Go to Baabda

I do not want to listen to Siniora or any other March 14 member anymore. I am done with pretty speeches.

The country will be invaded by orcs tomorrow and we are still being asked to hug our flags and wait for the storm to pass.

What am I supposed to do now? Quote Siniora, some Shia mufti, the patriarch and all the rest preaching against street protests? Well bla bla bla.

I can't get myself to do any of that. My emotions are running high because all I see in front me, as a Lebanese Shia, is Nasrallah's face as he kidnaps my child into the servitude of his dark lords.

Let them demonstrate, they say.  It’s pointless, they believe.

Fine, but let’s march to Baabda. That’s democratic too, no? For once, let us use this "democracy" and not let others use it against us.

Update. R agrees: march to Baabda.

The lines are drawn, and its obvious who is about to cross them. I suggest that March 14 pre-empt any "opposition" moves and mobilize its own public to camp in downtown, in defence of the Siniora government. The Siniora government should prove that it is worth defending, by appointing new ministers to replace the resigned 6 and murdered 1 and then wait for the general in baabda to sign, which he won't. At that point, it would be time to march to baabda... Take the initiative goddamnit...

Comments

[ghassan karam]

This might be the last chance for people of good will, common sense and decency to finally show what they are made off. It is time to stand up to tyranny, authoritarianism and undemocratic beliefs. It is time for the "silent majority" to stop being silent and it is time to act on the ideas of modernity, sovereignty and democracy. A strong message should be sent to the traditional sectarian leadership that the new Lebanon does not need them, the grass roots need to reclaim their lives and to reclaim their rights, A march on Babadaa untill Lahoud leaves the country and a march without the blessings of Saniora , the patriarch or the mufti could prove to be the political tsunami that Lebanon has not been able to generate until now. This is the last chance , not to protect Saniora but what he symbolizes. The need for political and social reconstruction and regeneration is upon us. If not know then when?

[Mike Nargizian]

I just want to know what is the deal with Aoun?

Is he a likeable guy who is just a calculating power monger?

Or is he just a straight up weasel?

And how the F could so many Christians actually support Syria and Hezbollah?

Mike

[A disgusted lebanese]

Really no one wants to see Lahoud out of Baabada, and into a jail cell where he belongs, as much as me. But I believe the move towards Baabda should be put aside for the moment. I think that at this moment, the opposition hould be left to take the first step. As I see it, the opposition is heading towards a dead end. They will not be able to achieve anything with street protests except discredit Aoun as a legitimate christian representative, which would be enough to shift the balance of power back into March 14 hands. I think that at that point, March 14 should be demanded to act decisively in all matters without compromise, even at the risk of civil war.

[MMMMMMMMM]

Abu-Kais,

I suggested that we go camp in Downtown as soon as the Dark Lord Nasrallah, had set the time and place. However i think that they might have anticipated this, and so will defently have other camping spots, which they will turn it into another "Quarantine Zone" or "Landfill"

MMMMMMMMM

[RebLeb]

The government has the majority but they are acting as if they are the opposition and are scared of Hezballah. They need to grow some balls and arrest the subversive bastards for heaven's sake. You only get one shot now, so aim right.

[do you need a tissue]

why are you whining so much? and last time i checked, Iran was a hell of a lot more democratic than the Gulf states which have bankrolled and supported your precious March 14 movement. when are you going to get past your boogeyman labeling of nasrallah and your belief in the inability of the Shia masses to think to see that all politicians are wily and none should be trusted. because right now your bordering on outright bigotry, but hey as Pierre so eloquently put it "we have quality, they have quantity". as for downtown, you and March 14 can have it! a monument to hariri's sectarian development agenda (why wasn't a single refugee during the war allowed to take up temporary residence in all those empty apartments during the war; "we are all lebanon" huh?!?!?). "we" (i.e. the ones with quantity) prefer our squalor in the DaHiyya, prefer that "we" only have electricity for five hours a day during the scorching summer months so that your precious downtown can stay lit up all night to fete your hypocritical Gulf patron's debauchery. yes, you can have downtown...

[RebLeb]

Do you need a tissue,
No I need a gun. When I read your post, it makes me worry that war is inevitable. It seems your party is not only "the party of God" but also the party of socialism, and of destruction of all that is valuable. For your information, these apartments belong to individuals, they don't belong to the community, and therefore they are not available for occupancy by your "temporary" refugees. But I don't expect you to understand the concept of property rights.

[Doha]

Though yesterday night I thought that Khalleek Bil Beit should be our slogan, if the demonstrations turn into nasty acts of overthrowing the government, then this slogan will sure change.

[Amir from Tel Aviv]

Impressions from the rally:

** Looks huge and well organized.
** Surprise: No yellow HZB flags.
** God sure loves them. Look at the lovely weather he arranged for them.
** Why do they need this fortified reinforced armored podium-glass ?? Who is repeatedly being murdered? them or their opposition, March 14 ??
** CNN says 200,000 participants ; I donno ; it looks HUGE...
** I really like Beirut ; wish I could visit her!!
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[charlie]

Any Idea how large is the Aoun crowd? and I am not talking about HA people wearing orange...:-)

My speculation, this demonstration is going to be the nail that puts Aoun away politically

[Enough BS]

If we march to Baabda, they will march on the serail.

The serail is near the Sunni west-Beirut and Baabda is a region with many Aounists , and it is near Shiyah. This is a guaranteed recipe for a large-scale trouble.

Siniora should wait and ignore their demands. He should appoint traditionnal Shia politicians. He should also ask for a vote of confidence from the parliament. It's December anyway, and hopefully the weather should discourage the orcs from demonstrating. The fate of Lebanon depends on the weather now. How fickle!

[Behailu]

I want top know more about Baabda, Hazmieh, especially Karam Building in Baabda