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Originally Posted by McLovin
Hizbollah had every right to have that communication network, and had every right to defend what is theirs.
If you had watched Nasrallah's speech two days ago you would have understood that the network they had wasn't illegal at all. The Government knew of it long before then also but didn't say a thing about until now. Hizbollah used that network in the war against Israel, the Government knew about it, and did fuck all.
The Government this time had it very wrong, they did a couple of things they shouldn't have done, they rushed decisions, and they tried to cut down a communication network which had every right to be there in the first place, and they also removed a high ranked Airport official from his job for no reason at all.
If you own a store that sells for $1000 a day, you don't go and mess with the rival store in front of you who sells for $1000000 a day, especially if you have no fucking good reason to do so.
Hizbollah could have taken Beirut by storm if they wanted too, they were agressed. They instead went it, and took control of some media outlets which were for the Pro gov parties and gave them back to the Army. Today, there's army everywhere, but that's it. It's much more peaceful.
If anything, these last few days have shown us how the Government is much more run like a Militia than Hizbollah will ever be.
I almost never side with Hizbollah's decisions and actions, but this time, they had every right to do what they did.
Hopefully, that's the most action we'll see around here this summer.
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I share your hope for restored peace and quiet in Lebanon and elsewhere in the region. However, going back to your analogy a state should have one "store", and should not be rivaled by competitors for communication, security services and so on.
Governments often rush decisions, and on more than one occasion these are stupid decisions. Democracy involves accepting those stupid decisions as a necessary evil, while having the opportunity to replace the administration in the next general elections given a better alternative. What you are implying, and that's how far you are from understanding democracy, is that rushed/stupid/bad political decisions are a good enough reason for armed militias to storm the streets. The muti-ethnic nature of the Lebanese society coupled with political concepts of this sort combine to a recipe for disaster.
The Lebanese government does not do anything because it's too weak to do anything whether it's the communication network or armed militias taking orderes from outside. It's a sad state of affairs which has no chance of changing unless you Lebanese realise that you deserve better, and by that I mean making decisions based on your interests and noe those of Damascus and Tehran. You don't have to like your neighbour from the South, but you have ne reason to take a battering just because Syria and Iran use Hizballah to attack Israel without being held responsible themselves.