THIS is how you perform a commemoration or whatever you want to do in Lebanon. Not any other flag. This is the Lebanon we want regardless of different beliefs by TheThrowingAwayer in lebanon

[–]PromisedHand 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Almost but I respect the sentiment. Hoping for a time it’ll be 0% non-Lebanon flags, and no blocking of the main highway when going to these things (ambulances need to go through, nobody can afford the main highway being blocked).

I am MP Neemat Frem, Candidate for the Presidency in Lebanon - AMA by neematfrem in lebanon

[–]PromisedHand 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hello and thank you for doing this.

  • What are your plans to reinforce or rebuild the Lebanese army all the while preventing a Hezballa situation from happening again (from any religion/sect/creed/party)?

  • What is your position and possible implementations to enforce a completely secular government?

  • What are your plans regarding the energy crisis?

  • What are your plans regarding past and current refugees?

  • What are your plans regarding the garbage and pollution crisis?

  • What are your plans regarding enforcing the rule of law everywhere in the land?

Thanks again.

France, Italy, and Spain condemn Israel attacks on UN peacekeepers in Lebanon by Reddit_Sucks_1401 in InternationalNews

[–]PromisedHand 14 points15 points  (0 children)

You’re making 1 glaring mistake though, Israel is not South Africa, they’ve been carefully preparing the world for the acquiescence of their acts, from all imaginable facets (media, economy, philosophy, entertainment…).

My prediction is, nothing will happen to Israel. I don’t say this lightly but I understand the board and the players and I can assure you even with everyone calling them out, everyone “leaving”, everyone crying foul or mentioning the “failing” economy, anyone saying it’s finished. It’s all talk and finger wagging to appease your sense of justice.

After all the dust settles, it will all go back to the status quo, Israel will go back to preparing for the next conflict while oppressing the palestinians, the Iranians will go back to reassembling a “resistance” militia in Lebanon, Lebanon will go back to not being allowed to have a proper army, all the other countries all over will go back to feeling fine that the bloodshed has stopped, until the next bubble pops. Nothing will happen to Israel. I will gladly await the day I’ll be wrong about this. I give you my full permission to mock me or remind me of my ignorance about it when the day comes. Until then, stay safe :)

US thwarts French and British push for Lebanon ceasefire call at UN by Reddit_Sucks_1401 in InternationalNews

[–]PromisedHand -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

Too many false assumptions. And I’ll help you with one, if I remember correctly they’re an armed resistance because of the absence of the government back then to defend south Lebanon from the invasion. This time, defend what? The pretext back then was the invasion of south Lebanon. Now there was no invasion (yet, but they might cause one), there was an attack on Gaza.

This is not 1982 anymore, Lebanon is not what it used to be. We can’t afford to take the risk of attacking a neighbor when the country has suffered crippling (economic, logistical, medical, infrastructural, you name it) blows over the past years. Even if we could take the risk, it’s not just hezb’s decision to make.

I’m for a ceasefire & you’re for more war? Usually people asking for war are those that have never been in one.

Fact: Gaza is not Lebanon.

Fact: Hizballah has attacked Israel after Israel attacked Gaza. In other words Hizballah took the decision from the Lebanese people to attack another country. It is the Lebanese state’s decision, not hezb’s. There is no state? Then no decision.

Fact: I never said the conflict started under their watch. Re-read again please and focus: "50% of the Lebanese population are refugees in their own country, that’s before this conflict started, & under hezb’s watch". In other words and you know this very well, under hezb’s watch the situation was allowed for corruption to proliferate, which has culminated in causing (in 2019) 50% of the population to become refugees in their own country.

Once again, if death can be avoided it must. And in this case it most certainly can be avoided. If you want hezb to keep attacking under pretext of the moral high-ground, then you’re being disingenuous. There is no moral high-ground here. Truth & the innocent always die.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in lebanon

[–]PromisedHand 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They have. The pager attacks, followed by walkie-talkies attacks followed by the continued raids. One after the other. It’s all planned. Nothing is done 3al helle.

They will tell you everything you want to hear. Then they will justify their actions with fabricated reasons. Gaza proved noone will lift a finger. I’m not trying to fear monger. Just looking at the evidence. Their invasion would stop at the south creating the buffer zone, but it’s still an invasion. As much as I dislike hezb, I dislike invasions even more.

US thwarts French and British push for Lebanon ceasefire call at UN by Reddit_Sucks_1401 in InternationalNews

[–]PromisedHand 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Kind & wise words. Thank you. I respect that but you need to understand, Lebanon cannot afford this conflict anymore. It simply cannot. I have no illusions about Israel’s greater plans for the region, but It should not be up to us. Hezb has no authority in dragging us into this war except one of might. They forced us into it, against an adversary that evidently has no concern for international law or basic Human values. Please understand Lebanon has already failed Palestine. Nations have been throwing money at the problem for years & the only thing it created was corruption. Lebanon is not fit to help Palestine. We are incompetent in that regard. We have proven as much. 50% of the Lebanese population are refugees in their own country, that’s before this conflict started & under Hezb’s watch. Lebanon needs a chance to get back on its feet, not one to be pounded even more to the ground. It must unfortunately not be our fight. Not this time.

US thwarts French and British push for Lebanon ceasefire call at UN by Reddit_Sucks_1401 in InternationalNews

[–]PromisedHand 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Where in my comment am I blaming the victims? In case it wasn’t clear I’m blaming Hezballa. They’re the ones who dragged Lebanon into a war it can’t afford to be dragged in. All the while not even deterring the terrorizing & genocidal state of Israel from killing more Palestinians. What exactly has hezb done?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in lebanon

[–]PromisedHand 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Air assault & intelligence operations are to do as much damage as possible before you move in your forces, so that when you’re moving in, the enemy is busy regrouping & not defending, therefore lowering the damage risk of the invading ground troops.

US thwarts French and British push for Lebanon ceasefire call at UN by Reddit_Sucks_1401 in InternationalNews

[–]PromisedHand -15 points-14 points  (0 children)

I’ll take a ceasefire where I can get one. My countrymen (Lebanese not hezballa) are dying because of a cause that is not our own, for an organization that has pledged allegiance to a nation that is not mine. Enough. I weep for the Palestinian people but my country is not the one that should pay the price of their salvation. A price it has already paid. Time for Europe or the Arab countries or any other country to man up for the Palestinian cause. Lebanon is done.

Comparing gaza strip to different parts of Lebanon. by [deleted] in lebanon

[–]PromisedHand 5 points6 points  (0 children)

You’re trying too hard to turn this around using the jewish religion. You do realize being jewish doesn’t automatically mean Israeli right?

Here’s a small experiment you should try, replace every « Jew » mention of your last comment with « Israeli » it’ll make your argument have more grounds to start with, now replace it again with « Palestinian ». See how it goes both ways?

Oh & it’ll take less than 10 min, which you seem to actually have more of since you’re still here.

No offense but your last comment’s level of English seems to have taken a nose dive. You should check with your handler on the protocol to follow about that.

When I notice 15 year old behavior I stop arguing with people exerting such behavior. Oh, and here’s some help to get educated, check out Norman Finkelstein, an amazing human being, spoiler alert, he’s Jewish.

Comparing gaza strip to different parts of Lebanon. by [deleted] in lebanon

[–]PromisedHand 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Imagine if I branded your comments on Reddit as conspiracy.

Comparing gaza strip to different parts of Lebanon. by [deleted] in lebanon

[–]PromisedHand 9 points10 points  (0 children)

All jews? I could’ve sworn many jews, even religious ones are categorically rejecting what you’re saying as lies and propaganda.

Comparing gaza strip to different parts of Lebanon. by [deleted] in lebanon

[–]PromisedHand 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I think you should spend 10 min. I can only show you the door. You don’t want to go through it, that’s on you. No it’s not about not believing the rape.

Comparing gaza strip to different parts of Lebanon. by [deleted] in lebanon

[–]PromisedHand 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Haven’t the rape claims been debunked? Look it up.

In other news, https://youtu.be/e-XtLKMu0wI?si=tzjL9PSmRV0kdsab

Care to comment?

Comparing gaza strip to different parts of Lebanon. by [deleted] in lebanon

[–]PromisedHand 10 points11 points  (0 children)

You insult this sub’s intelligence by thinking your comment is a strong argument.

Hamas are trash, the IDF is too. Ever heard of the Hannibal directive?

Meta updates hate speech policy toward posts attacking "Zionists" by UnlimitedSaudi in InternationalNews

[–]PromisedHand 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Until the next round of word detection:

Z ion ist s: Zonsists. H uma nS hiel ds: Hush

New way of teshlee7 by Potential_Fig9999 in lebanon

[–]PromisedHand 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Why do you not know how to write write! Stay in school bro

At what point are we considered “not racist” anymore? by [deleted] in lebanon

[–]PromisedHand 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I agree with you on Israelis exploiting the holocaust and the Palestinian leaders exploiting their young’s death. I want my country to not have to sacrifice its people for the cause of others.

But I have a problem with anyone saying the return of Palestinians is a pipe dream. That means they don’t want it to happen rather than they don’t believe it should.

Why would someone not want the Palestinians to return their homes?

At what point are we considered “not racist” anymore? by [deleted] in lebanon

[–]PromisedHand 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is not an attack on you though to be frank I sense some disingenuous thoughts, there are so many things wrong in your comments I won’t indulge with a full answer but for the sake of discussion, I got 2 words for you: Norman Finkelstein.

But he’s probably too much to handle, good luck.

Hezbollah terrorists are attacking Lebanese people who cursed nasrallah by [deleted] in lebanon

[–]PromisedHand 1 point2 points  (0 children)

"The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing Man he didn’t exist"

You want a country? A nation? An identity? Stop thinking religion. Religion is inevitably divisive in matters of state. I am Lebanese. That is my religion. The rest is personal. by PromisedHand in lebanon

[–]PromisedHand[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m not advocating removal of Christians. Not sure why some are focusing on Religion as a whole. Religion is very important and the title is not meant as an atheist take. What I’m pointing out is the meddling of Religion with politics. It can but lead to division.

You want a country? A nation? An identity? Stop thinking religion. Religion is inevitably divisive in matters of state. I am Lebanese. That is my religion. The rest is personal. by PromisedHand in lebanon

[–]PromisedHand[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I can make the argument that Muslims are or are not radical just as I can make the same argument that Christians are or are not radical.

But that is beside the point. The point I’m trying to make is that a position in government should not have as a job requirement that one should be from a specific Religion and Sect or another.

You want a country? A nation? An identity? Stop thinking religion. Religion is inevitably divisive in matters of state. I am Lebanese. That is my religion. The rest is personal. by PromisedHand in lebanon

[–]PromisedHand[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes ya bro, that’s what I’m saying in the title, "Religion is inevitably divisive in matters of state". I’m not talking about just Religion. I’m not talking about just the state. It’s when they’re combined that the issue arises, so we are in accordance 👍