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In a talk yesterday, I made a remark that Lebanon has seen one continuous war since independence. It's important that this comment not be seen as contradicting the great article below. Continuous war is not unique to Lebanon or the region. 1/5 https://twitter.com/stephenniem/status/1299070522811179009
I also do not mean war here in a popular way, where it conjures up barbaric people that can't resolve their problems. For one, this continuous war is deeply entangled with international actors who start, stoke, and fuel local conflicts. 2/5
this is not meant to absolve the local of responsibility just exceptionality. When I say continuous war this is also not synonymous with continuous violence or an absence of politics. But that politics is both embedded in and another means of war. 3/5
When systems and military occupations are unchanging, we remain in the same war, calling for the same things, dreaming of the change our living and deceased ancestors were fighting for. 4/5
There is a lot more to say and explain, so best to see this thread as opening a discussion rather than a final word. I elaborate on some of this in my book, "War is coming". 5/5
