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

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 Follow us on Twitter for updates @lebpoliticspod Music track: Zuhal by Elepheel, check out his other work @elepheel