration: What this upheaval proved is that that a unified people is possible and we will have to work toward that purpose.
This upheaval has planted the seed for a non-sectarian political structure.
It planted the seed for a civil state where laws are civil for personal status and away from the religious sects privileges.
It planted the seed for an election law that restrict voting to the affiliation to religious sects.
This upheaval has backfired on all these militia/mafia “leaders” of the civil war, in control for 3 decades.
These militia “leaders” inserted their hooligans to disrupt this growing unified movement: they gave order to set fire on building, break in private properties, destroy public institutions and set fires on tires to block the main highways…
In fact, the hooligans of Nabih Berry (chairman of the parliament for 28 years and the main militia leaders who distribute the stolen wealth to the other militia partners) have confronted the peaceful protesters in Tyre (his stronghold) and Nabatiyyeh with weapons and violent body activities.
The army was forced to disperse the protesters in downtown Beirut and arrest the hooligans. Actually, it is the “soldiers” assigned to Nabih Berry around the parliament that acted most violently against dozens of the peaceful demonstrators. “Shou hal wejj el 7elo. Khood hal box”
The army even cracked down in Tripoli and arrested many who contributed in using machine guns.
We have no news if the army entered Tyre to round up Nabih’s hooligans. It seems the local channels got scared of Nabih’s warning and desisted of covering what is taking place in Type.
Today, Nabatiyyeh is scintillating with thousands of personal lights: Hezbollah got it right that this upheaval is legitimate and peaceful. I guess this is a strong message against the Amal militia of Nabih Berry.
Today, the upheaval grew stronger and the hooligans were absent from all the scenes: the militia “leaders” got the message clear and loud: the protesters can pinpoint them and the army is ready to quickly arrest them and prosecute them.
The secretary general of Hezbollah, Hassan Nasrallah, delivered his speech in Baalbak this morning. He said:
- There will be no resignation of the government. Otherwise, we will have to wait another year to constitute another government. And Lebanon cannot contemplate this luxury since we have a short period to re-establish a viable resolution.
- The option of a government of technocrats will be brought down within 2 weeks by the same “leaders’ demanding this alternative.
- Going for another election will take a year. We will have to discuss a new election law that takes a great time. And in any case, the parliament will basically end up being constituted by the same members
- All those politicians who controlled this political structure in the last 3 decades should Not hope for a bygone be bygone: They will be prosecuted and their stolen wealth restituted.
- He claimed that this mass upheaval was Not planned by any foreign powers or even internal parties: it was carried out by citizens who could no longer suffer hunger, frustration, indignities… by this rotten ruling classes.
My conjecture is that the accumulated comments and opinions on social platforms (positive or negative) have increased the awareness of the citizens on their state of affairs. Every wrong doing committed by a politician or a high ranking member in the various institutions created a web of endemic deep structural reality in the entire political scene.
The masses finally got aware of this kleptocracy class of politicians and financiers who have monopolies on every kind of consumer goods, energy, services and financial transactions
Here are a few of my notes and comments:
It is 10 am. The carts in supermarkets are overflowing with goods. Kind of fearing the worst to happen?
(mfawleen chariots? thikat awta min 7arb 2006?)
The militia “leaders” desisted today from unleashing their hooligans
(Zo3ama militias dabdabo zo3raanon. Intahat al khouwaat)
I see cars “protesting”: young people driving fancy cars, the Lebanese flag planted inside the windows. They are Not hungry, but pocket money is being reduced in this financial crisis.
(Tazaahor bil Voitures. Shakko 3alam Loubnan bil shebbak. Moush jou3aneen. “Argent de Poche” ma kaafi)
I feel that all politicians, current and former, are scared shit and getting ready to leave the country, especially, those who used hooligans against the protesters. First, their wives and children leave, carrying the cash and Jewelries. Actually many have already fled in their luxury yachts and private jets.
(E7ssassi, kel al politicians, 7ali wa saabek, 3am yi dobbo shinaton, especially, eli hayyajo zo3ranon wa e3tado 3al moutazahireen. 3am yi shekho wa yi tommo.
their wives and sons and daughters have already fled with their cash and jewelry.
Seniora ila Egypt
Mikati ila Morocco
Berry ila Detroit yefta7 gas stations.
Walid 3am yi fattesh ila ayn yahrob. Momken 3end Putin?
Samir bi faddel Canada
Sett Rida bet faddel Gulf States
Mosbaa7 ila Egypt?…. Any more suggestions?)
If the PM gave himself 3 day to decide on the state of the government, how many days is Al Sayyed (Hezbollah) ready to give this government if it failed to deliver on promises?
(Kem yawm a3ta al Sayyed lel 7oukoumat to deliver?)
The main question is: how you intend to create jobs? What kind of jobs can feed families? Jobs that can recoup the expense of allowing children to graduate?
(Aya 3amal betsed al jou3, aw bet 3awed takaleef al jaami3aat?)
The TV channels need to archive the recording of people feedback in these demonstrations and give a copy to all the deputies.
(Drouri al e3laam yejma3o ta3likaat al sha3eb wa yenshorouha, wa yi kadmoha lel nouwaab)
To current and former politicians and “nouveaux riches”: Make sure your body guards don’t carry machine guns
(Bala body guards 7aamel rashaash. Mosbaa7 ma elo mawte2 kadam la bi Trablos wa la bi Loubnan: Exiled for trying to join the protesters in his luxury cars and well armed body guards)
Israel is as cunning as the Romans: the Romans decided Not to confront directly Hannibal and instead starved his army
(Israel 3akrouti metel al Roumaan: decided Not to confront Hanibaal directly: jawwa3et jaisho wal moukaawami)
How the PM is considering the 72 hours to calm the uprising? Decide that the deputy blocks of Moustakbal, Tayyar and Hezbollah are big enough and homogeneous enough to carry out the intended reforms? And shed this government from the parties that are “actually in the opposition”, like Samir and Walid?
(72 hours 7atta Sa3ed yi karrer: al eslaa7 ma3 al Tayyar wa Hezbollah, wa yi tayyez 3a Walid was Samir. Bi hal 7aali bi sour fi mouwalaat wa mou3aradad. Sheyyab drouri yen zaa7. Walid modtarr yen khonret li anno ma3zool min kel al jihaat)
La folie c’est de faire la meme routine et d’esperer que ca change?
(Une autre revolte jusqu’a ce que zo3raan al militias tet3ab?)
And now? What kind of discussions are going around among the political leaders? And how are they communicating? Using What’sApp?
(wa halla2 shou? ayat nawe3 min al ta7aawor? ayat khitabaat mjahzeen?)
3 days to allow the wives of politicians to leave with their cash and Jewels?
(3 ayaam 7atta neswanon yohrbo ma3 Cash wa moujawharaat?)
I warned Raya Hassan (minister of interior): Do Not use gas canister.
(Bahdalti 7aalek wa intahat mesdaakiyat Sa3ed).
Just suppose the political kleptocracy class (Faassed) agreed to return his wealth, will Switzerland and the USA return these wealth to the government? About $320 bn?
Note 1: Not a single politician (current or former) dared to join this upheaval: they got the message pretty loud that they are Not welcomed and considered to be part of this downhill trend in Lebanon. Good intentions do Not count: their actions are on trial. Actually, even singers and entertainers got the message: “You are part of this structure”
Note 2: My conjecture is that the accumulated comments and opinions on social platforms (positive or negative) have increased the awareness of the citizens on their state of affairs.
Note 3: If this phenomena in Lebanon took so long to galvanize the “left-behind” grass root and totally forgotten, it is mainly because of the Silent Majority who considered themselves “above the fray“, for one reason or another.
There are classes of educated citizens who cared about international state of affairs (climate change, pollution, human rights…) and considered focusing on Lebanon society “beneath” their worries or mental “complex” level. Kind if they have a good paying job or business, then the rest is Not of their concern.
There are classes of entrepreneurs who managed to have the backing of a politician and wouldn’t dare ruin their business on “petty free expression” (The politician had a share in the business without paying a cent, mafia/khouwwi).
Many parents thought they are part of the “leader” entourage and denied their children to critique the leader or have an opinion on social media…
Note 4: The public servants constitute one third of working force in Lebanon. They didn’t rely on their meager salary, but on the bakhshish for every transaction in their institutions. In the last 3 years, these “servants” discovered that money is getting too tight for the normal citizen who didn’t want to waste their little money on redundant transactions
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