Cedar Guardians, Part 2

This is a continuation of a previous post.

The important aspect of the Cedar Guardian’s return is whether or not this appearance expresses a deep change in the political climate and general ideologies, and whether they have an influence. In other words, we have to look at what supports these Guardians to see if Lebanon is actually willing to accept such thoughts, to join them

The tendency is to answer in the affirmative. Yes, Lebanon has been, for quite some time, moving towards a situation that makes these statements more acceptable. And since this is the current situation, the issue deserves attention. These Guardians are stating in a loud voice what a strong political force has tried to destroy.

March 14 has many different forces. Yet the loudest voice between them, and the triumphant ideology, belongs to a force that has presented acrid opinions in Lebanon’s recent past during a period of alternating control between the Palestinians and the Syrians with periods of calm between the two. The connecting line between 1975 and 2005 is the line of arab threats to the essence of what gave the Cedar Revolution its thunder.

In the opinions of some, Lebanon lived for 30 years under the Syrian oppression that trampled sovereignty and independence. And it is possible to build upon this view that the Israeli collaborators acted in defense to a bigger danger. And in the opinions of some, we should tightly cling to those who spent the last 15 years resisting the Syrian occupation. And it isn’t important, in such a situation, mentioning those resisting the Israeli occupation for more than three times than amount.

To be continued ... (in hopefully only one more post)

posted by Lazarus, 9:57 PM