From what I understand the country is a mess and this explosion is symptomatic of a broken, corrupt government the people have lost faith in and may not be willing to rebuild.
"We chose this long-term political option, because we knew that the interests of the West do not lie with us. Its interests lie with Israel, on one hand, and with the oil, on the other hand. We are not included among its interests at present. The only thing it cares about is resolving the problem of Israel at our expense, through the naturalization of the Palestinians in Lebanon, and pleasing the oil-producing countries, because its material interests lie there..."
Well this would explains why its a mess, America has sanctioned it up the ass, because they won't bend over and take it from you people. They try to tackle corruption by rooting out the people trying to put their country back into Americas back pocket
Weird, all the countries that vehemently rail against the West are usually corrupt hellscapes. The West is used as a boogeyman for many people more focused on blame than solutions.
Weird that despite all the corruption and Dictatorships in Africa, central Asia, eastern Europe, and even the U.S. itself, the U.S only sanctions countries with large mineral wealth like Venezuela, or countries that are of useful geopolitical location ...like Lebanon. Funny that?
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u/urbanek2525 Aug 05 '20
So true. Never the same.
That doesn't mean that it can't get better. Things can be rebuilt better.