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Seven (7) quick thoughts @firassabiad on reasons why this failed:
1- imposing harsh measures on citizens exhausted by a dire economic situation and shocked by the Beirut massacre;
2- current government lacks legitimacy, credibility and therefore authority; https://twitter.com/firassabiad/status/1299194485855879168
Seven (7) quick thoughts @firassabiad on reasons why this failed:
1- imposing harsh measures on citizens exhausted by a dire economic situation and shocked by the Beirut massacre;
2- current government lacks legitimacy, credibility and therefore authority; https://twitter.com/firassabiad/status/1299194485855879168
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3- measures were imposed within a repressive approach instead of being negotiated w/ public & discussed in a proper public debate;
3- measures were imposed within a repressive approach instead of being negotiated w/ public & discussed in a proper public debate;
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4- authorities mismanaged the crisis. Didn't properly use what 1957 Law & Gen. Mob. Decree allows (e.g. using empty bldg. & empty hotels to create - secured quarantine spaces);
5- lack of proper communication & of transparency from authorities;
4- authorities mismanaged the crisis. Didn't properly use what 1957 Law & Gen. Mob. Decree allows (e.g. using empty bldg. & empty hotels to create - secured quarantine spaces);
5- lack of proper communication & of transparency from authorities;
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6- authorities used the Covid-19 pandemic politically to subdue protests, as evidenced by the destruction of protesters' tents in DT at the beginning of the pandemic;
6- authorities used the Covid-19 pandemic politically to subdue protests, as evidenced by the destruction of protesters' tents in DT at the beginning of the pandemic;
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7- there is no trust in authorities who are also trying to use the medical field for their own agenda, as evidenced by last memo from MoPH no. 119 re. denuncing patients who enter ER as a result of protests.
7- there is no trust in authorities who are also trying to use the medical field for their own agenda, as evidenced by last memo from MoPH no. 119 re. denuncing patients who enter ER as a result of protests.
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What can be done is for the medical field to rise above authorities and communicate with public far from the repressive approach & using a discourse based on solidarity & shared responsibility.
What can be done is for the medical field to rise above authorities and communicate with public far from the repressive approach & using a discourse based on solidarity & shared responsibility.
