It is
sad to see an image of your country deteriorating in front of you. It is also
sad when you know that it is coming. Since the Syrian crisis, Lebanon has had
stages of ruckus as well. What is happening in Syria is a very disturbing image
placed in our minds because of what the media throws at us. This leaves us
people who are not following any sides in a state of total confusion. It undoubtedly
leaves many people wondering when this needless fighting and killing will end.
On Friday,
October 19th was a day that put a hole in the thin cover
that was keeping Lebanon somewhat together. The bombing of Achrafieh was a
random attack on a man who believed in keeping Lebanon a land for the Lebanese
people, and believed in unity of a nation. It is very apparent what kind of
society we live in.
You can
take my generation as an excellent example. There are thousands of young
adults, who should be smarter about knowing their politics. They should know
that as long as there is a political system that is more or less religion
based, Lebanon will never see peace. There are too many political parties with
their own ideologies, and almost have this blood-thirsty mind set, as in “we
are right, any opposition is invalid”.
This
country has way too many “political” sects for its own good. And the phrase “wake
up, and stop being sheep” has been uncomfortably repeated on thousands of
occasions. But how come it doesn't sink in? How brainwashed can people in our
generation really be? The answer is that our modern day Lebanon is simply
developed by intense propaganda, meaningless political parties only fighting
for their own greed, and a pretentiously super squad of followers and their
ideologically correct leaders.
This
country was, and still is one of the most beautiful countries in the Middle
East, and I don’t want to be here anymore. I want to live in a country where
walking down the street you aren't being stared at or hassled. I want to live
somewhere where I can go out and be proud of the organization and maintenance that
are put into effect on the country. I want to live somewhere I can drive into
the city and not smell the unbearable stench of waste and slaughterhouses.
Why can’t
this somewhere be Lebanon? Why are we forced to live in this country that
thrives off of immature politics? There is so much hate and greed in this
country that in the end we are all becoming greedy and hateful.
We need
our people to come together, and throw away all this political and religious
BULLSHIT. Then again, this is just another blog of thousands who all believe in
the same idea of a shared and cared Lebanon. Let's be free, and believe in our country, and ourselves.
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