Syrian Revolution Anniversary

[Tenkan]

March 15, 2011 was the first day ever that Syrians took to the streets in protest against the suppressive dictatorship government that has ruled over them for more than 40 years.

It's been a whole year now, and the protests have expanded tenfold and nationwide, crippling the government and its economy.

The Syrian people won't stop till every government official quits.

[weesh]

I have watched the Arab Spring with great interest. It has been a rocky road, but much progress has been made and I am excited to see it.

[OccupyEquestria]

I am rather in support of the Assad regime as the lesser of two evils.

Information in Syria, like information in Libya, is being well distorted. Neither were popular revolutions by the people, but were instead foreign funded coups guised as democracy movements. All support to the Arab Socialist Party.

[Tenkan]

I love the Onion and its sarcasm.

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I am rather in support of the Assad regime as the lesser of two evils.

Information in Syria, like information in Libya, is being well distorted. Neither were popular revolutions by the people, but were instead foreign funded coups guised as democracy movements. All support to the Arab Socialist Party.

LOL, are you kidding me?

Please visit Syria within a few months, I'll be glad to meet you there personally once this is all over.

But don't worry, I'm sure the dying governments of Cuba and North Korea are still in need of supporters like you.

[elsporko]

I am rather in support of the Assad regime as the lesser of two evils.

Information in Syria, like information in Libya, is being well distorted. Neither were popular revolutions by the people, but were instead foreign funded coups guised as democracy movements. All support to the Arab Socialist Party.

Surely you aren't suggesting they were started by the same outside power, because considering the difference in world wide response it would seem they wouldn't have the same conspirators behind them

[OccupyEquestria]

Surely you aren't suggesting they were started by the same outside power, because considering the difference in world wide response it would seem they wouldn't have the same conspirators behind them

Different circumstances call for different approaches. Unlike Libya, Russia is an ardent ally of Syria. This means that there will not be a UN backed mission by NATO into Syria due to Russia's ability to veto any such action. If you pay attention to the particulars of foreign policy and read a wide variety of global news (as opposed to only pro Western news) then you will be able to get a better picture of the story. Treat understanding news facts as researching into an essay or report where you need multiple sources from a variety of areas to have a true understanding of what is fact. The Syrians captured over a hundred French soldiers and when France failed to get its story as them being non-combatents across they released a public statement that they were not and will not provide material support to the Syrian National Council in an attempt to avoid the tactile evidence that they were participating in the overthrow of Assad.

Much like with the US and and other Western powers funneling arms through Qatar to the National Transitional Council during the LIbyan coup it was a very Western backed military overthrow. Also, unlike Syria which is not known as a pro-Western power the Libya incident needed something very different. Muammar Gaddafi had been a longstanding Western ally on face value, but the African Union was largely his brain child. He supported strengthening an independent Africa and the creation of a pan-African currency similar to the Euro. As the rise of third world nations threatens the economic stability of Western governments and diminishes the West's ability to control them then they had to take actions to remove Gaddafi and play him off as a Western opponent instead of there removal of a once ally (as they had demonstrated with Saddam).

But don't worry, I'm sure the dying governments of Cuba and North Korea are still in need of supporters like you.

I do support Cuba, but not North Korea.

There are many totalitarian governments around the world (just look at the United States), and many of them are comparatively worse for different reasons. What I oppose is imperialilsm and capitalism. The majority of the Arab Spring movements were very much popular movements, but Syria and Libya have not been. Both of these were simply excuses by Western powers to increase their imperialist foothold. Anything that strengthens the imperialist powers is worst in a global scale and certainly no pro-Western dictatorshop that replaces Assad will be better for the people (as Democracy will not ultimately come about from this).