Lebanese socio-politics from a third angle 

I read once that our society is a complex matrix that englobes the full rainbow of politics. I’ve learned instead that it is made of different groups, each with one aspect of radical conservatism, all identical in their sociopolitical behaviour, all limited and bounded by a selection of pride and shame about connections, and all separated by what is made to believe as a holy transcendence of their identity.

I have also learned that this foolishness is easily overcome in a soccer or basketball game where Lebanon is playing against any other country. We all become confession and political blind toward our players and cheering fans.

So rather than a balanced distribution of rainbow political colours, we are left with a one-sided conservative parties to choose from, distributed at the edges of that same spectrum. No wonder we are stuck in this self-generating vicious circle. Conservatives by nature share little and accept tolerance less. I like how Wikipedia places it: “… conservatives seek to preserve things as they are, emphasizing stability and continuity, while others oppose modernism and seek a return to the way things were…”

So while we hear today about “Centrists” or “Independents” as a political positioning in our single sided spectrum, the callers of these movement can merely establish themselves, not because of the seemingly strong existing powers, but rather because of the lack of vision that directs the behavioural and cultural emphasis of such positioning: the “what we believe in” instead of “where we want to stand”.

Below are some sociopolitical thoughts, in random order. These are issues we face in our society but always seem to lack the will to implement. For the parties we choose to represent us simply do not believe in changing a status that suits them, a status where equality is not collective but selective.

Each of these points are a major debate holder, with a huge operational implementation, and has a long lead for establishment, but what concerns me most, is the neglect and hypocrisy our politicians and representatives have in dealing with the majority of these issues. This only reflect the conservatism and separatism of their parties, they do not dare to change. So here we go: