By
Karim El Mufti
Published in Beirut Today, on October 20, 2019
Both celebrated and cursed, the
Lebanese resilience –or capacity to endure the toughest of situations
and contexts, is engraved in the known saying: “Like a Phoenix, Lebanon
shall always rise from its ashes.”
For the past 50 years, the Lebanese
have overcome wars, terrorism, security clashes, and Israeli aggressions, managing to rebuild their homes, secure their livelihoods
and raise their children. They have endured all types of crises, up
until the most recent monetary and financial strains, all while suffering from a political class that has been feeding off State spoils for decades.
As greater corruption lies among the most crucial challenges, it seems the capacity of the
Lebanese resilience has reached a breaking limit.
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