tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32255069.post1688967950750589182..comments2023-06-16T15:35:36.718+03:00Comments on Jeha's Nail - مسمار جحا: Monsters, Inc.Jehahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08714767132428450071noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32255069.post-24392345132193608762009-06-10T20:25:24.735+03:002009-06-10T20:25:24.735+03:00No wonder our search for consensus and internal st...<em>No wonder our search for consensus and internal stability is so elusive. At least, we're the only ones really trying, even if our model is far from perfect, or realistic. And so what if Nasrallah has missiles and Iran. Doesn't Lieberman have Tsahal, AIPAC, and a little more? I fail to see the core difference between those fine examples of Shiite tribalism and Jewish tribalism</em>.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.foreignpolicy.com/story/cms.php?story_id=4956" rel="nofollow">This</a> is what I call analysis. Compare it to the banalities and cliches you are endlessly recycling on your blog.Nobodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09952955021226297401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32255069.post-12301474527255921892009-05-25T16:15:17.115+03:002009-05-25T16:15:17.115+03:00Thanks R,
I've been slow to blog, as I'm trying ...Thanks R, <br /><br />I've been slow to blog, as I'm trying to develop a sense of objectivity, with all the passions swirling around, and the misinformation that we're constantly being fed.<br /><br />I agree with you, that I am overreaching with this Lieberman thing... But it all illustrates how much our region is increasingly becoming a cesspool of warring Tribes... with flags.Jehahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08714767132428450071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32255069.post-71409573098531462932009-05-25T12:04:43.808+03:002009-05-25T12:04:43.808+03:00Good to see you back!
Your second paragraph is go...Good to see you back!<br /><br />Your second paragraph is gold, maybe with the exception of the last two sentences. The last one, I would not include. After all, the standard is not set high in the Arab world, so the comparison is not instructive. As for the next to last sentence, I am trying to decide whether it would be more true if it were <br />"The only real debate is within christian regions of Mount Lebanon, which happen to be mostly middle class" :) <br /><br />Regardless of where we put the horse and the cart though :), what amazes me is that the debate seems confined to who said middle-class christians trust less, the sunnis or the shias...<br /><br />On another front, I am not sure that the comparison between Nasralla and Lieberman is instructive either. Whether there is a difference or not has no real effect on Lebanon. The fact remains that Nasralla is at the very least a partial product of Lebanon, while Lieberman is fortunately not (at this stage we'll take any small blessing that we can). More importantly, it doesn't matter who is holier, the end result is the same. There is no moral superiority or inferiority - only tribes.Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01594337050083581727noreply@blogger.com