Bashir Gemayel & Feudalism
Posted by N10452What differentiates Bashir Gemayel from others ?
When people say Bashir Gemayel, they instantly relate him to his dad the great Sheikh Pierre, his brother Amine, the Gemayel family and in general the feudal political families in Lebanon.
However, Bash was not one of those leaders who proved himself cause of his dad, the way i see it, he smartly exploited his father’s influence to improve what his dad started and take more initiatives inside the Kataeb, and stood against his dad in several projects that he insisted on implementing.
How did it all start ?
Bash was raised on the Kataeb school since his youth, and his love for Lebanon and respect for his dad and Kataeb were growing stronger with time, and he was very enthusiastic in politics and activities on the ground. But he was a person that loved to get in touch with the people, be one of them and never differentiated himself from others like his brother Amine.
He started his BG group and got involved in all party activities while Amine was building his ‘zelem’ in the Matn North, he started founding institutions in the Achrafieh region and then expanded to doing the Halat airport even though his dad opposed the idea.
He was a pragmatic honest person and close to the people. He won the hearts of many when he assisted his comrads in the Achrafieh Battle against the Syrians back in 1978 and then in Zahle in 1981.
The LF Bash founded was a need, it represented Bash’s vision of a party founded on solid principles and ideological and political thoughts, a party based on a Cause not on a man.
Bash knew how to make the transition from Kataeb to the Lebanese Forces and then to presidency.
He was everything but a feudal lord who would take his own region and exploit his family’s name to expand his power.
When Bashir was elected president, he had his plans set up and wanted to integrate his party and militia into the government, he didnt have small selfish plans for Kataeb or the LF, he wasnt thinking of bringing his relatives and friends into power, he didnt have this feudal rotten mentality, he was a real man of state, a leader by all means and a role model to follow.
Leaders like Bash dont come very often, but whenever they come, we have to exploit the situation and know how to grasp this unique opportunity.
We lost Bash and didnt inherit anything except his thoughts, lets hope the new generations will learn more about his leadership skills and his honesty and try to apply them in real life, instead of holding his pictures and wearing his Rayban glasses and shouting “Bashir lives in us” without meaning it.
Cheers.
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1. Jim | September 11th, 2006 at 11:04 pm
All lebanese forces and kataeb, our martyrs mass in harissa is on the 24 of this month, so be there! chou7adai2ouna 2a7yai2 fina! Wanabka..
2. lynne wooldridge | September 12th, 2006 at 1:52 am
I don’t know enough about Lebanese history. It seems that Bashir was a wonderful leader, the kind that does not come along often–or even every century (unfortunately). It is the same here in the US. I don’t think that our leaders are awful but they are not inspired. They do not put the people first. Dr. Martin Luthur King was an amazing man, a natural leader, who like Gandhi, was assassinated because he was changing America (for the better). I am not African American, but I cannot think of a political leader in the US that I admire more. His own family was a disappointment, trading off his name rather than accomplishing anything other than trying to make money from his name. No other leader, African American or otherwise, has even come close to taking his place. Our African American students for the most part, do not know about his life or philosophy, and could care less, it seems. Authentic leaders make the difference in our societies. I hope that Bashir’s son proves to be the kind of leader that his father was. Why is it that really wonderful leaders get assassinated? Bashir, Dr. King, Gandhi— Best regards from Texas, lynne
3. RodiX | September 12th, 2006 at 10:45 pm
allah ouwet hakim w bass w ydoum salib kill l owuetjieh..
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