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It is also against our forum rules, so I would like to ask femme to stop this ridiculous bullying.

We have racism in Lebanon, all sorts of racism. Yes it bothers me and I have to admit that sometimes I have racist thoughts;

Many lebanese dont accept if their son/daughter marry a black or a chinese whereas

they  most likely  accept a white american, a swedish, a british into their family.
 
Also, many lebanese think they are superior to palestinians, syrians, sudanese and

egyptians. This is mostly due to the fact that there is a huge influx of workers from

these countries into Lebanon. The jobs they hold are mainly in construction, trash

collection and in gas stations.

There is a big discrimination also against sri lankians and ethiopians. Most maids in

lebanon come from these two countries.
(recently "envoyee speciale" did a special episode about lebanon "Liban le pays des

esclaves" (slaves in lebanon) concerning the maids condition in lebanon. It was a big

scandale but few weeks later everyone forgot about it and nothing changed)

So basically, yes there is racism in lebanon. The law formally forbids

all sorts of racism but then no one is there to enforce this law.
That was for color and ethnic background.

Regarding religion that is another issue.  There are  18 officially recognized

religious groups in lebanon, 4  Muslim, 12 Christian, 1 Druze, and 1 Jewish. During

the 15 years civil war basically everyone fought against everyone. So religion is a

sensitive issue. Moreover, Lebanese constitution is based on discrimination.
Only a  christian maronite can be a president, only a muslim sunni can be a prime

minister and only a shi´ite can be the speaker of the parliament.
Some groups are classified as a cult and are forbidden, example: jehovah´s witnesses

and mormons.

Homosexuality is considered a crime in Lebanon and it is clearly stated in the

lebanese penal code that male homosexuality along with adultery are prohibited.

In short, yes there is discrimination in Lebanon.  That´s my country and I love it despite its faults.

  Humans, at our most base, are pack creatures, ie we form groups like a pack of wolves or a flock of birds. In ancient times we formed small tribes that were outgrowths of family members. Outsiders were to feared. The process of joining a group was not easy. A lot of blood was shed.

Look at nature. I recently saw a documentary on two orphaned male cheetah cubs. The persons who fostered them tried to introduce them back to the wild, the result being one was killed by other male cheetahs who were afraid of competition. The other had to be brought back into a reserve. Lions also form prides. and so it goes.

Humans have been trying to grow beyond that to realize a larger family. In some ways we have had success, in others we have failed.

 lebanon is a victim of its own hospitable policy. once a paris of middle east, opening gates to palestinians didnt realize that it was opening for own destruction.