A question or rather a statement that some people claim is true is that the Lebanese people are more of Phoenicians rather than Arabs. Why stop there? Why not claim us as Ottomans, Romans, and so on. Lebanon was ruled by many great kingdoms. Its a classic example of people encompassing the best parts of history, or the parts of history they want. I think that those past kingdoms that we were ruled by are still part of our life today. We have learned from them which is a good thing. The beauty of the Lebanese culture is that we are part of many cultures, modernized like the West yet part of the Middle East. To face the truth, just because Arab countries arent the best in the world when comparing their prosperity to the West, does not mean we can abandon our heritage. We are different to the ordinary Arab, but that gives no reason to deny it!
When it comes down to the bottom line, who cares, Arab or Phoenician. WE ARE LEBANESE FIRST AND FOREMOST!!!
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