Reflecting on the ongoing Hezbollah-Israel war in southern Lebanon and its impact on daily life away from the battlefield.Looking back on periods of relative calm and manageable instability, the long-term political and societal impact of failed governance, false economies and tourism destinations like Batroun, and an acceptance of impunity and injustice on the port blast's upcoming fourth anniversary.With George Wardini - director of PolyBlog.The podcast is only made possible through listener and viewer donations.Please help support The Beirut Banyan by contributing via PayPal:https://www.paypal.me/walkbeirutOr donating through our Patreon page:https://www.patreon.com/thebeirutbanyanSubscribe to our YouTube channel and your preferred audio platform.Follow us on Facebook, Instagram & Twitter:@thebeirutbanyanAnd check out our website:www.beirutbanyan.comTimestamps:0:00 Intro0:47 Relative normalcy4:51 Relative anxiety10:13 Targeted strikes13:16 Familiar terrain16:51 Failed state19:42 Batroun22:32 Static26:37 Regime survival31:47 The long term34:58 Violence wins37:13 Port blast & paralysis39:36 Hezbollah undeterred