{"id":24035,"date":"2013-04-24T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2013-04-24T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/24035\/the-lebanese-pyramid-of-power"},"modified":"2023-08-14T10:38:46","modified_gmt":"2023-08-14T10:38:46","slug":"the-lebanese-pyramid-of-power","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/en\/24035\/the-lebanese-pyramid-of-power\/","title":{"rendered":"The Lebanese Pyramid of Power"},"content":{"rendered":"

Politicians? Check. Religious figures? Check. Military men? Check.<\/p>\n

Citizens? Eh.<\/p>\n

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Those of us who have been in Lebanon for more than five minutes realize that corruption runs rampant in a country so small, it could fit 26 times over in Texas. People know people who know people, and that’s how anything ever gets done.<\/p>\n

Wasta is the unofficial motto of Lebanon…. and it’s all used to achieve one blatantly obvious goal. <\/p>\n

Money.<\/p>\n

Post Edit<\/b><\/p>\n

This graffiti work is a tribute to the infamous Pyramid of Capitalism, with this specific design done by Speldwright<\/a>. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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