Muslim Clerics Shun Geagea

Kamal has taken issue with my previous post and decided to tell us why.
He suggests that the Lebanese should quit hiding behind fake national unity rhetoric and accept the notion of a federal Lebanon.
Please let us know what you think of Kamal’s Ideas.

NOT A SINGLE MUSLIM CLERIC SHOWED UP

Not a single Muslim cleric of ours showed up (nor sent a representative). That means they implicitly endorsed Geagea’s imprisonment (while they meet and condone Jumblatt or Berri or other war criminals turned national leader-mind you Hussein)…Geagea has sure noticed that; i hope he will get the message, and quit the “wehdé wataniyeh” delusive speech.

Many Muslim clerics were invited though. According to one cleric i personally know (a relative of mine actually), these people decided not to attend in order to send a message to “isolationist Christians”… WTF!!??

Isn’t Geagea sectarianism “softer” than the one of Hezbollah? Remember: He only wanted to separate Lebanese Christians and Muslims (“Taqseem”- in one way or another, in one politically correct formula or another…) while Hezbollah (or the abject Islamists Denniye-style) wants to force an Iranian (or Saudi, respectively) style Islamic republic on both Christians AND Muslims (read their manifesto). Christian clerics are nonetheless always represented in the Hizballah events. No comment.

And next time you will talk about “wehdé wataniyé”, try not to be impressed by “wehdé intikhabiyé”. No “wehdé wataniyeh” is possible in this country, at least in its actual form. Sooner or later we will have to go back to our de facto sectarian federalism. Why not turn it into a De Jure one? That’s the only way we (all of us, including YOU Mustapha, including YOU Doha, including ME Kamal, not to mention Joe, Maroun, or Elie,…), we will stop thinking about our sect representation in ANY political event, and start trying to build a modern country like the ones we (all of us, including you Mustapha, including you Doha, including me Kamal, not to mention Joe, Maroun, or Elie,…), we strive to obtain a visa for and live happily in, while posting on a blog about how Lebanon -a forcedly unified Lebanon- should be a message…

Passing Time will lead us to a de jure form of sectarian federalism. Until then it is recommended to enjoy political correctness, while trying to get an emigration visa to a (federal -USA, Belgium, Switzerland, Canada…) western country. And most of all, remember to look aside and conspicuously utter: “wehdé watanieh” (or “pfuuu… sick sectarian mentality” as another brilliant pseudo-secular Hussein puts it) when sectarian issues force themselves on you.

The Ideas above reflect the opinion of their contributor (Kamal) and do not necessarily represent The Beirut’s Spring point of view.

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