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ichkeria /// President Assad started slaughtering his citizens before the civil war started, in fact that was the major cause /// Oh so he just thought one day to go out and 'slaughter' one or two of his innocent citizens, for no reason whatsoever, but for the hell of it?
12:29 Sun 20th Dec 2015
Anyone who relies for their news on the outlets you do is either naive or pursuing an agenda (like said news agencies)
Why do you think RT push stories like this?? So people like you can spread the word and say what a fab fellow he is and how anyone who dares criticise him is a supporter of terrorism
Assad ruthlessly persecutes his enemies (he's not alone in that), mainly Moslem ones, but like all dictators he also relies on propaganda, and no opportunity would be lost for a spot of propaganda. Remember Saddam and the little boy??
Why do you think RT push stories like this?? So people like you can spread the word and say what a fab fellow he is and how anyone who dares criticise him is a supporter of terrorism
Assad ruthlessly persecutes his enemies (he's not alone in that), mainly Moslem ones, but like all dictators he also relies on propaganda, and no opportunity would be lost for a spot of propaganda. Remember Saddam and the little boy??
If you don't tho k that is propaganda you really are naive :-)
Why would he persecute Christians anyway? If he doesn't see them as a threat to his power, and most Christians in Suria have traditionally supported him as far as I am aware
If you are a Syrian who supports President Assad it hardly makes you a monster. It's perfectly understandable. For many he represents security and wealth and protection from the war. But that, of course, is far from being the full picture
Why would he persecute Christians anyway? If he doesn't see them as a threat to his power, and most Christians in Suria have traditionally supported him as far as I am aware
If you are a Syrian who supports President Assad it hardly makes you a monster. It's perfectly understandable. For many he represents security and wealth and protection from the war. But that, of course, is far from being the full picture
I'm getting a sense of some personal antagonism being played out in this thread rather than an actual discussion....
Russia is nurturing its links with the Assad regime, and Russia prides itself on its Christian identity, so the news link sits in a known and well understood context.
The Assad regime has managed to alienate every community among its very diverse population, hence the situation now.
Assad's only supporters are the upper echelons of his army and a few very rich families, which actually comes down to the same.
I'm noticing that the people photographed with Assad look well-dressed and well fed, not looking especially bombed-out. A posed photo shoot if ever there was.
Russia is nurturing its links with the Assad regime, and Russia prides itself on its Christian identity, so the news link sits in a known and well understood context.
The Assad regime has managed to alienate every community among its very diverse population, hence the situation now.
Assad's only supporters are the upper echelons of his army and a few very rich families, which actually comes down to the same.
I'm noticing that the people photographed with Assad look well-dressed and well fed, not looking especially bombed-out. A posed photo shoot if ever there was.
Svejk, the isolation of Assad's family is of legendary proportion. It's maybe been a product of his family's Alawite adherence, but secrecy and alienation from the people have long been hallmarks. The only way to achieve anything from business success to governmental promotion has been to side openly with the Assads. This is the normal state of affairs in dictatorships and so isn't surprising to see in Syria.
I think you're probably being ironic and having a running joke. You can't be seriously suggesting that because I make no secrets of being a socialist, that I'm a supporter of ISIL?
I actually do have Moslem friends, who are British, and not in any way Jihadists, but just regular folk making a living and raising families. I also have Jewish friends who are not Zionists, Protestant friends who are not southern baptists and atheists who aren't dawlinesque ranters.
The world is not in reality made up of easily-defined postcard types, but it's definitely the case that the Assad regime lacks all but a handful of friends in its own country.
I think you're probably being ironic and having a running joke. You can't be seriously suggesting that because I make no secrets of being a socialist, that I'm a supporter of ISIL?
I actually do have Moslem friends, who are British, and not in any way Jihadists, but just regular folk making a living and raising families. I also have Jewish friends who are not Zionists, Protestant friends who are not southern baptists and atheists who aren't dawlinesque ranters.
The world is not in reality made up of easily-defined postcard types, but it's definitely the case that the Assad regime lacks all but a handful of friends in its own country.
Well said mosaic.
There is no black and white in these situations. As I said above, I perfectly understand why many Syrians support President Assad, and it doesn't all come down to tribal loyalty. But seeing the Syria situation as legitimate regime versus 'islamofascists' is a parochial and blinkered one that fixates, perhaps understandably, on the threat we perceive to ourselves. The idea that the former opposed the latter and the latter are out to get us ergo the former must be good and anyone who says otherwise is one of, or a supporter of,the latter. I am not picking on the OP by saying that: it seems to be a common misconception
There is no black and white in these situations. As I said above, I perfectly understand why many Syrians support President Assad, and it doesn't all come down to tribal loyalty. But seeing the Syria situation as legitimate regime versus 'islamofascists' is a parochial and blinkered one that fixates, perhaps understandably, on the threat we perceive to ourselves. The idea that the former opposed the latter and the latter are out to get us ergo the former must be good and anyone who says otherwise is one of, or a supporter of,the latter. I am not picking on the OP by saying that: it seems to be a common misconception
Is it any wonder that peace negotiations are so hard implement, when there are some who are not able to accept that certain leading figures, may not be as bad as some would wish to make them?
Premier Assad, may not confront his enemies in the way that the West might, but then certain countries in the West are not yet in a civil war situation, with various rebel 'armies' intent on removing their countries leaders from power.
Premier Assad, may not confront his enemies in the way that the West might, but then certain countries in the West are not yet in a civil war situation, with various rebel 'armies' intent on removing their countries leaders from power.
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