Parev and Marhaba

[Leb George]

Hello everyone,how are you all.

My name is George,I am a Lebanese guy in America.I came across this board while doing some random Googling and figured I should join.

I got a lot of respect for Armenian people.They are probably the only people that I never heard slande Arabs.Many times I have met Armenian people who defend Lebanon and Palestine and this is something we truly appreciate,especially these days when Arabs are public enemy #1.I can honestly say Arabs are happy to have friends in the Armenian people.

I look forward to some nice discussions with you all.

[Armenian]

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Barev George and welcome,

Regarding Armenians in Lebanon: Sadly, while most Lebanese Armenians are proud Armenians most of them have more of an attachment to Lebanon than to the Armenian Republic. This may result from the fact that Armenians found safe haven in the region in the aftermath of the Armenian Genocide. And in the years following they became prosperous and well respected in the region. Nonetheless, although I personally don't have any emotional and/or ideological attachments towards Lebanon, other than some fond childhood memories, I, nevertheless, am concerned about the geopolitical situation in the region.

I don't want see Lebanon falling victim to the political manipulations of Washington DC, Tel Aviv and Riyadh, the aforementioned simply want to turn Lebanon into yet another military base to attack Syria and Iran, to compete with the Russian Federation in the region and to finally silence the Palestinian people. Thus, I see the anti-Syrian and anti-Hizbollah/Iran political forces in Lebanon as dangerous tools used by Washington DC, Tel Aviv and Riyadh.

And naturally, Lebanese entities such as Hizbollah are more-or-less tools of Iran, Syria and the Russian Federation. However, assessing the geopolitical situation on the planet, I don't want to see the exit of Syria, Russia or Iran from the region. For the last several decades the has been a dangerous imbalance in the region in the favor of Washington DC and Tel Aviv. I simply want to see a balance of powers in the region. And that is the essential reason why I'm glad the Armenian community in Lebanon supported the pro-Syrian forces in the Lebanese Parliament.

And please let's not turn this discussion into a religious one, for religion is never a real factor in geopolitics. Religious sentiments, be it - Christianity, Islam, or Democracy - are merely used as tools by policymakers to rally the ignorant masses in the West and in the East.

What is your ethnicity and politics?

[dani87]

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hello George and welcome....i have a question.....are you a christian lebanese....because something about the Christian lebanese puzzles me....they seem to have very different opinions when it comes to their ethnicity.....some are arabs some aramean, phonecian, assyrian.....the churchleader of the maronites say that maronites aren't Arabs.....what is your view on this....?

[MrHyeSev]

Re: Parev and Marhaba

Hello everyone,how are you all.

My name is George,I am a Lebanese guy in America.I came across this board while doing some random Googling and figured I should join.

I got a lot of respect for Armenian people.They are probably the only people that I never heard slande Arabs.Many times I have met Armenian people who defend Lebanon and Palestine and this is something we truly appreciate,especially these days when Arabs are public enemy #1.I can honestly say Arabs are happy to have friends in the Armenian people.

I look forward to some nice discussions with you all.

Welcome Leb George!

[jgk3]

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Welcome Leb George!

I suppose you didn't notice the cobwebs growing in this long idle introduction thread

[MrHyeSev]

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No I didint but thanks for pointing it out.

[jgk3]

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no problemo