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https://reddit.com/r/SyrianCivilWar https://reddit.com/r/SyrianCivilWar Takes a lot of lurking to really be able to _really_ read what's happening, but I hones

by Mizza 10y ago

https://reddit.com/r/SyrianCivilWar https://reddit.com/r/SyrianCivilWar Takes a lot of lurking to really be able to _really_ read what's happening, but I honestly think that this sub is quite possibly the best war reporting of all time. The sub has even been publishing its own high-quality journal/magazine, "The Week In Review", ex: http://imgur.com/gallery/SdsG2 http://imgur.com/gallery/SdsG2

Gargoyle 10y ago
I really like the sub. As you hint, it has some strongly-slanted viewpoints, but there's enough variety in the voices that if you put in the time you come out with a good understanding of what's going on and why.
sputknick 10y ago
I'll check it out, but can you give us a high level understanding of what you have learned about the war?
- s_baby 10y ago
  The whole truth is probably more fluid and multifaceted but these are some of the interesting claims I've seen on there. 1. Al Nusra a branch of Al Qaeda is embedded amongst the moderate rebels and were the main fighting force in Aleppo. 2. Allies Qatar and Saudi Arabia have been flooding Syria with weapons to anyone who will take them including radical groups. SA sees situation as opportunity to spread Wahhabism to the region. 3. Early on the coalition had been using a funneling strategy that involved bombing locations peripheral to ISIS with the goal of forcing them to move into civilian regime territory.
molloy 10y ago
Their IRC channel is pretty shitposty but when anything newsworthy happens it's the first place the news is aggregated to and discussed, generally even before making it to the subreddit and often while the newsworthy event is still ongoing.
jim-jim-jim 10y ago
I think Reddit is flawed by design and avoid it whenever possible, but I love r/SCW. If a community like that existed for every topic, journalism would be in a much better place. One side effect though: I now find myself involuntarily gritting my teeth whenever I read more "respected" publications like the New York Times. The disconnect from reality is extraordinary.
hackerboos 10y ago
My Syrian coworker swears by this subreddit.

by Mizza 10y ago

Gargoyle 10y ago

I really like the sub. As you hint, it has some strongly-slanted viewpoints, but there's enough variety in the voices that if you put in the time you come out with a good understanding of what's going on and why.

sputknick 10y ago

I'll check it out, but can you give us a high level understanding of what you have learned about the war?

s_baby 10y ago
The whole truth is probably more fluid and multifaceted but these are some of the interesting claims I've seen on there. 1. Al Nusra a branch of Al Qaeda is embedded amongst the moderate rebels and were the main fighting force in Aleppo. 2. Allies Qatar and Saudi Arabia have been flooding Syria with weapons to anyone who will take them including radical groups. SA sees situation as opportunity to spread Wahhabism to the region. 3. Early on the coalition had been using a funneling strategy that involved bombing locations peripheral to ISIS with the goal of forcing them to move into civilian regime territory.

molloy 10y ago

Their IRC channel is pretty shitposty but when anything newsworthy happens it's the first place the news is aggregated to and discussed, generally even before making it to the subreddit and often while the newsworthy event is still ongoing.

jim-jim-jim 10y ago

I think Reddit is flawed by design and avoid it whenever possible, but I love r/SCW. If a community like that existed for every topic, journalism would be in a much better place. One side effect though: I now find myself involuntarily gritting my teeth whenever I read more "respected" publications like the New York Times. The disconnect from reality is extraordinary.

hackerboos 10y ago

My Syrian coworker swears by this subreddit.