tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2069603075231233776.post5213822161859460554..comments2023-10-21T14:28:16.504+03:00Comments on Electoral Reform Lebanon: Corruption yes but the focus should be the increased sectarianism!Deen Sharphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01962028578190992256noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2069603075231233776.post-47568297172871116452009-05-05T10:29:00.000+03:002009-05-05T10:29:00.000+03:00I take your point on the 'marginal' comment but th...I take your point on the 'marginal' comment but the "very pro-US" remark was to point out the lack of balance in the article. In the article the following are quoted: Walid Maalouf (M14), Ahmed al-Asaad (M14), Carnegie Middle East Center and a Saudi embassy official. The opposition March 8 (the other side making these elections democratic!) are not given a voice, not one quote, in this article. To me that is absurd.Deen Sharphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01962028578190992256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2069603075231233776.post-42044133610773217672009-05-04T11:59:00.000+03:002009-05-04T11:59:00.000+03:00Your categorization of Walid Maalouf and Ahmad Al-...Your categorization of Walid Maalouf and Ahmad Al-Assaad as "marginal" and "very pro-US politicians" is itself an attempt by you at discrediting them, as you make no mention whatsoever of the platforms they are running on.<br /><br />This makes you an integral part of a corrupt Lebanese mindset that rejects anyone who is not from the established (and equally corrupt) political establishment that sees any intruder (notwithstanding the promise of reform that he/she may bring) as irrelevant and unworthy of coverage.<br /><br />Hanibaal<br />Lebanon IznogoodAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2069603075231233776.post-35174017802501940452009-05-01T14:08:00.000+03:002009-05-01T14:08:00.000+03:00Deen Sharp said: "I actually am a fan of Robert Wo...Deen Sharp said: "I actually am a fan of Robert Worth but I think he needed a bit less hyperbole and more thought on this one"<br /><br />It happens all the time. Admired people disappointing fans when they touch subjects fans know much better…<br />Trying to keep it in mind can be a valid intellectual prophylactic tool against elation fueled by sympathetic political analysis on conflicts or places that we know less well. (I say sympathetic, because when the reader stumbles on articles or authors that irritate him ideologically, the level of critic alert remains high while reading).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com