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Crisis As A Way Of Life

January 15, 2011 · Mustapha Hamoui

Anthony Chadid is trying to pin down the reason why the Lebanese no longer care about crises:

perhaps it is exhaustion. Maybe a healthy cynicism is at work. Some might chalk it up to faith in God, a desire for the good life or disdain for all the machinations.But unlike the worst moments since 2005 […] , this crisis feels oddly unlike a crisis.

I think the people realized that with or without a government, their day-to-day life remains the same.