Question about the Lebanese Civil War

Now, I understand that Lebanon used to be the Switzerland of the Mideast, with Beirut its Paris, but isn't it the dumbest idea for a country ever? Seventeen religious sects, dozens of ethnicities and cultures, and not a single one has a clear majority? Each sect is a minority?

The Lebanese got out of Syria establishing their state on this basis - didn't look dumb to them!
 

Hashasheen

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Your'e quite right but then none of the other countries would really have let the PLO in following Black September - would they! They wouldn't have liked having an autonomous armed force(s) on their territory.

true. been wondering is there a successful palestine created timeline around here? or has even that been a dream here?

question, there had been many factions we can all agree on that, Lebanon is divided politcally on religous lines, why not make them into cantons instead?
 
true. been wondering is there a successful palestine created timeline around here? or has even that been a dream here?

I have never come across such one - why not try doing one? :)

question, there had been many factions we can all agree on that, Lebanon is divided politcally on religous lines, why not make them into cantons instead?

Wouldn't that not serve to fractualize the country even more?

But it could perhaps have been the original organization of the state - looking to Switzerland.
 
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