Prisoners of their mutual roles

There is no state in Lebanon, there is a coalition of sectarian taïfa leaders ruling the country. Each sectarian taïfa leader legitimates the other and each one has the veto power and the ability to paralyze the government and the decision-making process at the state level. None of the sectarian taïfa leaders is interested in gaining support in the other sectarian taïfas , each one focuses on increasing his popularity within his sectarian taïfa at the expense of other sectarian taïfas. Therefore, they have a complementary role as this behavior strengthens the sectarian divide. This precludes them from getting out of this game, so whoever decides to play outside the existing rules collides with the interests of all the leaders of the sectarian taïfas, and runs a risk of losing his leadership over his own sectarian taïfa.