so they resigned.

it is after all, hezbollah's and amal's right to resign (there is also a chance that they will rejoin ...). however, segmenting the past and the future is ill-fated, in that history has already proven to be a thorough commentator on the potentials of the constantly growing rift between various factions within lebanon. moreover, the lack of institutional precedent in which to express such "disagreements" casts a shadow over the next few days, and taking to the streets - which fpm and hezbollah (and others) seem to be tilting towards - is indeed another push towards the coming tipping point. there is nothing constructive to say concerning the situation - since information at this moment is still lacking - so i will poke fun at my second favorite punching bag, samir geagea, who, in light of his (and others of course) recent antagonistic and almost war monger comments, stated that he doesn't "know who is spreading a climate of fear and tension as if something is about to happen." give me a break.

i can't help but note (and i may be mistaken) that there seems to be a certain ignorance towards the potential repercussions of settling disputes through demonstrations and of using crowds in the attempt to achieve a knockout, which is irresponsible to say the least, and borders on treachery to say the most. it is increasingly saddening that the causes of the various forms of intercommunal conflict and tensions within lebanon were never touched upon nor dealt with over the past decades, and as is expected with such blind disregard to the resulting social pathologies, the chickens have unfortunately come home to roost.

posted by Lazarus, 12:41 PM