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General Discussion => The New Joe Montgomery Birther Pit => Topic started by: felix rex on August 31, 2015, 01:24:29 AM

Title: Lebanese protests
Post by: felix rex on August 31, 2015, 01:24:29 AM

You can google Lebanon "you stink" protests for more context. Basically, complaints about the gov not picking up trash escalated, and the result was some pretty solid signage. I remember when Egyptian protests were this playful.

(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CNqnsejWcAAGESS.jpg)
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CNpcFwSUAAAOO5l.jpg)
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CNlcwzyUsAEtAak.jpg)
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CNCj8hKWgAAsZ63.jpg)

Title: Re: Lebanese protests
Post by: CNS on August 31, 2015, 09:59:10 AM

Holy crap, those are fantastic.

Title: Re: Lebanese protests
Post by: puniraptor on August 31, 2015, 10:00:13 AM

fun signs are a precursor. how long till crap gets real, felix?

Title: Re: Lebanese protests
Post by: felix rex on September 01, 2015, 07:29:05 PM

Quote from: puniraptor on August 31, 2015, 10:00:13 AM

fun signs are a precursor. how long till crap gets real, felix?

I don't know. I honestly don't know much about Lebanon's internal dynamics. Some protestors briefly stormed a ministry today, but I think it was resolved kinda peacefully. In Egypt, the military (and to a lesser extent the police) are the only functional entity to a large degree. That's not the case in Lebanon, where all the gov entities are pretty mumped up and broken.