As written in the France 24 article below, “two months since the Beirut explosion, it is a special day of solidarity between France and Lebanon.
FRANCE 24 partnered up for a charity concert at the Olympia concert hall in Paris, with headliners –including Sting – hoping to raise funds and awareness about the plight of the Lebanese people.”
The concert was directed by “Mr. Ibrahim Maalouf and in the presence of many French-speaking artists (Sting and Mika, Clara Luciani, Matthieu Chedid, Yannick Noah)”.
For this day of solidarity, France 24 also organized two live debates in Beirut, one in French and the other in English.
As far as the concert is concerned, two artists flew to Paris from Beirut to participate in this charity event (i.e.,Ms. Hiba Tawaji and Mr. Oussama Rahbani).
Others (i.e., Ms. Nadine Labaki) participated live from Beirut, in the name of their peers. Ms. Labaki expressed a courageous political message to the Lebanese leaders to demand wisdom and financial reforms.
France 24 partnered with “France Télévisions, Radio France, TV5 Monde and the French Red Cross“.
The concert and the debates were streamed live on five Lebanese channels.
Thanks to Wikipedia for allowing Bambi to watch it live out of Sackville, NB, Canada!
First, here is the amazing concert at the Olympia in Paris!
Slightly before the concert, a France 24 team arrived to Beirut to produce the two debates mentioned above.
Bambi had the chance to watch the first debate. What an excellent (and moving) discussion, which took place in Beirut, right across from the port (site of the blast). The inspiring guests were a journalist, a physician, a consultant in culture, and a law student. This debate was conducted in French.
For those who understand the language of Molière, here it is:
As far as the the English debate was concerned, Bambi is eager to complete watching it at the first opportunity (time to sleep now :)).The topic was: “Rebuilding Beirut: Can Lebanon’s capital make a fresh start?” Thanks to Mr. Gallagher Fenwick and his team of producers, namely Mr. Alessandro Xenos, Ms. uliette Laurain, and Ms. Ariana Mozafari:
To conclude this post, Lebanese people want to live, not just survive from one crisis to the other. They want to preserve their country, freedom, excellent quality of services (medical, pharmaceutical, etc.), vibrant cultural life, quality of life, and… sanity.
They are grateful to France for historically caring about Lebanon and for supporting them.
Once again, many thanks to France and to all the friends of Lebanon around the world, including Europe and the Americas!
Between Bambi and you, there is a love story since childhood… It is not for nothing that Bambi is called “Bambiné” by close family and friends.
Bambi shares the apprehension and pain of your people and friends, Dearest Armenia wherever they are (from the homeland to Lebanon, Canada, the USA, France, and around the world… ).
May this unjust situation end ASAP. Enough of wars and pains.
May your sovereignty prevail on all YOUR land with your beautiful mountains, cities, villages, monasteries, etc.
Bambi saw videos of your beauty (thanks to her parents). One day, she plans to visit you… Of course, it will have to wait until “after the rain“, as the beautiful songs below goes (composed by Mr. Charles Aznavour following your tragic earthquake in 1988).
May your close neighbours wake up and question their wrongdoing.
May the other powers of our planet stop interfering and threatening you.
Do you hear Bambi, Mr. “neo-Sultan”? Hands off Armenia!
To conclude this post on a note of hope, one day the conflict will end. One day, it will be solved. One day, all this will be history. Peace and love will prevail again. Until then, may your friends and wise countries of the world know how to support you.
Rest assured Armenia, Bambi will be praying for you. It is a promise and she will honour it (she is also indirectly saying this to her friends who will be reading this post. They are also all fed up of wars…).
This post is a quick reflection on three stories,
happening in Nova Scotia, Québec, and the United States. They all share the
underlying dangerous game of identity politics or racial politics.
In Halifax (Nova Scotia), as you can see in the video below, the current Premier, Mr. Stephen McNeil, apologized “for systemic racism in justice system”. He did it adding: “I see you, I hear you, I believe you”. The Premiers called all the institutions of his province racist. Does that make any sense? Perhaps to you, but not to Bambi. Why are these institutions racist all of a sudden? This PM apologized not for any past wrongdoing, but for the present. He apologized even before the results of the committee work of his own authorities and its recommendation(s). Why the rush?
If you take the time to listen to part of the same official video in an article by CTV news, you will see the Black Lives Matter sign written on the street across from the Westin Nova Scotian Hotel. Bambi personally finds it a sad view to see from the room of her preferred hotel in town. Why is this beautiful city endorsing radical movements? How will this make our world a better or safer place, she keeps wondering?
The second story builds on a tragedy about disrespect of a patient by a nurse (who said awfully racist remarks recorded on a video). The patient, whose name is Ms. Joyce Echaquan, sadly lost her life following the UNACCEPTABLE incident that took place at Joliette hospital (Québec). She was a mother to seven kids ☹.
Mr. François Legault, the
Prime Minister (name of Premiers in Québec), announced yesterday that this
nurse is fired. Good to act fast on this one.
Today, we just learned that
the Leader of the Liberal Party of Québec, Ms. Dominique Anglade, is calling
for the resignation of the Minister responsible for Indigenous Affairs (Ms. Sylvie
D’Amours).
She does know about you, but Bambi finds it disgusting when someone uses a human tragedy to advance a political move or agenda. This reminds Bambi of what has been done following the HORRIBLE death of Mr. Floyd. We have pushed for identity politics around the world, not even in the USA. Even our own Mr. Justin Trudeau took the knee (ironically protected by a group of RCMP officers whilst demonstrating against the police. Do you see the irony too ??).
Anyhow, perhaps it is
common for politicians to use events but using identity politics is a DANGEROUS
game that can lead to tragic consequences (for a not-to-do lesson, read the
recent history of Lebanon).
Now, the third story is
about an increasingly common phenomenon in the United States’ medical schools
where students are re-writing the traditional Hippocratic Oath, which starts
with the traditional first, do no harm” (or “primum non
nocere,” in Latin as a translation from the original Greek).
Of course, throughout history, there has been attempts to re-write this oath or to make more modern versions of it. This is not the point of this post. The point is how latest versions seem to be turning future physicians more into activists than clinicians. Is the former what you look for in a healthcare provider, as a patient? As far as Bambi is concerned, she looks for expertise and, of course, compassion. Period.
Well, Bambi has developed a sort of an
allergy to ideologies in life after going through civil war. She has witnessed how
too much ideology can radicalize people, especially when they may lack critical
sense.
“As the entering class of 2020, we start our medical journey amidst the
COVID-19 pandemic and a national civil rights movement reinvigorated by the
killings of Breonna Taylor, George Floyd and Ahmaud Arbery. We honor the
700,000+ lives lost to COVID-19, despite the sacrifices of health care workers.
We recognize the fundamental failings of our health care and political
systems in serving vulnerable communities. This oath is the first step in our
enduring commitment to repairing the injustices against those historically
ignored and abused in medicine: Black patients, Indigenous patients, Patients
of Color and all marginalized populations who have received substandard care as
a result of their identity and limited resources.
Acknowledging the privilege and responsibility that come with being a
physician, I take this oath as a call to action to fulfill my duty to patients,
to the medical profession and to society.
Thereby, I pledge as a physician and lifelong student of medicine:
I will support and collaborate with my colleagues across disciplines and
professions, while respecting the patient’s vital role on the health care team.
I will honor my physical, mental and emotional health so as to not lessen
the quality of care I provide.
I will carry on the legacy of my predecessors by mentoring the next
generation of diverse physicians.
I will recognize the pivotal role of ethical research in the advancement
of medicine and commit myself to endless scholarship with the ultimate goal of
improving patient care.
I will care for my patients’ holistic well-being, not solely their
pathology. With empathy, compassion and humility, I will prioritize
understanding each patient’s narrative, background and experiences while
protecting privacy and autonomy.
I will champion diversity in both medicine and society, and promote aninclusive environment by respecting the perspectives of others and
relentlessly seeking to identify and eliminate my personal biases.
I will be an ally to those of low socioeconomic status, the BIPOC
community, the LGBTQIA+ community, womxn/women, differently-abled individuals
and other underserved groups in order to dismantle the systemic racism and
prejudice that medical professionals and society have perpetuated.
I will educate myself on social determinants of health in order to use my
voice as a physician to advocate for a more equitable health care system from
the local to the global level.
I will restore trust between the health care community and the population
in which I serve by holding myself and others accountable, and by combating
misinformation in order to improve health literacy.
In making this oath, I embrace the ever-changing responsibilities of
being a physician and pledge to uphold the integrity of the profession in the
clinic and beyond.”
Of course, Bambi may be wrong in her reflections or you may not agree with her
concern about identity politics infiltrating all our institutions and even our
streets with slogans.
You may perhaps be applauding to the oath above or to the apologies.
Anyhow, time will tell us where we are heading with all this.
May the best happen to our beautiful sister province, to us, to our
neighbouring country, and to the whole world.
May everyone be as respectful as possible, regardless of his or her
profession or role (nurse/physician or patient).
Today, a nurse or a physician may be an employed healthcare provider.
Tomorrow, he/she will be a consumer of that same system. Same for our
politicians. Today, they are writing history (or so they think), tomorrow they
(or their children) will reap the fruits of their ideas and apologies.
It is Bambi’s hope that these fruits will be delicious for all, instead of
being too sour or bitter.
Those who read this blog on a regular basis may recall
that Bambi developed a little pleasure in life recently, namely the hobby of
replying to Mr. Nasrallah’s speeches. She may at times be sarcastic. At other
times serious. At all times, she will speak up her mind without any
self-restriction.
The text below comes from Mr. Nasrallah’s own speech
of today. The bold sentences are Bambi’s replies.
For those who do not know this, Mr. Nasrallah is the
head of the Hezbollah.
This post ends with two screenshots of an article
published in Naharnet about Mr. Nasrallah’s speech.
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Nasrallah:
We welcomed President Macron’s role and the French initiative for helping
Lebanon, but not for him to become a prosecutor, a ruler or a custodian over
us. We still support the French initiative but the rhetoric must be reviewed,
because national dignity was insulted two days ago.
Wow. So,
Mr. Nasrallah got triggered by Mr. Macron. Funny how the insult works only when
it comes from France and not when it comes from Iran, its Master.
Mr.
Nasrallah, speak for your own “dignity”. Do not add the word national to it.
Nations belong to people. Not to thugs who pretend to speak in its name.
Nasrallah
to Macron: If you want to know who foiled your initiative, look for the Americans
who imposed sanctions and are threatening to impose more and look for King
Salman’s speech at the U.N.
Bambi
does not know the details behind the scenes to know if this is a piece of truth
or a lie hidden in a statement. She only knows that people do not believe
anyone of their political leaders, especially those from the war era like
yourself, Mr. Nasrallah. Since she has been away from Lebanon for over 30
years, miles away behind sea and ocean, she can see matters more clearly than
you, especially that: (1) As a deer she is free by definition. She does not put
anyone’s fate in the hands of external powers like Iran and (2) She does not
feel scared because she is cornered like yourself.
Nasrallah:
Iran does not interfere in the Lebanese affairs and it does not make dictations
and we in the Shiite duo [he means Amal movement and Hezbollah, from the Shiite
or Shia Muslim sect] take the decisions.
Mr.
Nasrallah, it is not because you state something as the truth that it is true.
No one believes you. So why do you keep lying? What’s wrong, Mr. Nasrallah. You
stopped being proud of being a proxy for Iran all of a sudden ??
Plus, what an inspiring duo, you and your peers from the Amal movement. Wow. Amazing. You do not burn or destroy tents of Lebanese students and civilians who were revolting against their government’s systemic corruption/banking fraud. You do not indulge in any corruption neither. You are not allied with a movement that steals like the rest of the political system. Plus, you do not hide weapons.
Nasrallah:
We still welcome the French initiative, but the approach that was followed last
month cannot be continued.
What is
this initiative? What approach are you talking about?
Nasrallah:
We do not accept that anyone addresses us with this language.
WOW. Your
words will make Mr. Macron go hide in the ground floor of the Élysée Palace!
Nasrallah:
We are not part of the corrupt political class.
If you
say so… but just as reminder: “all of them means ALL of them!” (slogan of the
Lebanese revolt of October 17, 2020).
Nasrallah
to Macron: A settlement is different than surrender. We do not practice the
game of terrorism and intimidation against anyone in Lebanon.
Ha!Ha!Ha!
You could have been a comedian, Mr. Nasrallah. Do you know that? Perhaps you
can change your vocation if you ever become unemployed.
Nasrallah:
It was not us who chose war, the Zionists rather occupied our land.
What
should Bambi say to this? The Israelis sadly occupied your land indeed.
However, their occupation ended in 2000. That was 20 years ago, Mr. Nasrallah.
Perhaps you did not choose that initial occupation indeed. However, sadly you
keep choosing and re-choosing the rhetoric of war and the acts of violence over
and over. You start wars or you provoke them or you indulge in them. Who pays
the price? The innocent people of your country ☹.
Nasrallah:
We did not go to Syria to fight civilians. We went there at the invitation of
the Syrian government to fight terrorist groups.
Perhaps you are saying some truth here. You did not plan to fight civilians… but you supported a dictator who conveniently got rid of a large part of his civilians who escaped to Lebanon, to neighbouring countries, and to Europe in HUGE numbers. Perhaps you did combat some who are religious freaks (like you… but the other side of the coin). However, did you ask your government for the permission to go to war? You did it behind their backs when they were telling the whole world that they were being “neutral”.
Nasrallah
to Macron: Our enemies and friends know that we honor our pledges.
How
dignified. Amazing.
Nasrallah
to Macron: What you are asking from us contradicts with democracy. You are
asking the parliamentary majority to bow and cede power to the parliamentary
minority.
Ha!Ha!Ha!
So Mr. Nasrallah is now giving lessons of democracy to the President of France.
Nasrallah
to Macron: We did not say around the table that we would accept any government.
No clue
what you said. Bambi does not care. It is your acts that matter the most. Not
your blahblahblah.
Nasrallah:
President Macron, who accused us of intimidation, is the one who practiced the
intimidation policy against the heads of parties in order to pass the
government.
Ha!Ha!Ha!
Sometimes in life it is better to laugh than to cry.
Nasrallah:
What if a new government decides to sell the state’s assets.
What if?
Is this a threat? You sold people’s souls after selling your own soul to the
devil whilst naming your party in the name of God.
Nasrallah:
What if a government accepts the conditions of the IMF without any discussions.
What if?
People want a government that will reform. People want impunity to end. People
trust the IMF more than they trust you and your peers (all the other
mafia-club).
Nasrallah:
We should be in the government to protect the back of the resistance, so that
Lebanon does not witness a government similar to the May 5, 2008 government.
Ha!Ha!Ha!
you said the truth here, the whole truth: “we should be in the government
to protect the back of the resistance”. This is all what you care about:
protecting yourself. Period! You hide in the government and/or behind the
scenes. You do not want much exposure to avoid much sanctions and isolation.
You are taking Lebanon down with you. Don’t you see that it is becoming not
just Venezuela, not just Gaza… but worse than Somalia. When will you wake up
Mr. Nasrallah? When will you decide to put Lebanon FIRST?
Nasrallah:
We cannot stay out of the government because we fear for the country and its
people.
See, this
is your dilemma. How to survive… How to manage when the American elections will
take place. When Iran will come to its senses (or knees?), Lebanon may find
itself finally safeagain.
You will remain part of its fabric but minus your military megalomania (proxy
to Iran).
Nasrallah:
The coercion method does not work in Lebanon, regardless of its advocates and
sponsors, be them the U.S., France or Europe.
Only
coercion works with thugs or delinquents.
Nasrallah:
What was proposed last month was not a salvation government but rather a
government named by the club of ex-PMs.
No clue about the details. The problem of Lebanon is being taken hostage between corruption (of all) and the hegemony of one group (yours… just to show that you are not isolated, you are now stressing your alliance with Mr. Berri).You are making it sound like it is about being Muslim Shia. It is not about sects or religion. It is about a philosophy of life. Yours is into a logic of war and destruction. People’s logic is about life and love. They do not want to die. They want to live in dignity and prosperity. Why don’t you get it?!
Nasrallah:
The French initiative does not mention the number of ministers nor the rotation
of portfolios.
Shame on
you Mr. Nasrallah. This is not kindergarten where we distribute candies or
pieces of cakes. This is supposed to be the government of a country!
Nasrallah:
Some wanted to eliminate the parliamentary blocs and the President’s powers and
they sought to introduce new norms.
No
comment. Bambi does not care neither about the powers of the President nor
about your own powers. This is about saving Lebanon from you!!! ALL of you!!
Nasrallah:
The naming of ministers for all sects in Lebanon by a single person is
dangerous for the country.
You are
the danger, Mr. Nasrallah.
Nasrallah:
It was not Adib who was negotiating with us over the government, but rather
ex-PM Saad Hariri, and the club of ex-PMs wanted to distribute the portfolios
and name the ministers alone.
No, this
Mr. Adib may have been decent, who knows? He recognized that he was being used,
most likely by yourself. This is why he stepped down. How many more PM are you
going to sacrifice?
Nasrallah:
Adib did not consult with President Aoun.
No clue
if he did or did not. He is doomed in either way. You made him fail (remember,
you are the proxy…).
Nasrallah:
The French must know where they erred, especially as to eliminating the
President’s most important remaining power, which is participation in the
formation of governments.
Mr.
Nasrallah, please give us a break. Stop the blahblahblah.
Nasrallah:
We did not put any conditions when Mustafa Adib was nominated and did not make
any prior agreement to show our intention to facilitate the process.
Sure ?. We all believe you. Very
convincing. Just like when you said you did not know anything about the port.
Same like the explosion in the south of the country last week. We all believed
you. It was not related to your weapons. It was all about the same welders and
the same firework. Yay, all meant for festivals of love and fun in Lebanon!
Nasrallah:
We do not place missiles at Beirut port nor near a gas station and we know very
well where we should place our missiles.
How
clever. Amazing.
Nasrallah:
Hizbullah is not obliged to invite journalists to any site mentioned by
Netanyahu, but we are doing this now due to the sensitivity of the situation
after the August 4 explosion.
How
sensitive. How noble. Amazing.
Nasrallah
on Netanyahu’s allegations: Hizbullah’s media relations department is calling
media outlets to invite them to the site.
How
generous. How wise. Wow!
Nasrallah:
The Israeli enemy is maintaining the highest level of alertness on Lebanon’s
border and this is something good.
Bambi does not care about either you or them. ENOUGH of stupidity both of you!!
Nasrallah
said Hizbullah still intends to retaliate to the killing of one of its fighters
in Syria.
Sorry for the loss of life of this person. Bambi hopes it is not a youth you brainwashed to go to war ☹. As for your logic of revenge and hate, so sad to see you a prisoner of your stupid ideology. You must be a sad man deep inside, Mr. Nasrallah. Why don’t you learn to relax and just live life… while at it, can you let others also live their life!!!??
Nasrallah:
The armed groups in north Lebanon were plotting major military action.
Perhaps
so. Perhaps an external force is interfering there (Turkey? Other? Who knows?).
This is not your business Mr. Nasrallah. It is the Lebanese army’s role that
sadly saw two of its soldiers killed.
Nasrallah
offered condolences to Kuwait over the death of Emir Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmed
al-Sabah, saying the late leader played a “personal and major role”
in ending Lebanon’s civil war.
May he
rest in peace. Why don’t you honour his memory by ending YOUR wars now?
Nasrallah
said security forces made major achievements against the extremist groups in
the North during the latest confrontations.
Why are you telling us this? To make the people think that you are the hero or the savour? In other terms, a needed force against any Islamism of the other side of the coin? This is not your role. This is the Lebanese army and Lebanese secret services role only. Do not take credit for their heroism.
All the pictures below were published in Naharnet, taken from the above video:
A major part of Beirut was destroyed on August 4th, 2020. About 200 people died and over 6000+ were injured. Many citizens are now homeless. Four hospitals were fully destroyed, several schools heavily damaged, and a high number of businesses are now closed.
Whether the ammonium nitrate of the Beirut explosion was just mere carelessness or meant to be used as weapons, Bambi does not care… In either case, in her mind, it is a story of criminal negligence (in addition to political stupidity). It is a crime against one’s population and city. Once again, where is the international investigation!?
Enough of human tragedies in Beirut/Lebanon. ENOUGH of stories of dangerous weapons and risky behaviours, whether the video above is accurate or not.
On our federal governmental website, we can read the following statement:
“Canada deeply disappointed following resignation of Lebanese prime minister-designate
Statement
September 28, 2020 – Ottawa, Ontario – Global Affairs Canada
The Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today issued the following statement:
“Canada was deeply disappointed and concerned to hear about the resignation of Prime Minister-designate Mustapha Adib.
“We call on political leaders to work together and form a Government that will fully respond to the urgent and legitimate demands of its people. The Lebanese people deserve nothing less.
“Canada remains ready to further support Lebanon’s leaders with the urgent, fundamental and serious reforms necessary to put the country on a path to recovery and reconstruction.
“Impunity must stop. Reforms must be implemented. And the people of Lebanon must be heard. ”
At the end of this post, you can see an earlier post related to this topic. As a reminder, Mr. Champagne travelled to Beirut on August 27th, 2020, and pushed the country’s President for the much needed reforms, using terms like “listen to the street” and “seize the moment“.
Sadly, the country is being taken hostage between two evils, corruption and militia… All this in the middle of a deep financial crisis (due to systemic corruption) made worse by the economic consequences of the covid-19 pandemic.
What is next for this tiny bankrupt yet charming Mediterranean country? Time will tell… Until then, Bambi is holding her breath, praying that “the people of Lebanon” will be finally “heard“, to use Mr. Champagne’s own wise words.
The Lebanese people have been demanding the end of impunity and financial reforms since October 17, 2019.
Yesterday, families of the victims of the Beirut explosion came together to demand justice. They are still waiting for answers. Where is the (international) investigation? It has been 55 days since that doomed August 4th, 2020. This is over 13 times “the 4-day-investigation maximum“, that was promised by the Lebanese authorities. Until when will we keep deceiving the population? When will impunity stop?!
Can someone explain to
Bambi what is the purpose of initiatives like “Black Journalism Fellowship”
or prior to it the “Indigenous Journalism Fellowship”?
Is the underlying message
that such fellows cannot compete in the regular competitions of excellence?
Is it a good thing to
divide us like that?
So, we will eventually
have the Arab or Jewish or Muslim Journalism Fellowships? Or the left-handed journalism
fellowship? Or the short-people fellowship award?
When will we stop and
think about the consequences of our divisive policies and funding programs?
Can’t we be a professional
journalist reporting facts and being respectful of people without being part of
this tribe or that tribe?
Should we be of Lebanese
origins to be able to report on the Beirut explosion and its human tragic
consequences?
Should we indulge in
prostitution ourselves to be able to support sex workers, to cite one of Bambi’s
former professors?
When will we stop creating
interest groups and making them holy (but only superficially without ever
addressing any of their serious issues)?
Is this our new Canadian
way of living from now on?
Will there be any Canada
left in 25, 50, or 100 years if we all become like tribes living next to each
other instead of being collectively one country?
We learned from the above article that Black Lives
Matter (BLM) is to be painted on the streets of Halifax.
Why do Canadian politicians always feel the need for virtue signalling?
Why can’t they be genuinely respectful of all citizens
without having to show the whole world how good they are, how morally noble,
and even superior to the rest of us?
We saw the same phenomenon with Montréal Mayor, Ms. Mayor Valérie Plante, another highly illuminated politician. She seems to have forgotten to consult her citizens on this matter. Perhaps she so much wants to be part of the latest global fashion that she often genuinely forgets that her metropolitan city remains part of the province of Québec, which the last time Bambi checked, was still in Canada (not in the USA). If you do not believe Bambi, go listen to Ms. Plante’s first official speech as a Mayor. She spoke to her citizens in English, imagine (not even French, the official language of her province!). Her excuse was that she forgot which language she was speaking ?.
To come back to Halifax now, did its regional municipality
impose its illuminated ideology on Haligonians, like Ms. Plante (https://globalnews.ca/news/7176516/black-lives-matter-street-sign/)?
Or did they think of asking their citizens how they feel prior to their
decision?
Although she may be wrong, Bambi suspects that only a
minority of hardcore activists may be all for BLM paintings. Some may be too naïve
to realize the implications of such movements with their unrealistic demands. In
contrast, most of the people likely do not endorse this radical movement. For
them, all lives matter. In other terms, you or Bambi do not matter neither more
nor less because of so-called skin colour (or whatever race-based descriptive).
We are all Canadians. We all deserve respect, regardless of our ethnolinguistic
background. We all have a responsibility toward our city and country. We are
all citizens to the same extent and under the same rule of law.
We are blessed to live in a country that, although VERY
far from being perfect, is likely one of the most beautiful places in the world!
So, please let’s not import slogans that, even if they sound empty to some,
they can be used to divide us, regardless of any noble intentions.
He said he is ashamed of Lebanese politicians. He added that “the Hezbollah should not think it is stronger than it actually is“.
He gave the Lebanese politicians 4-6 weeks to form a government.
Well, this timeline brings us to what matters the most
in the region: The results of the American elections.
It is Bambi’s hope that Mr. Trump would be re-elected.
No, it is not because she finds him friendly, articulate, respectful,
inspiring, or beneficial to our Canadian business interests.
It is simply because he is enough of a “jerk” to truly
make thugs like the Iranian regime feel threatened.
Once they do start to behave, then there is room for more
diplomatic approaches.
From what Bambi understood from today’s press conference, Mr. Macron, although well-meaning, seems more like Mr. Obama. The latter has used the term “red line” with Mr. Assad more than once (about his chemical weapons in the Syrian war). Did he act on his words? No. He lost his credibility, even if he is well-spoken (contrary to Mr. Trump).
This is the sad reality when we are dealing with delinquents. Kindness does not work. Actually, any kindness will be interpreted by them as a sign of weakness.
At home, his speech was heavily criticized across
provinces and territories. Not surprisingly, he promised us more and more public
debt… over decades, he wanted to reassure us.
As usual, he also meddles in provincial affairs and seems
to care more about special interest groups than about the average Canadian.
As Ms. Denise Bombardier said, our Governor General may have perhaps wished to go back to space while reading this speech ?
Bearing this in mind, Bambi listened to the whole UN
speech of our PM yesterday before going to sleep. Well, she was happily surprised
and even impressed. His speech was much better than the usual. He even dared to
criticize Iran, Russia, and China, without naming them. Bravo Mr. Trudeau for
standing up for justice around the world!
He did not even use buzz words like “systemic racism”.
He just said racism among other problems of our world in crisis.
He even mentioned the Lebanese people in his example of a country’s sufferings.
Of course, he talked about climate change, and that’s fine. What resonated the most in Bambi’s mind is the above message. It sounded clear, courageous, and in line with those classical liberal values that Bambi has been missing much over the past years. Those conservative values too of standing up for what Canadians believe in. These are the values that unite us and make us so well respected in the world. Can we have more of these words and acts, Mr. Trudeau? Can we have our OWN wisdom back, not just repetitions of global buzz words empty of meaning? And while there, can we have our country back please?
