You know, reading the posts, the campaigns launched, and the traffic makes me sad.
I often LIKE a post; lots of what is posted seems worth supporting.
Lebanese civil society is dynamic and active, yet rarely witness national campaigns, in addition campaigns and lobbying for causes rarely reach across to the grassroots.
I often wondered why.
I notice that the campaigns are divided along the lines of the political and sectarian polarization.
Civil society activists seem to launch campaigns focused on subjects that are detrimental or criticize the political figures affiliated to the political faction they personally stand against. They never cross the bridge to bring to light wrong doings by their political faction or sect.
For example; those who support Aoun are virulently against renewing for the Parliament while those who support the Future Movement are loudly against the Deputies refusing to make quorum to elect a President. In a perfect world they would meet to launch a campaign of protest against messing with the Constitution being it renewing for the Parliament or keeping the country without a President of the Republic.
The same goes for green campaigns, if they are related to electricity, then we rarely hear the voice of the NGOs who support the 8th of March and if it’s about public spaces we rarely hear the voice of the 14th of March.
It is so sad.
It is also the proof that change cannot happen through civil society.
I often LIKE a post; lots of what is posted seems worth supporting.
Lebanese civil society is dynamic and active, yet rarely witness national campaigns, in addition campaigns and lobbying for causes rarely reach across to the grassroots.
I often wondered why.
I notice that the campaigns are divided along the lines of the political and sectarian polarization.
Civil society activists seem to launch campaigns focused on subjects that are detrimental or criticize the political figures affiliated to the political faction they personally stand against. They never cross the bridge to bring to light wrong doings by their political faction or sect.
For example; those who support Aoun are virulently against renewing for the Parliament while those who support the Future Movement are loudly against the Deputies refusing to make quorum to elect a President. In a perfect world they would meet to launch a campaign of protest against messing with the Constitution being it renewing for the Parliament or keeping the country without a President of the Republic.
The same goes for green campaigns, if they are related to electricity, then we rarely hear the voice of the NGOs who support the 8th of March and if it’s about public spaces we rarely hear the voice of the 14th of March.
It is so sad.
It is also the proof that change cannot happen through civil society.
Again I sing with Ziad Rahbani
This is not a country; it is a bunch of grouped people
Haydeh mush balad! haydeh urtet nas majmou3een
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