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Sep 2020
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Episode 11 - Rami Rasamny (Part II)

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Our initial episode with Rami Rasamny was cut short due to the unexpected fire at the Beirut port on September 10. We decided to invite him back and pick up from where we left off.

We reacted to the fire that broke out the day before (1:32) and discussed the systemic corruption that infests Lebanese society(6:00). Rami then talks to us about how recent events “broke down the facade” that was blinding Lebanese people (11:01), raising money by completing a 470 kilometre mountain trail (15:47), seeing Lebanese citizens put in actual effort to rebuild their country (19:44), and the reason as to why we find ourselves in this situation (21:57). We then delve into how Lebanese politicians created a tribalist system that made people rely on them (25:23), the degradation of the Lebanese economy (27:20), and the central banks role in these circumstances (35:11).

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