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Phoenician not Arab.
« on: January 24, 2012, 07:27:57 AM »
Here's something I must tell you. I'm Lebanese as some of you know by now. But what many of you don't realize is that I'm not technically an Arab. A Lebanese is not necessarily Arab even if we speak Lebanese Arabic.

Find out about my possible Phoenician roots here:
http://phoenicia.org/testimonial.html

Or if you didn't like that link (it may not be objective), just Google for other sites expounding on this. It makes more sense judging from my family name that I'm of Phoenician/Canaanite origin. It's very similar to a Hebrew name that I spot in the Bible.

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Re: Phoenician not Arab.
« Reply #1 on: January 27, 2012, 10:39:29 AM »
Ugh.  Am I the only one who doesn't give a fuck about my heritage?  We're all human.  Why can't we leave it at that?

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Re: Phoenician not Arab.
« Reply #2 on: January 27, 2012, 10:41:49 AM »
Ugh.  Am I the only one who doesn't give a fuck about my heritage?  We're all human.  Why can't we leave it at that?

Agreed. I don't understand heritage, or staying true to ones roots/culture, or anything like that.

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Re: Phoenician not Arab.
« Reply #3 on: January 27, 2012, 11:01:05 AM »
Because it can be interesting. Yes, you are human but you are also the result of your heritage.
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Re: Phoenician not Arab.
« Reply #4 on: January 27, 2012, 03:46:21 PM »
I may be human, but I'm Lebanese. :P

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Re: Phoenician not Arab.
« Reply #5 on: January 27, 2012, 03:53:10 PM »
my grandmother is greek romani. sometimes it intrigues people, sometime it puts people off. i promise you i wont steal your wallet.


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Re: Phoenician not Arab.
« Reply #6 on: January 28, 2012, 02:56:55 AM »
I like the romani. Lots of them where I grew up.
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Re: Phoenician not Arab.
« Reply #7 on: January 28, 2012, 03:33:11 AM »
I've never cared about my heritage.  I don't like the idea of being part of a lineage; I'd rather be a fresh individual with my own thoughts and accomplishments.  In some ways ancestry can be interesting, but I don't like the idea of taking "pride" in your heritage.  Actually I don't like the idea of taking pride in anything, since by the implications of determinism both pride and shame are illogical.

Also McDonald's is the healthiest restaurant in America.

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Re: Phoenician not Arab.
« Reply #8 on: January 28, 2012, 03:37:09 AM »
I've never cared about my heritage.  I don't like the idea of being part of a lineage; I'd rather be a fresh individual with my own thoughts and accomplishments.  In some ways ancestry can be interesting, but I don't like the idea of taking "pride" in your heritage.  Actually I don't like the idea of taking pride in anything, since by the implications of determinism both pride and shame are illogical.

Also McDonald's is the healthiest restaurant in America.

No such thing as a fresh individual. It's not determinism, it's just that you are surrounded by all kinds of influences, from heritage to genes to society to just about everything. You can't not be affected. Just the way it is.
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Re: Phoenician not Arab.
« Reply #9 on: January 28, 2012, 04:00:57 AM »
I've never cared about my heritage.  I don't like the idea of being part of a lineage; I'd rather be a fresh individual with my own thoughts and accomplishments.  In some ways ancestry can be interesting, but I don't like the idea of taking "pride" in your heritage.  Actually I don't like the idea of taking pride in anything, since by the implications of determinism both pride and shame are illogical.

Good. I'm logically determined to be proud of my heritage. :autism:

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Re: Phoenician not Arab.
« Reply #10 on: January 28, 2012, 04:03:14 AM »
This thread confused me. Are you saying you're the person who sent the messages in your link?
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Re: Phoenician not Arab.
« Reply #11 on: January 28, 2012, 04:05:09 AM »
This thread confused me. Are you saying you're the person who sent the messages in your link?

Do I look like Muslim lady? :autism:

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Re: Phoenician not Arab.
« Reply #12 on: January 28, 2012, 04:08:57 AM »
Also McDonald's is the healthiest restaurant in America.

 :o

Really?  I just read earlier today that a teenaged girl collapsed because she had eaten little more than Chicken McNuggets most of her life:

http://health.yahoo.net/experts/dayinhealth/chicken-nuggets-how-bad-are-they


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Re: Phoenician not Arab.
« Reply #13 on: January 28, 2012, 04:09:20 AM »
This thread confused me. Are you saying you're the person who sent the messages in your link?

Do I look like Muslim lady? :autism:

Ohh, that's what confused me. I saw the message from a "Khaled" first and thought that was supposed to be you, but then that was the person who had put up the page, not the person who was writing in. So I didn't get what your point was about heritage.
You'll never self-actualize the subconscious canopy of stardust with that attitude.

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Re: Phoenician not Arab.
« Reply #14 on: January 28, 2012, 04:10:45 AM »
I just think it's cool that I may be more of a Canaanite rather than a historical Arab in origin.