Opposition in Lebanon forms coalition against sectarianism after Beirut blast

By artappraiser on Thu, 10/01/2020 - 2:42am |

Following the Beirut blast, Lebanon's opposition is uniting behind a plan to abolish sectarianism. They want government posts no longer handed out by sect or tribe. https://t.co/PGnjEWtdtP
— Zaid Jilani (@ZaidJilani) October 1, 2020

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In Lebanon "political posts are proportionally allocated along confessional criteria. The presidency of the republic goes to a Maronite Christian...the prime minister is a Sunni, and the president of the chamber a Shia"
— Zaid Jilani (@ZaidJilani) October 1, 2020

by artappraiser on Thu, 10/01/2020 - 2:43am

Iraq is stripping official classification (Sunni or Shia) from all government employees to reduce sectarianism https://t.co/haazpvUPgO
— Zaid Jilani (@ZaidJilani) October 1, 2020

I've posted it before but one of the people prosecuted for the Rwandan genocide was an lawyer who used his radio show to ridicule people who would say there's no difference between Hutus and Tutsis, citing disparities and ancient grievances https://t.co/8S9I5g10gB
— Zaid Jilani (@ZaidJilani) October 1, 2020

I actually think you have to address these arguments about disparities forcefully, you can't wave them away because they're easy to demagogue, whether in Rwanda, Lebanon, Iraq, or the United States. But you have to promote solutions that don't pit people vs eachother.
— Zaid Jilani (@ZaidJilani) October 1, 2020

by artappraiser on Thu, 10/01/2020 - 2:45am

Sept. 17:

Biden took a question tailor-made to drive a wedge between black & white working-class voters, and turned it into a unifying moment, without falling into the trap of equating the experience of race prejudice with class prejudice.

This is a master class in navigating divides. https://t.co/4mVnNahH3w
— Bill Scher (@billscher) September 18, 2020

by artappraiser on Thu, 10/01/2020 - 2:49am

Sept 2018 blog thread of mine popped into my mind: "VOTE COMMON GOOD"

by artappraiser on Thu, 10/01/2020 - 2:53am

Opposition in Lebanon forms coalition against sectarianism after Beirut blast

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