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<P>I was thinking of broader terms with a public exposure but if you feel you relate easier to a mailing list than yes I would assume people joining would want to create different mailing lists to communicate...</P>
<P>Again it is just a humble attempt to attract people with the same thinking (3 Principles mentione below) and hopefully encourage others to join... It is just the begining of an idea, a catalyst if you want, and if enough motivated people join than I am sure a lot of other creative initiatives would be created...<BR></P></DIV>
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<DIV></DIV>From: <I>"Rabih Zbib" <rabih@mit.edu></I><BR>To: <I>"Habib Haddad" <hadidhabbab@hotmail.com></I><BR>CC: <I>abitdodgy@hotmail.com, abdallah.jabbour@gmail.com, lebanon-articles@mit.edu</I><BR>Subject: <I>Re: [LCM Articles] Proposing an initiative (was Re: It's about time)</I><BR>Date: <I>Thu, 25 Jan 2007 23:52:52 -0500</I><BR>>So the solution is a mailing list!!<BR>><BR>>On 1/25/07, Habib Haddad <hadidhabbab@hotmail.com> wrote:<BR>>><BR>>><BR>>>Great movie Abdallah !<BR>>><BR>>>I tend to think, or at least I like to think, that most of <BR>>>Lebanon's young<BR>>>generation falls in the non-political affiliation category. <BR>>>Unfortunately in<BR>>>times of crisis, the need for a political affiliation forces itself
<BR>>>leaving<BR>>>people with no choice but to pick a party based on religion or even <BR>>>worse,<BR>>>on very shallow reasons when religion is not a decisive factor.<BR>>><BR>>>I believe this is natural to happen. People living a crisis want to <BR>>>have a<BR>>>sense of attachment to a bigger group. This is how it starts and <BR>>>few years<BR>>>later those people find themselves still belonging to the same <BR>>>group. Most<BR>>>don't even have solid justifications for their affiliation. They <BR>>>just use<BR>>>cliches imprinted on them by the medias.<BR>>><BR>>>With today's internet reaching every house in Lebanon, it would be <BR>>>easy to<BR>>>create a virtual group that gives a feeling of attachment to <BR>>>people.<BR>>><BR>>>I would like to get your
opinion on the following initiative:<BR>>><BR>>>Create a non-political non-religious affiliation with very simple<BR>>>principles. No to sectarianism, No to blind political affiliation, <BR>>>No to<BR>>>violence of any kind.<BR>>><BR>>>It would be naïve to think that this could resolve the country's <BR>>>issues, but<BR>>>it could be a start of an ideological movement in an attempt to <BR>>>break the<BR>>>vicious circle of this blind loyalty to a politcal party or its <BR>>>Leader. It<BR>>>would also give a sense of attachment even for a small group of <BR>>>people.<BR>>><BR>>>To succeed, this initiative should be totally anonymous. People <BR>>>would join<BR>>>by signing their names and emails as show of commitment. If it is a <BR>>>good<BR>>>idea it will pick up on
its own, and will slowly grow, and if <BR>>>enough<BR>>>motivated people join they will have more creative ideas on how to <BR>>>evolve<BR>>>and spread the word.<BR>>><BR>>><BR>>><BR>>><BR>>><BR>>> ________________________________<BR>>> From: "Mohamad El-Husseini" <abitdodgy@hotmail.com><BR>>>To: abdallah.jabbour@gmail.com, lebanon-articles@mit.edu<BR>>>Subject: Re: [LCM Articles] It's about time<BR>>>Date: Thu, 25 Jan 2007 21:01:58 -0500<BR>>><BR>>><BR>>><BR>>><BR>>>Thank you for posting this, Abdallah.<BR>>><BR>>><BR>>><BR>>>This has been my sentiment for a long time; the sentiment that was <BR>>>lost to<BR>>>anger in my last email, but which I have stated on countless
<BR>>>occasions.<BR>>><BR>>>A star danced, and under it they were born.<BR>>><BR>>> ________________________________<BR>>><BR>>>From: "Abdallah Jabbour" <abdallah.jabbour@gmail.com><BR>>>To: "LCM Articles" <lebanon-articles@mit.edu><BR>>>Subject: [LCM Articles] It's about time<BR>>>Date: Thu, 25 Jan 2007 14:30:57 -0800<BR>>><BR>>><BR>>>http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=8326734789464462895&q=Zarka&hl=en<BR>>><BR>>><BR>>><BR>>>============================================================<BR>>><BR>>>Disclaimer:<BR>>>The events described in this video have not been verified by the <BR>>>sender of<BR>>>this email. The sender bears no responsibility about the contents <BR>>>or
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