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As far as I\u2019m concerned, patriotism means scarfing down ten gallons of hummus, throwing back a bottle of arak in 45 minutes and setting off illegal fireworks from the roof of your apartment building in Jeitawi to the sound of street cats making sweet love in the nearby alley.<\/p>\n

My point being: Why act indifferent towards your country, when you can get embarrassingly crazy about your displays of patriotism instead?<\/p>\n

Patriotism isn\u2019t about shedding blood, it\u2019s about getting Haifa Wehbe\u2019s face tattooed across your entire back and then taking off your shirt and running down the street screaming, \u201cI love you, Nancy\u201d over and over again. You know why? Because they\u2019re both (sort of) beautiful b*tches. And more importantly because they\u2019re both Lebanese.<\/p>\n

Still not convinced? Here are five slightly-less retarded ways to express your patriotism:<\/p>\n

1. Get a custom Lebanese flag paint job done on your motorcycle.<\/b>
<\/p>\n

2. Dress up like this lady.<\/b>
<\/p>\n

3. Make Lebanese-themed food.<\/b>
<\/p>\n

4. Decorate your balcony.<\/b>
<\/p>\n

5. Nothing says unity like sharing an over-sized poster with complete strangers: Put your face on the #Nov22 flag<\/a>.<\/b> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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