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Vigilant Citizen – June 24, 2020

In 1975, Lebanon descended into a violent civil war that destroyed this once vibrant and prosperous country. Here’s how the U.S. is following in its footsteps.

45 years ago, a horrific civil war broke out in Lebanon. My parents, like millions of other Lebanese people, fled the country, looking for a better life.
I was born and raised far away from the massacres happening in Lebanon. However, throughout my childhood, my family’s lively kitchen table discussions put me right into the struggles of the Lebanese civil war. I’ve also traveled there a few times and witnessed first hand the insanity of going about one’s day as bombs are blasting less than a mile away.
Although an entire book could be written about the complex causes that lead to the Lebanese civil war, its root cause can be summed up in a single word: Division.
Indeed, fueled by outside forces, the various groups forming the Lebanese population turned against each other and became mortal enemies.
Partly due to this knowledge, I’ve been warning for years against the division agenda taking place in the United States. Sadly, in the past months, things were taken to yet another level. Apparently, I am not the only one seeing this disturbing shift.

A headline about Americans believing that the country is edging towards a civil war. Click to enlarge

Although mass media is downplaying or completely ignoring some of the recent developments in the U.S., there are clear signs that some actors want the country to be torn apart by hatred and division. The same exact agenda happened in the past and it led to an all-out civil war. It is time for people to wake up and truly realize what is happening.
So, here’s a (very simplified) story of how a once open and prosperous Lebanon descended into a brutal civil war. And here’s how America is dangerously following in its footsteps.

Lebanese Civil War

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