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First time I hear someone call Gibran not brilliant.
well, you know, you always learn there are other opinions
The only one who didnt like his writings as far as I know was the church 
interesting, there are not many people who think like me  what church? there are many churches.
Of course everyone is entitled to his opinion.
thank you.
Keeping in mind that this story was written way before the existence of the state of Israel, so as you say the complex of victim hypothesis doesnt apply.
but it seems it still applies, seeing what he wrote and seeing what you write. your sorrow resembles the sorrow of many iranians who now miss the days of pahlavi.
A great book to read though on this subject by Avraham Burg, former knesset president and Tsahal lieutenant, "the holocaust is over we must rise from its ashes". He clearly says that the jews have the victim complex.
yes, they do. i dont deny it. thats understandable after what they got through nearly 5 thousands years of their existance as israelis.
As for the middle east problem, powerful Russia and powerful USA had a big role during the war you mention and the tiny little Israel you talk about has nuclear weapons with the blessing of the US whereas the surrounding countries do not.
when egypt (with the help of russia), syria, jordan and decided attacked israel USA stayed away, because russians told them if they were involving into this war russians will fully engage which may result in 3rd world war, therefore they left israel to itself to win the war.
i dont mind israel possessing the nuclear weapon due to their location where they are surrounded by wolves who are ready to jump on anytime.
I dont know why you brought education into this, I dont think we can call small nations uneducated just because they are small and powerless and their resources is limited. To give the lebanese example, lebanese are well educated and the rate of literacy (adult and youth above 15) is 88.3 (http://hdrstats.undp.org/indicators/3.html)
There is some work still to be done but 88% is not negligeable.
its not only lebanon i had on mind. even when you bring the statistics i dont think lebanese are greatly educated since we havent seen any bright lebanese scientist contributing to humankind.
The two phrases, "Self defense" and "accuse all around" are a bit contradictory no?
but you can always self-defend blaming everyone around for what you have.
you should take an example from jews, they go on no matter what, they even stopped crying and moaning, theres no way back, no matter how arabs will threaten them, they will be, and their economy will grow. look at israel, despite they were constantly attacked they are blooming, the land that once was empty and abandoned today is blooming and the only democracy in the middle east.
Anyways, if we sit and moan we are accused of being very weak, uneducated and have no base to create, invent, and for self defense and if we fight back with the limited resources we have we are called terrorists! what a dilemna!
May be if we just vanish from this earth it will make you happy
oh, baby, dont cry. you have no good foundation but you can still grow powerful economically through education.
theres no war between you and israel and why should you fight back? make peace, restore the trade and education relationships with israel, and i can gurantee that you will succeed.
but if you sti back and take revenge with your limited arms then you will go nowhere.
I wish what you say was true. Lebanon was always under either occupation or mandate or supervision of other countries.
The only short period of time we had a true independence was during "emir Fakhreddine" rule and later the ottomans raised an army to restore order in lebanon and fakhreddine was hanged.
So Lebanon was always annexed either to the surrounding countries or under ottoman rule or french mandate. Even after what we call independence we had couple of years of peace before the inevitable civil war started of course fueled by foreign countries. The root cause of war is the discriminating law that favors one religeous group over the others. Injustice brings wars.
So our problem goes back way before before palestinians and hizballa.
inally If i were to choose between being the eagle or the sheep I would choose the peaceful sheep, may be they are not smart but they are peaceful.
i dont think french mandate was bad. it helped you to become more civilized, like british colony pulled egypt out of backwardness, but they threw brits out of the country just because of their pride. as soon as brits left egypt returned to its backwardness.
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but incredible.
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