Is Arabic identity weak among Lebanese?

[tk'es]

Lebanese belong to J2 grand masters

[reboun]

Developments in genealogical DNA tests might be a reason to weaken the Arabic identity among Lebanese. A lot of Lebanese people who are interested in population genetics became aware of the fact that actual Arabian ancestry among coastal Levantines is low. Maybe it is the reason why Arabic identity among Lebanese is weak anymore. In my opinion, this is one of cons of genealogical DNA tests as they might cause the national identity of a person (or even people) to weaken. Therefore, people need to be aware of the fact that nationalities are not genetically determined.

[Pulsa Dinura]

I have honestly never seen any Arab Christian.

Neither did I.

I have honestly never seen any Arab Christian, Lebanese or not, identify this way unironically in real life.

Because most of them are outside the Baathi sphere. The lucky ones immigrated either to Los Angeles, Sao Paolo, Mexico, Sydney, Melbourne, Paris or…. 3 meters below Mezzeh level.

People say they are descended from them, but this identity is not put above Arab...

Were your ancestors Arabs before the Arab invasion in 637 A.D.? Did they speak Arabic? Did they identify as Arabs?

Arab is not a racial identity, it is not genetic, Arab is a shared cultural consciousness and sphere of influence.

Instead of Arabs, what if Jews or Persians invaded your area and imposed their language, would you change your identity and promote Greater Israel or Greater Persia because you share a "cultural consciousness and sphere of influence" with them?

Arab is not a racial identity, it is not genetic, Arab is a shared cultural consciousness and sphere of influence.

What do you share with a Kuwaiti, a Yemeni, an Algerian, a Sudanese and a Mauritanian in terms of "cultural consciousness and sphere of influence"? Who are your common leader(s)? What are your common aspirations? What is your common heritage? what are your common cultural affinities?

This 'Phoenicianism' was a nationalist identity people adopted because they did not want to be associated with Arab, but I see it as nonsensical...

Since you were/are a Baathi yourself, you're definitely familiar with the Baath motto: "One Arab Umma with an eternal message".

...and you think it's realistic?

Definitely, Phoenicianism is more realistic than "One Arab Umma".

yes, many are similar genetically to ancient Phoenicians

...then they must be Arabs...

but this identity has essentially been scrubbed away

By whom?

and is no longer relevant in the modern day.

Guess which people succeeded in reviving their own language and culture after 2000 years ?

So...we still have a chance

It is important to know your history

True, and not live as a Dhimmi.

but I think to adopt this weird identity as a response to pan-Arabism has long fallen out of fashion.

What is weirder, to restore what existed or to impose an alien identity?
How to oppose the successful and modern Pan-Arabism?

If someone does not want to call himself Arab, let him, but this is how he always will be seen so I see no point.

You want to identify as a Syrian Arab, that's fine, that's the Pan-Arab ideology of your political party led by Pol Pot I (the father) then by Pol Pot II (the son); but to identify as an "Arab Maronite", that would be awkward and/or hilarious.