Ep.298 (Video): Federal Republic of Lebanon with Iyad Boustany

0:00 Intro 5:53 Delivering the message 9:42 Layered & complicated 15:25 Sovereignty 30:53 Ethno-geography 48:03 Birth & death 1:12:25 Ten principles 1:12:40 (1) National Narratives 1:17:50 (2) Self-government 1:17:59 (3) Subsidiarity & Localism 1:19:38 (4) Solidarity 1:25:32 (5) Cantonal Sovereignty 1:36:21 (6 & 7) Structure & Government 1:46:27 (8) Direct Democracy 1:54:46 (9 & 10) Roadmap & Implementation 2:16:28 Consensus We're with Iyad Boustany for Episode 298 of The Beirut Banyan. Click to watch: https://youtu.be/uUXIzS6VE9g We discuss layered history, identity and the merits of sovereignty in a consensus-based form of power-sharing governance. Our conversation includes reflections on the Règlement Organique constitution, the Mutasarrifyate form of governance, French Mandatory and post-independent administration and a debate on political violence's role in systemic paralysis. We also talk about the proposed federalist constitution's ten principles and the role of family history in shaping persuasion and narrative. Iyad Boustany is an advocate for a federalist government in Lebanon. Check out his website: www.fedleb.org Help support The Beirut Banyan by contributing via PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/walkbeirut Or donating through our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/thebeirutbanyan Subscribe to our podcast from your preferred platform. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram & Twitter: @thebeirutbanyan And check out our website: www.ronniechatah.com Music by Marc Codsi. Animation & illustration by Sana Chaaban.