Undo the damage. A look at the (Syrian) refugees

At this level, I’ve crossed the a hundredth Syrian refugee household asking to lease the higher ground of my home. My reply from the get-go was no. I can already see your judgement – you might be “racist” (even when Syrians aren’t a race). OK you might be “xenophobic” – and guess what? I’m not. Here is my logic, the higher ground incorporates furnishings from three completely different homes (dismantled beds, 3 sofas, 1 salon, 2 eating room tables with their chairs, 1 front room other than the knick-knacks (mattresses and so forth…). So, what do I do with these?

Lengthy story brief it’s straightforward to leap to judgement when one doesn’t know the story. Issues is, what for those who twist the info and rearrange them in order that they inform the story you need? Welcome to “undo the injury earlier than it is too late” – a marketing campaign in opposition to Syrian refugees.

First let me let you know a narrative: In 2022, throughout the parliament elections Farid Boustani, who was campaigning for a seat within the Chouf space plastered his message in Kesserwan. What? However the logic is straightforward: During the conflict many, many, individuals from the Chouf space bought displaced, a number of them ultimately ended up in Kesserwan (to be clear the displaced individuals have been Christian), and regardless of the entire surge of rebuilding their homes within the villages they left, mainly they remained within the areas they migrated to – utilizing the Chouf homes are some kind of weekend/summer time escape. 

Statistics clearly point out that 90% of displaced individuals by no means return residence. Worse? What in the event that they don’t have anything to return to? Our instant neighbour who’s renting the home under mine had 2 eating places and a couple of homes. He misplaced all of them. He’s now employed at a really well-known restaurant in Lebanon as a chef. He’s making an attempt to construct a brand new life understanding that again “residence” there may be nothing.

What about these required to serve within the Syrian military, need it or not? As quickly as they cross again the border, they’re needed once more. I do know, I do know, this can be a simplistic argument however this doesn’t imply that the unique statistics utilized by the “cease the injury” marketing campaign are right (instance, they declare that refugees are 40% of all Lebanese inhabitants whereas the proper quantity is 15%, the use images taken from Turkey claiming they’re in Lebanon and so forth…).

Whereas I declare no straightforward reply, when one goes again to what occurred in Lebanon – {that a} main fragment of the inhabitants turned displaced, one can solely sympathize. However maybe sympathy is selective.