Lebanon: Failed Narco-Terrorist State?

CONFLICTED

Message Heard

History, Religion & Spirituality

4.7 • 1.5K Ratings

🗓️ 20 July 2022

⏱️ 69 minutes

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Summary

Circling back to the Arab world after a brief excursus further afield, this episode of Conflicted takes up the themes of sectarian strife and political radicalism and applies them to the country that has perhaps been most affected by the Clash of Civilizations: Lebanon. What is Lebanon? Who are the Lebanese? Why did the country crack up in 1975? Answering these questions and more, the episode climaxes with what must be the fastest, most breathless description of the Lebanese Civil War ever attempted! Listen to exclusive bonus content and get all episodes ad-free by subscribing to Conflicted Extra on Apple Podcasts and Spotify for just 99p/month. Join our FB Discussion group to get exclusive updates: https://www.facebook.com/groups/450486135832418 Find us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MHconflicted And Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MHconflicted Join the Conflicted Community hub on Discord to discuss all things Conflicted with fellow dear listeners, get exclusive content, bonus episodes and ad-free listening. Register your interest through the link: http://www.levellr.com/conflicted Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:16.2	Good morning, Aiman.
0:17.6	Good morning, Thomas.
0:18.9	How are you doing today?
0:20.4	Not bad at all.
0:21.6	I had a tuna sandwich for breakfast today.
0:24.0	Can you believe it?
0:24.8	Tuna for breakfast.
0:25.9	You know, Aiman, you never cease to surprise me.
0:28.0	We're talking about Lebanon today, Aiman Lebanon.
0:32.2	And I came across an article which was fairly well-argued, I thought, suggesting that the solution
0:36.6	to all of Lebanon's many, many ills is Bitcoin.
0:40.6	That Bitcoin should become the sort of reserve currency or whatever you want to call it of Lebanon.
0:45.6	It goes to show you, you're in a bad way when your savior is Bitcoin.
0:49.4	Actually, it is a good solution, in my opinion.
0:52.2	Why? Because Bitcoin resembles Lebanon in every possible way.
0:56.2	Oh, really?
0:57.2	Yeah, yeah, it is decentralized.
1:01.5	No authority there whatsoever.
1:04.0	And its value is plummeting.
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