Why Lebanon still grabs my attention
After three and a half years in Canada, I found myself once again sucked into the politics of my native Lebanon. Lebanon, since the end of 2019, has been facing a severe economic crisis. Several large-scale popular protests shook its political establishment. People have had enough of the economic situation, the corruption, and the rule of the jungle. Even for some, they had enough of the rule of Hizballah (the Shia Islam radical terrorist group). Yet, I who has renounced Lebanon. Who for years have been trying to leave Lebanon and now finally in Canada. I who am more and more trying to think of myself as Canadian as my citizenship application is being processed. I find myself sucked again into the cesspool that is Lebanon affairs and Lebanese politics. I find myself trying to go on YouTube to find news footage of what is going on in Lebanon. I find myself liking Facebook articles and posts related to Lebanon. I find myself even writing posts about Lebanon. three so far, with this one...