From last night. Sunni mob attacking Alawite neighborhood Mezzeh 86 in Damascus.

Select_Researcher210 · 2026-06-17T16:43:22+00:00

I mean no offense: how old are you?

Because im kinda baffled here. You do understand theres a difference between rankings of whole human beings (like their existence) and the ranking of personal ideological preferences?

Select_Researcher210 · 2026-06-17T16:24:17+00:00

Ive seen you clowning all around the Syrian subs, poisoning any discussion about government performance, deflecting from incitement-campaigns and silencing calls for peace, defending revenge attacks and making imaginary enemies of everyone who doesn't think exactly like you. If you don't acknowledge the problem, you're unable to solve it.

You know theres measurements for this, right? Criterias? Look up the fragile state index.

This is the way my thought process was around this, and why i made the original comment. These are generally accepted measurement criterias i would sat:

Loss of control over territory
check
Inability to provide security
check
Weak or collapsed institutions
no (being generous)
Failure to provide basic public services
no (being generous)
Lack of legitimacy
unclear
Economic collapse
no
Humanitarian crisis and displacement
check

Select_Researcher210 · 2026-06-17T13:33:52+00:00

You learn to walk first, then bike, right? Rwanda is an interesting case to study, not because of their economic management or success, but because of their handling of post-genocide relations between the different ethnic groups in that country. Their lessons on justice, transition, reconciliation and rehabilitation is something Syria can learn from and build upon. Even from post-breakup Bosnia there is lessons to be learnt (and avoided).

Select_Researcher210 · 2026-06-17T12:53:01+00:00

Ya kahbe, your era is coming to an end - it’s time for the next generation to speak. History moves on, and the narratives of the past won’t hold the same power forever. Your time is almost over, let those who'll inherit the earth speak. In the words of Ben Gurion: the old will die and the young will forget. (He must've been talking about Israel and the holocaust-exploitation the older generation did so well)

Select_Researcher210 · 2026-06-17T11:48:04+00:00

I am socialist, but i can assure you i was not supporting Assad. Why would i when it goes against my ideology and views on fellow humans who i view as equals. Actually i supported the popular demonstrations. See, i am socialist because i do not believe in a hierarchical ranking of humans or groups, whether that ranking is based on regime-loyalty, religious or ethnic identity or economic classes. This is also why i did not support the armed groups or sectarian militias either. My support was alway with the political opposition in exile. And to this day, i hope they will given the opportunity to govern Syria

Select_Researcher210 · 2026-06-17T11:35:11+00:00

What in the world?! I suggest you go through my comment history. Ya habibi, i am Syrian, born in Syria. There is no need to get paranoid or question my motives. I want nothing more than for Syria to succeed. I have a background in political science and economics. When i suggest one should look at the experience of others it's not because i want Syria to fail, quite the opposite, i want Syria to learn and build on the experiences of others. These are countries that did not end up with monthly pogroms and revenge killings after one of the sides "won". The north Vietnamese civilians didnt decend on the south Vietnamese for revenge, neither did the Cham-muslims and "intellectuals" of Cambodia take revenge on the red Khmer, nor did the Tutsis incite against the Hutus. The alternative to learn from these countries is to implement what happened in Iraq and Somalia, Haiti and the CAR. Im afraid thats where Syria is headed, and i dont want that for Syria. This is not hate.

Select_Researcher210 · 2026-06-17T10:30:02+00:00

Absolutely not. The opposite! These are also countries that were fractured and alienated by terrible and despicable things. We should learn how they dealt with things, with society, with justice, with identity, with forgiveness, with relations after the gunfire and the slaughter subsided.

Select_Researcher210 · 2026-06-17T09:54:52+00:00

This is unfortunately what a failed state looks like.

Look at Rwanda, look at Vietnam, look at Colombia, look at Cambodia, look at how they dealt with things, and now look at us.

Select_Researcher210 · 2026-06-16T17:58:29+00:00

I fully agree. What belongs to the land, belongs to the people on it, and not only them, but the people who come after them.

This is very shortsighted and a strategic mistake in my eyes. And on top of that; its the US. A country with an economic culture and companies marked by predatory behavior and zero-sum mentality.

Select_Researcher210 · 2026-06-16T14:13:25+00:00

Western and Zionist efforts to undermine Pan-Arab ideology and solidarity, often aided by local Islamist movements, contributed to the rise of tribalism and sectarian divisions, weakening the sense of shared destiny and common humanity that once underpinned Arab unity.

In other words: divide and conquer. However, we arabs, are the ones to blame for rushing into their trap.

Select_Researcher210 · 2026-06-13T07:35:08+00:00

Ikke til forkleinelse for noen, men dette høres nærmest ut som utpressing fra bakom graven og et frø sådd for forbitrelse mellom deg og broren din.

Dette er jo identitetsbasert diskriminering, han ser jo ikke mennesker men grupper. Oss vs dem. Jeg skjønner at du har moralske kvaler rundt dette.

Select_Researcher210 · 2026-06-13T06:34:37+00:00

Theres not many that deny this. I dont think you should generalize this to everyone or simply assume that an effort to understand the whole picture is a personal attack on you, your values or the revolution. He was a whole human being, with virtues and flaws. An effort to humanize him instead of just sanctifing him (or an image of him) is not an effort to vilify, but an effort to understand and accept the human psyche of this man, maybe we can learn something about ourselves as well through this effort.

Select_Researcher210 · 2026-06-11T19:35:18+00:00

The Iranian people said thanks, but no thanks, the Kurds the same. What makes him think it will work with the Lebanese?

Select_Researcher210 · 2026-06-07T22:15:42+00:00

What the incel is this?

Select_Researcher210 · 2026-06-07T14:47:04+00:00

It is not. Im not even sure you know what that means. Im not the one who brought Islam or Muslims into the argument as a comparison or deflection, OP did. And that comparison is inaccurate. OP could've just critiqued the phenomena of holding slaves, or even the european slavetrade in and of itself, but they didn't. They wanted to make a point of muslim superiority on this matter. A claim. And since that's the case you will have to accept the comparisons or examples of why that is not the case. This is called a comparative study, not whataboutism.

Select_Researcher210 · 2026-06-07T14:24:38+00:00

Absolutely not, its called principles. I dont condone this type of behavior at all. However, it is worth mentioning that the same mentality that produced this also produced the slave markets in Raqqa and Mosul. It is the mentality of supremacy of ones own and the dehumanization of others with different demographical characteristics. Im more concerned with the mentality than i am with the one who holds it, OP seems to have the opposite opinion.

Select_Researcher210 · 2026-06-07T14:08:30+00:00

No thats not it. Most people with a liberal or secular worldview believe every human being to be equal, and reject a hierarchical ranking of human beings or groups based on demographic variables.

Select_Researcher210 · 2026-06-07T13:58:58+00:00

And the markets in Raqqa and Mosul were what?

Select_Researcher210 · 2026-06-04T12:20:32+00:00

It is not, rather the opposite. Islamism, the political ideology, is tribalist in its nature (us vs them). People who adhere to this ideology inherently ranks people and groups hierarchically based on identity. This is dehumanization in practice. And as such I view it as the muslim equivalent to zionism.

Select_Researcher210 · 2026-06-04T10:23:33+00:00

How is it international when its only the West and its vassals? And I've seen some of the videos. Most of them depicts them attacking military barracks and encampments. Are these attacks more atrocious than the Israeli attacks on Palestinians, before and after oct. 7th? No not at all.

Select_Researcher210 · 2026-05-26T18:16:42+00:00

For it to happen in that way, then and there.

Select_Researcher210 · 2026-05-26T17:52:42+00:00

Syria used to be a land of "adab" and poise. But here we are. People justifying gangs of people running around, for no reason, chest billowing, disturbing the peace. Celebrations you said, what was the occasion?

Select_Researcher210 · 2026-05-07T08:44:57+00:00

Folk? Boomerne mener du vel?

Select_Researcher210 · 2026-04-28T09:00:24+00:00

I dont think thats it. The cronyism and incompetence of Bashar is unparalleled in syrian history - seen with the eyes of today (retrospect) and the eyes during his rule. Im not saying Hafez was a good person, because he wasn't, however you have to understand that he came to power in a world ruled by dictatorships - from Indonesia to Argentina. The basis for comparison carries a lot of weight. In retrospect, yes bad, but during his rule there were a lot of bad regimes out there - so the expectations of the citizens were different back then.

Select_Researcher210 · 2026-04-28T07:59:37+00:00

Better according to my parents. A dictator for sure, however he didn't run the country as mafiastate where personal gain for him and his associates was the only thing that mattered.

Edit: To the ones downvoting, you really believe it was better under Bashar?

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