Say NO to WAR in Lebanon!
I am not sure how such a petition could make a difference, but I do not think it could possibly hurt. And I cannot, for the life of me, think of why anyone would say 'yes' to war again... So, if only to make the obvious blatant, please sign the petition at the site below:
http://www.nowarlb.com/
The site is still under construction, it seems; but maybe a flurry of signatures is the boost it takes to finish it.
posted by arch.memory @ 3:02 PM
8 Comments:
This petition reflects the anxiety of an impending war, especially for those who lived the previous one. All the “foreplay” that lead to the previous one seem to be happening now. Allah yina ji nah!
Here is my experience with petitions (civil marriage):
http://urshalim.blogspot.com/2006/02/petitions-re-runs.html
And my reasons for “fears” of a new war:
http://urshalim.blogspot.com/2006/02/dialogue-al-hiwar-vs-truth-and.html
Thanks for the link arch.
Laaaaa, seriously, this one beats them all. A Say no to war petition?? what on earth is that supposed to mean?? who on earth is this supposed to go to?? Does anyone but me see how absurd and ridiculous this is?? I really hope someone is trying to pull a major prank here, because if people are actually serious about this BS, then ours is a sad state of affairs. A petition against war 2al... ya3neh 3an jadd shi bi 7azzen.
Hahahahahaha!
Hohohohohoho!
Hihihihiihihi!
Hehehehhehehe!
Ditto, Fouad.
Fouad, I don't think anyone is missing the absurd and the ridiculous in this, but I think, as Bachir wrote, it reveals an anxiety that seems to be getting ever more tangible. I am not living in the country right now, but from what little indicators I'm getting, things aren't looking that good. I do hope it's only our heightened sense of drama and doom. Or else...
Yes zwixo, and arch.m, your points are well taken, but as you may very well know, the not so educated people you are talking about aren't exactly checking the net for updates on petitions against war. Those who answer to Jumblatt and Nasrallah and the likes couldn't care less about what you and I think and what petitions we are signing. But forget all that. What irritates me is how we tend to get hung up on gizmos that tend to distract us from the core of the matter. I honestly think that petitions are a mere manifestation of our inability to act in a meaningful and efficaceous way. A little bit like banging your head against the wall in protest to world hunger. Gives you a headache, and maybe expresses your stress and anxiety, but gets you absolutely nowhere. You know what I'm saying?
Fouad, I completely agree with you. But what would you think is a more "meaningful and efficaceous way"? I am not asking rhetorically here, I am only perhaps having a lapse in imagination.
I say dismiss the "war" postulate altogether. Saying NO to it validates its existence and establishes it as a possible alternative. War is NOT an option or an alternative. This is the spirit we should promote if and when we encounter mentions of war within debate circles. Plant and reinforce the idea that the lebanese people are united above all conflicts, and that war as we've experienced it, is and will remain part of a regrettable past.
The difference is subtle and might appear merely syntactical, yet it remains, imho, truly and utterly fundamental.
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