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(en) Britain, anarchist communist group ACG: Lebanon - Mass Resistance
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Mon, 28 Oct 2019 08:39:54 +0200
Placard says "Government and ruling class - leave!" ---- Anger against austerity measures
and tax rises in Lebanon erupted recently with five days of unrest which united workers
across the various religious divides in a country where 18 different religious groupings
are recognised. Youth unemployment runs at 37%, whilst wages remain low and the cost of
living soars. Corruption is rampant whilst water and electricity supplies are skeletal.
More than 25% of the Lebanese population live below the poverty line. ---- This has
contributed to the number of Lebanese living outside of the country, 14 million as opposed
to 6 million who remain. Just 1% own 58% of the wealth. In scenes echoing the disturbances
in Chile and Ecuador, workers came out on the streets and demanded the resignation of the
government , a coalition led by the Prime Minister Saad Hariri.
Workers blockaded the capital of Beirut and the port town of Tripoli. In Chile it was the
metro fare rises that was the last straw, in Lebanon it was the government's proposal of
putting a levy on Whatsapp and similar internet-based telephone services, in a country
where telephone charges are some of the highest in the world.
As elsewhere in the world, the Hariri government called out the police who brutally
attacked the crowds with water cannon and tear gas. This resulted in many injuries among
protestors. The government was able to mobilise large numbers of police against the
protests, but days before were unable to control the forest fires that raged in 100 places.
On the second day of the protests, there were calls for the resignation of the entire
government. Slogans chanted included "Revolution, revolution" and "We are one people
united against the State". Four ministers resigned and Hariri was forced to back down on
tax rises. A general strike was then declared on 21st October and the government were
forced to put forward a budget halving politicians salaries and benefits and forcing both
the central state bank and private banks to contribute to the budgetary deficit.
The Hariri coalition is kept in power by the Hezbollah Shiite militia and its leader gave
support to Hariri during the unrest. However the Lebanese masses are registering their
rejection of this and are threatening the overthrow of the whole rotten elite running
Lebanon, be they Shiite, Christian or Druze.
https://www.anarchistcommunism.org/2019/10/23/lebanon-mass-resistance
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