Until June 7: Less Complaining, More Working

[loubnaniTO]

Most of us (FPMers and friends/supporters) have reservations on some of the lists, names, approach, etc. Some valid concerns and others less valid. But now complaining will do nothing, it is time for WORKING... there is less than a month to go.

There is a reality now. We have general elections in less than a month, on June 7. People have a choice between:
- the same old class of politicians who have been called: mafia, opportunists, thieves, liars, feudalists, who were in power during the occupation and now are claiming to be soverignists, who bankrupted the country and raised the national debt to crippling levels; and
- a new breed of politicians, some untested, represented by the C&R lists.

The C&R lists might not be perfect, and some of the alliances might have upset some of us. But reality is, we have a choice between the two options above. And we have to make a choice, because on the two options will be governing us and determining our future.

If you're a supporter of the same old class of politicians, this thread is not for you.

If you're a supporter of the C&R lists, even if you have reservations, put them aside for now, at least until June 7. Between now and June 7, complaints will not change anything, the only thing that will change is YOUR VOTE. Either you vote for the C&R lists, or the others. After June 7, we can start working on reforming FPM, which is way overdue, and i promise i will be one of the reformists... but for now, we have an opportunity, and we SHOULDN'T LOSE IT!!! an opportunity that we've been waiting for for decades, don't lose it because of some reservations or complaints.

Put all your complaints aside, and START WORKING. Admit the lists might not be perfect, BUT SUPPORT THE LISTS, and WORK FOR THE CANDIDATES, and PROMOTE THE CANDIDATES.

If we lose this opportunity to change, there will be no value for regrets later.

LESS COMPLAINTS, MORE WORK.... until June 7

[julesvernes99]

Originally Posted by loubnaniTO

Most of us (FPMers and friends/supporters) have reservations on some of the lists, names, approach, etc. Some valid concerns and others less valid. But now complaining will do nothing, it is time for WORKING... there is less than a month to go.

There is a reality now. We have general elections in less than a month, on June 7. People have a choice between:
- the same old class of politicians who have been called: mafia, opportunists, thieves, liars, feudalists, who were in power during the occupation and now are claiming to be soverignists, who bankrupted the country and raised the national debt to crippling levels; and
- a new breed of politicians, some untested, represented by the C&R lists.

The C&R lists might not be perfect, and some of the alliances might have upset some of us. But reality is, we have a choice between the two options above. And we have to make a choice, because on the two options will be governing us and determining our future.

If you're a supporter of the same old class of politicians, this thread is not for you.

If you're a supporter of the C&R lists, even if you have reservations, put them aside for now, at least until June 7. Between now and June 7, complaints will not change anything, the only thing that will change is YOUR VOTE. Either you vote for the C&R lists, or the others. After June 7, we can start working on reforming FPM, which is way overdue, and i promise i will be one of the reformists... but for now, we have an opportunity, and we SHOULDN'T LOSE IT!!! an opportunity that we've been waiting for for decades, don't lose it because of some reservations or complaints.

Put all your complaints aside, and START WORKING. Admit the lists might not be perfect, BUT SUPPORT THE LISTS, and WORK FOR THE CANDIDATES, and PROMOTE THE CANDIDATES.

If we lose this opportunity to change, there will be no value for regrets later.

LESS COMPLAINTS, MORE WORK.... until June 7

Well said Lebanese-Torontonian

My First task in this journey.....pack and catch my plane later today to Beirut.

[loubnaniTO]

Originally Posted by julesvernes99

Well said Lebanese-Torontonian

My First task in this journey.....pack and catch my plane later today to Beirut.

i didnt know my thread will have such an impact on you... but great! thanks?!

[Red Phoenix]

well me, i'm voting orange.

but i'm trying to get others, neutrals, to vote orange as well.

since real neutrals are as abundant as water is in hell, it's not an easy task.

but not hopeless as well, i managed to get just a few more votes to fpm's base.

that's my way to help.

[General my General!]

Well put LoTo, and about time too. From here, last week notched up 4 independents switching orange in Batroun! Credit to my sister tho, my endless nagging was quite useless on my relatives as opposed to her charm! lol! Also, believe it or not, but Gebran is breaking into some of the pro-LF youth over there! What momentum is built must be sustained, no time for rest.

Cheers!

[M@rshall]

Dear all,

This is the first time since I joined this forum, that I feel the urge to adress you, so honsetly and so clearly, directly through an open thread, in which I will be expressing some fears and concerns I've been having for a while now, about the current electoral status of FPM, over the Lebanese territory as a whole.

I tried so hard to mask my concerns, and the reason I am starting this thread is to recieve some reassurance, not because I am having doubts and generalized numbness about FPM as a whole, (God forbid), but since everything around is getting gloomy by the days, and today, 25 days from E-day, our opponents/enemies have reached a dreadful number all around Lebanon.

Lately, I haven't been able to lay my hands on any statistics done. No Kamal Feghali, no Abdo Saad... nothing...

Suddenly they all stoped popping up like mushrooms. suddenly, silence is ruling the scene, and polls have become mute. The view is greyish once again in more than a district. Hardcore supporters like me are becomig more and more anxious about the coming results. We are definitely determined to vote, and translate the orange epidemic to our friends, family and neighbors. that is not the concern!

But what about the silent majority, that is still out there, in the shades, in poverty and despair, yearning to fill their debts and needs, reaching out for every possible source of services,in this elections season?

"2bad menno ntekhib doddo" is good but not tough enough in my opinion to wake the conscience that has been sleeping for decades, and defeat the clientalism that has been disseminating in all the lebanese soil for the last 19 years.

Seeing all these monsters against us, the dollards whales, the money machines, the media tools, the clergy, is giving me the chills, and is reminding me that,even Jesus Christ was persecuted and doomed to the cross when the corrupted clergy, politicians and businessmen allied against Him...with so many ennemies on the inside, as as much on the outside...will we be able to achieve??

I am not doubting FPMs enthusiasm or hard work, and I am one of those who are working daily, but the annoying feeling I'm having each and every day, is that of questionnning our capability to make it as hugely as we deisre.

I am not demoralizing FPMers, Hell no!!! however the picture is cloudy, and foggy:

Baabda: Edmond Gharios money machine
METN: MM and subordinates
Beirut I: La garderie qui fait peur
Keserwan: all the bankrupt candidates with their asphalte
Koura: Makari's services
Jezzine: no comment
Jbeil : GMS...
Batroun: a district living on another planet
Zahle: the list is still not out yet!!

Excuse me, everyone, for this long, unpleasant post, I had to say all these, although I am not seeking Faulty reassurance..I need a ray of light, a strand of hope and a drop of faith to boost my enthusiasm.

Thank you all for bearing with me, and let us all work as hard as we can, the nights to come will be sleepless, the days to come will be sweaty and burning with tiredness...but in the end Justice Shall Pervail!!

I'm off for some real FPM work now

Let me read your sincere comments when i log in this evening

Regards to all, and long live FPM,

M@rshall.

[Red Phoenix]

Originally Posted by M@rshall

Baabda: Edmond Gharios money machine
METN: MM and subordinates
Beirut I: La garderie qui fait peur
Keserwan: all the bankrupt candidates with their asphalte
Koura: Makari's services
Jezzine: no comment
Jbeil : GMS...
Batroun: a district living on another planet
Zahle: the list is still not out yet!!

hehe, i love this list man.

u pinned it down really.

but what the loyalists got against them is the decent folks of fpm.

so good luck on ur work, mobilizing well for the elections is sure to help alot.