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In lebanon, it is all about survival

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bread - pita - arabic styleThe following dialogue between a father and his son that appeared on Facebook tells the sad story about the Lebanese people nowadays , the confusion the Lebanese kids are facing in identifying themselves and what parents have to go through to survive.

Dad, are we Sunnis or Shiites?

No sweetheart we are Lebanese

Dad , seriously what are we ?

My Son.. I am Sunni and your mom is Shiite

and you were baptized at a Catholic church

Your sister is Maronite, like her husband

and your brother is going to marry a Druze

Dad, did you do that for national unity ?

No my son, I did this so that whatever happens

one of us will still be able to go out and buy a loaf of bread

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59 responses to “In lebanon, it is all about survival”

  1. MekensehParty Avatar
    MekensehParty

    More jahiliya poetry and still no action.
    Stop the whining, the Syrians proved more courageous than you!

    1. man-o-war Avatar
      man-o-war

      What?

      “Genius has limits, stupidity knows no bounds”

      1. MekensehParty Avatar
        MekensehParty

        Care to elaborate how what I said is stupid?
        Or should we directly move to insults back and forth?

        1. man-o-war Avatar
          man-o-war

          No no no, not yet!

          I just thought the quote was right on and addressed an issue that is a major flaw in Lebanese society. One that keeps Lebanese divided along religious lines. Why do you think he’s whining? And how are the Syrians more courageous than a man who is trying to diversify his family, thus uniting Lebanon as Lebanese.

          1. MekensehParty Avatar
            MekensehParty

            ok, let’s stay civil then, and keep moms out of it, I might be Iranian.
            1- For the xnth time, I believe that Zarkon is my one and only savior.
            2- Lebanese are divided along religious line, that’s a fact, a fact that is implied in the poem above since as the story goes the father/normal citizen traded all religions just to have a loaf of bread – survival. So the guy’s intention is not to regroup the religions, he reacted to this fact and found a way to keep supplied with bread. His sole initiative is to survive and not change a fact.
            3- Come’s how the Syrians are more courageous than the Lebanese: here’s a population of semi-slaves, well let’s call them serfs. Two bloody dictators, 40 years in power, no end in sight to the new dynasty, powerful control over the elite units, strong alliances mostly thanks to the father, endless reinforcement of weapons and troops… and yet, the Syrians walked on the streets, peacefully at first, got imprisoned, tortured, killed, massacred, gazed and they are still fighting.
            Conclusion:
            What did the Lebanese do in face of the oppression in their own country?
            They whined on Facebook and found ways to get bread.

          2. man-o-war Avatar
            man-o-war

            You know, I think things like this have more than one way of being interpreted.

            I thought of it as a parody of Lebanese society, in an ideal society it would be as such, but in reality we fall short. To me, that was the intention of the writer, that’s why the son asked his father if it was done for national unity. The father replies no, it was done so they can get bread. Almost like national unity is unrealistic and almost a joke to think that its possible. A joke after all can be seen as the truth masked with humor.

            The Lebanese had their time on the streets, it caused the Syrians to leave, no? I agree, there is still much more oppression to fight. Starting by getting rid of the corrupt so called “leaders” and demanding new faces with new visions for a brighter future. Enough with this nepotism crap. We have to say no to nepotism and no to corruption, even if they do come around election time and put up some lamp posts and fix some potholes. It’s not enough.

  2. nagy_michael2 Avatar
    nagy_michael2

    that’s so funny and I wish that would truly happen..

  3. 5thDrawer Avatar
    5thDrawer

    AMEN to that … Absolutely a necessity. One advantage still … there’s a MALE in the house.

  4. 5thDrawer Avatar
    5thDrawer

    AMEN to that … Absolutely a necessity. One more advantage still … there’s a MALE in the house.

  5. Hannibal Avatar
    Hannibal

    and your brother is going to marry a Druze… Are you sure about that? He may lose an organ. 😉

    1. Prophettttt Avatar
      Prophettttt

      Not just any organ!!

  6. MekensehParty Avatar
    MekensehParty

    you portray your people really well for all to see,
    no need to add 1 word

    1. YeUx Avatar
      YeUx

      Considering that He was the only one who defended all Lebanese from your insults, I would be proud to say that “AfRyT” represents Me as Lebanese! and in doing so, He show You how You fall in contradictions, one for saying that We are cowardly and the other for showing that the true coward is You, Are You going to accept AfRyT’s challenge…? or is true that the coward is You…

      1. MekensehParty Avatar
        MekensehParty

        Lololollolol
        Challenge to what? Where? Who moves more bites per second?
        You think I live next to your open sewer “seha”?
        You think that little afrit was so strong when a Syrian had his boot on his neck, or when Hezbollah was throwing his cousin out of a window in 2008???
        Hahaha
        Souss

        1. Igor Chingoski Avatar
          Igor Chingoski

          oh I see what is going on here… so AfRyT challenge You MekensehParty to a duel… I know Him to travel and fight when He is very, but very pissed off! so I thought that will be interesting if I host the fight in My ranch in Canada. all expenses paid by Me and that is a compromise, and willing to organize all. what do You say Mek? or Mec LOL. TRULY!!!!!

          1. Igor Chingoski Avatar
            Igor Chingoski

            I forgot to tell You is a boxing match, between friends but no globes ok?

    2. YeUx Avatar
      YeUx

      Considering that He was the only one who defended all Lebanese from your insults, I would be proud to say that “AfRyT” represents Me as Lebanese! and in doing so, He show You how You fall in contradictions, one for saying that We are cowardly and the other for showing that the true coward is You, Are You going to accept AfRyT’s challenge…? or is true that the coward is You…

    3. Hind Abyad Avatar
      Hind Abyad

      You’re a Zionist “intelectual” cathartic Nihilist projecting doom.. a living dead-man moking Baudelaire, Mozart, religion, the past, the futur, demeaning me (why you defend Christians so much nobody askd you to carry the Cross, hystreria, a baby), but one serious phrase: So you think Jews have also the rigth to live in the Levant?
      I answered; The Zionists (not the Jews), didn’t respect the Fouth Geneva Convention Hague resolution of 1907 completly ignored all international laws ..now it’s in the past. What did the future bring? New Israeli generations. each more -Nazis loving cruaulty, racists supremacy. Soldiers take pictures of each other abusing teenagers, children.
      Thats what you call “the futur is always better than the past” ?

      1. MekensehParty Avatar
        MekensehParty

        why do you read me?
        I don’t read what you write

        1. Hind Abyad Avatar
          Hind Abyad

          Just because i read Jung.

          1. 5thDrawer Avatar
            5thDrawer

            I avoided analysis ….

          2. Hind Abyad Avatar
            Hind Abyad

            Freud analised the Animal in Man, Jung gave Freud’s Animal Man a Soul..
            That doesn’t mean: Soul is Religion.
            Symbols are the ‘inner’ representation of ‘real things’

        2. Hind Abyad Avatar
          Hind Abyad

          Just because i read Jung..

          1. 5thDrawer Avatar
            5thDrawer

            I avoided analysis ….
            “Jung saw the human psyche as “by nature religious” and made this religiousness the focus of his explorations. Jung is one of the best known contemporary contributors to dream analysis and symbolization.”
            I avoided symbols too. Always preferred the ‘real thing’. ;-)))

          2. Hind Abyad Avatar
            Hind Abyad

            Freud analised the Animal in Man, Jung surpassed Freud gave it “Anima”.
            Does not mean: Anima is Religion.
            Symbols are ‘inner’ representation of ‘real things’

        3. Hind Abyad Avatar
          Hind Abyad

          Remember you followed me relentlessly (for monologues), i told you to stop, called you crazy glue..

        4. Hind Abyad Avatar
          Hind Abyad

          Remember you followed me relentlessly (for monologues), i told you to stop, called you crazy glue..

    4. Hind Abyad Avatar
      Hind Abyad

      You’re a Zionist “intelectual” cathartic Nihilist projecting doom.. a living dead-man moking Baudelaire, Mozart, religion, the past, the futur, demeaning me (why you defend Christians so much nobody askd you to carry the Cross, hystreria, a baby), but one serious phrase: So you think Jews have also the rigth to live in the Levant?
      I answered; The Zionists (not the Jews), didn’t respect the Fouth Geneva Convention Hague resolution of 1907 completly ignored all international laws ..now it’s in the past. What did the future bring? New Israeli generations. each more -Nazis loving cruaulty, racists supremacy. Soldiers take pictures of each other abusing teenagers, children.
      Thats what you call “the futur is always better than the past” ?

    5. MekensehParty Avatar
      MekensehParty

      A challenge to what????
      Who has a bigger dictionary of insulting words?
      I insult you with one simple word: the Truth!

      1. man-o-war Avatar
        man-o-war

        “NO COURAGE TO TELL ME FACE TO FACE WHAT YOU THINK OF LEBANESE PEOPLE”, I’m guessing this was the challenge, not sure though.

  7. yalibnan Avatar
    yalibnan

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