'Mohamad Bouazizi' humbled by Lebanon's sectarianism ...

"... Using slogans popularised by protesters in Tunisia and Egypt, several pages urging the Lebanese to bring down the Mediterranean country's confessional "regime" or calling for a "day of wrath" against confessionalism, corruption and poverty have appeared recently on the social networking site...But observers and those behind the initiative say they are well aware that changing the system, in which most government and other posts are attributed according to religion rather than merit, will be a hard-won battle.
"The Lebanese are always boasting about their freedom and democracy as compared to other Arab countries," said Hassan Chouman, a 24-year-old computer analyst in favour of change.
"But Arab countries each have one dictator whereas we have at least seven or eight," he added, referring to the political leaders that rule in Lebanon and who represent the country's various Christian and Muslim communities..."