Oy, Canada
A five-star rant over at Lebanese Political Journal.
The writer, a student in Beirut, native of Bekaa, takes umbrage at the number of commenters on his blog -- most notably a hapless Canadian leftist -- who chide him for working for the future of Lebanon, not joining in some pan-Arabist war to the death against Israel.
No, he takes more than umbrage. He takes a big beach umbrella, and whacks some heads with it:
After further elaboration he cuts back to Mr. Canada.
The writer, a student in Beirut, native of Bekaa, takes umbrage at the number of commenters on his blog -- most notably a hapless Canadian leftist -- who chide him for working for the future of Lebanon, not joining in some pan-Arabist war to the death against Israel.
No, he takes more than umbrage. He takes a big beach umbrella, and whacks some heads with it:
I am really tired of Westerners (yesterday, on this blog it was a Canadian - CANADIAN!) chastizing me about not being Arab enough, not fighting Israel enough, not pushing for the Arab cause enough. ... I'm supposed to listen to people with high speed internet, free healthcare, flower gardens around every house, high salaries, free access to travel practically anywhere without a visa?
After further elaboration he cuts back to Mr. Canada.
Why are Canadians and foreign leftists adding to the racist propaganda in the Middle East? Why are they giving credence to fighting a war with Israel?
We don't need any more war here. Let Canada and France and The Netherlands fight a war with Israel if they feel so strongly about it.
Oh, but war is against human rights, so no white person should ever do that. Leave that to the slightly colored folks with big noses and claim that you would be oppressing Middle Eastern culture if you stopped wars in the Middle East. The liberal white people will set the battle lines through international agreements and centuries old lines, but let the savage Jews, Muslims, and tainted oriental Christians fight for rights. The leftwing will support the weaker power, the rightwing will overwhelmingly support the stronger power.
That's the fallacy of the Western leftwing. None of its arguments on foreign policy are coherent.
At least the rightwing is honest about what they are doing. They specifically state that they want democracy because they believe it will prevent terrorism. They say they want democracy because they believe it will be beneficial to Israel. And you can't make the oil argument or self-interest argument about Lebanon because there isn't anything but mountains, water, agricultural land, and people here.
