Lebanese Reaction To Nassrallah’s Speech

The Lebanese blogosphere was insulted by Nassrallah’s speech tonight.

It seems I wasn’t the only one who decided to call things by their names from now on. After Nassrallah’s speech tonight, the unconvinced Lebanese bloggers unleashed a scathing attack on him. Here’s a glimpse:

Rampurple: Fuck Off Nassrallah!

That should be the answer of every Lebanese to this asshole after tonight’s speech.
Who does he think he is ? threatening everyone and teaching us what to do ?

He claims to have won over the Israelis, You and your Umma and Masters in Iran and Syria won, we all know that, but the Lebanese people lost and Lebanon lost, and do not wanna see your face anymore.

Raja: Nassrallah: Enough!

You are not my leader. You have just been handed your “epic battle” with the Israelis and you could not have wished for a better outcome. Of course, the price WE ALL had to pay for that “victory” of yours was astronomical. Your insistence on keeping your weapons and stubbornly tagging the Syrian-Iranian foreign policy line has brought our country to the brink of oblivion. ENOUGH, Nasrallah. ENOUGH.

Beirut To The Beltway: The Decapitator’s Speech

The most dangerous aspect of his speech, by far the most frightening of all, is his reference to Lebanese politicians who spoke out against him during the battle. He played on sectarian sensitivities highlighting the fact that most of the casualties and destruction were in Shia territories. He stressed that these politicians made a “mistake” by publicizing the internal debate in time of conflict, affecting the psychology of civilians being slaughtered and of the fighters.

Desmond: The Battle Begins

All those who were pro-Hezbollah remain so, perhaps even more now that it has promised to rehouse them and feed them. Those who were against Hezbollah are now being subjected to threats and intimidation to stop them trying to disarm the militia, to delay any attempt to rid the country of this "state within a state".

Alarabiya readers' comments:


(Rough Translation:
First commentator: My Deepest Respects, Mr. Nassralla
Second: Go to Hell Nassralla
Alarabiya is a Pan Arab TV station)

My personal view (The Beirut Spring)

The point that bugs me most in Nassrallah’s speech is that he thinks that the natural place for a debate among the Lebanese is behind closed doors among leaders. This is very telling and it shows how much respect he has for democracy. “Let us the leaders discuss your destiny behind closed doors, you just shut up and listen,” seems to be his logic. The leaders in question would do well to ignore him and keep the debate public. We want to scrutinize every point and we want to ask questions. If Mr. Nassrallah doesn’t like it we can vote for someone else.

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