DiscoverThe Lebanese Politics PodcastEp 112 - Rhetoric: Change the faces or change the system?
Ep 112 - Rhetoric: Change the faces or change the system?

Ep 112 - Rhetoric: Change the faces or change the system?

Update: 2022-05-07
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Elections have begun! As expats head to the polls around the world this weekend, Nizar and Ben take a deep dive into what political parties are saying — and what that tells us about how they see Lebanon's problems and their proposed solutions.

0:00 - 4:51 : Intro

*Diagnosing the problem*

4:51 - 14:00 : The establishment and/or hezbollah?

14:05 - 19:00 : Hezbollah's reasoning

- 28:20 : Bassil's disillusionment with 'power'

28:21 - 37:32 : Alliance justifications

*Solutions*

37:34 - 51:42 : Stability rhetoric (Hezbollah - Amal - Mikati - Jumblatt)

51:43 - 57:45 : The 'sovereigntists'

57:48 - 1:03:30 : Neo-liberalism & technocratic economics

1:03:30 - 1:09:05 : FPM's new rhetoric: Attacking banks & systemic change

1:09:07 - end: Strategies for change


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Music track: Zuhal by Elepheel, check out his other work @elepheel
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Ep 112 - Rhetoric: Change the faces or change the system?

Ep 112 - Rhetoric: Change the faces or change the system?

The Lebanese Politics Podcast