Hezbollah supporters

Being under occupation literally does strip you of your agency. Perhaps if Israel stopped blakading and occupying and didn't fund and prop up terrorists the situation may be different. Lecturing an occupied people currently being bombed to death by their US mega funded occupiers about pursuing democracy and human rights while they're displaced and starving is in pretty bad taste.

Fully agree, it also fails to acknowledge how great regime change has worked for the local populations in the region in the last 100 years. Answer not well at all, millions dead and displaced in the region by groups often armed and trained by the "civilised West".

Face facts Lebanon is not going to follow the Jordan or the Egypt route. Those countries are viewed by many in the region (and increasingly across the World) as being puppet states/collaborators with America/Israel.

It's only in the West (usually based on reports written by highly paid Think Tanks) that they believe that shock and awe bombing of civilians can get them to voluntarily change their rulers. It's a very "colonialist" way of thinking, "do as we say and we'll reward you".
It doesn't work, the only way to get rid of Hezbollah is to get rid of it's reason to exist and considering that it was borne out of an Israeli invasion and occupation of Southern Lebanon that will be difficult.

So, just to be clear - who are you saying hates the Lebanese?

@Wigglywoowho quite right, I'm not convinced by some of the faux concern for Lebanese children on this thread. It's just used to mask the hatred for the Lebanese.

Because history is so objective....

Be more egypt? Tell me you know nothing about Sisi without telling me you know nothing about Sisi.

All this talk of the west's low expectations is making me feel a little sick.

Some people here are denying an ongoing genocide because either Palestinians don't deserve human rights or because Israel can do whatever it likes.

Maybe if these posters didn't defend Israels actions up to an including genocide (with the notable exception of settler terrorism for reasons I don't understand) it would be less nauseating to read.

This, really hoping for peace. I have known several Lebanese in my life and they have always had a place in my heart.

@Auvergne63 and I have NEVER said it was easy.

I have actually! And worked with refugees, some of whom remain friends, who have escaped repressive regimes, but continue to work in various ways with resistance.

Depends what you mean by innocent. Yes civilians are protected in wars because they are non-combatants. But many are not innocent of supporting terrorist organisations who are perpetrating war & terrorism. There needs to be acknowledgement of that in any analysis of what comes next. Just saying you have love in your heart isnt going to cut it with people who dont. Peace cant last without tough negotiation/actions.
And to say @OctoberOctopus has hate in her heart because she says things you don't agree with is unacceptable.

Tell me you have never lived under a repressive regime without telling me. My family has.
It is easy to say that the people should overthrow their regime from the comfort of your home. People have tried and failed. Have you heard of the Arab spring?
Except for Tunisia, it failed.
https://www.american.edu/sis/news/20210406-10-years-later-what-is-the-legacy-of-the-arab-spring.cfm

Of course I did. Obviously, your interpretation of the articles and mine are different as expected. Still facts are facts.
Ariel Sharon, nicknamed " The Bulldozer" and " The Butcher of Beirut", was found responsible for these massacres. To deny this is to rewrite history.

The are innocent. They are civilians. They are human beings that have lived through war. They have experienced loss and terror that I hope none of us ever have to experience. You talk with hate in your heart. I dont have hate in my heart for anyone. I have compassion and love. May peace last for them.

Well the West are hardly going to prop up terrorist organisations
I wasn't talking about terrorist organisations I was talking about the Lebanese government/ army who some posters have said need to overthrow Hezbollah

as much as some people sympathise the majority would NOT want terrorists organisations to be defeated.
Not sure how you can claim that?

We are talking about civilians who have no power in these matters.

You clearly have an agenda.