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I’m actually not overwhelmed or see it as partisan > There are widespread calls across Syrian society on social media for former senior officials to be held ac

I’m actually not overwhelmed or see it as partisan > There are widespread calls across Syrian society on social media for former senior officials to be held accountable > Syria's Attorney General, Hassan al-Turba, told the BBC the government had launched a lawsuit against Luka, accusing him of "premeditated murder, torture, and death resulting from torture". Syrian administration is using the court system and these aren’t leanings of BBC I understand your general sentiment regarding being involved in other countries, I just don’t think it applies here Regarding the term “partisan”, Syria is under a single party system, for now… ostensibly. They have grievances with the prior regime and are seeking information which is now irrelevant and has no possibility of being restored. I don't think it is possible for that to be considered partisan

LAC-Tech 2mo ago
Partisan in the sense of - there is a clear bias for the new regime, and against the old one. Not the literal sense. Note the weasel words from the first few paragraphs: - "dictator" - "henchmen" - "conducted from the shadows" - "regime" - "brutal crushing" - "pro-democracy uprising" - "rebels" One paragraph is almost entirely weasel words: "But his most egregious action in the city, many argue, was his alleged involvement in the so-called Eid Massacre, known by some as the Children's Massacre, which the US noted when sanctioning him."
- yieldcrv 2mo ago
  Okay, sure, maybe I’m blind to it, what is the other perspective in favor of the old regime I don’t see the new one as being exalted, just present and on a fact finding mission.
  - LAC-Tech 2mo ago
    I don't know. I would have to compare the regimes side by side. But I am so incredibly skeptical about western interference in the middle east (and I say this as a proud westerner). Gadaffi was overthrown and the end result was too civil wars and open air slave markets. Syria is a different country of course, but my meta point is just because a new government is supported by the west does not mean it's better, as a general rule.
    - yieldcrv 2mo ago
      I see The provisional government is not supported by the west, they are experiencing self determination Specifically because it is not seen as better, just present
    - SanjayMehta 2mo ago
      Anyone who knows any history of these countries - which share a common cult - knows that they are only relatively stable and somewhat secular if and only if an iron fisted minority rules over the intolerant majority. Once the intolerant gain control you get slave markets in Libya, Yazidi girls being burnt alive in cages, and ISIS head choppers as president and massacring the Alawites, the Taliban banning women from studying. Even banning them from reading loudly. Proud Westerners helped a 7th century tribal cult regain power. Congrats.
- duxup 2mo ago
  Those words have meanings, are they untrue?

LAC-Tech 2mo ago

Partisan in the sense of - there is a clear bias for the new regime, and against the old one. Not the literal sense. Note the weasel words from the first few paragraphs: - "dictator" - "henchmen" - "conducted from the shadows" - "regime" - "brutal crushing" - "pro-democracy uprising" - "rebels" One paragraph is almost entirely weasel words: "But his most egregious action in the city, many argue, was his alleged involvement in the so-called Eid Massacre, known by some as the Children's Massacre, which the US noted when sanctioning him."

yieldcrv 2mo ago
Okay, sure, maybe I’m blind to it, what is the other perspective in favor of the old regime I don’t see the new one as being exalted, just present and on a fact finding mission.
- LAC-Tech 2mo ago
  I don't know. I would have to compare the regimes side by side. But I am so incredibly skeptical about western interference in the middle east (and I say this as a proud westerner). Gadaffi was overthrown and the end result was too civil wars and open air slave markets. Syria is a different country of course, but my meta point is just because a new government is supported by the west does not mean it's better, as a general rule.
  - yieldcrv 2mo ago
    I see The provisional government is not supported by the west, they are experiencing self determination Specifically because it is not seen as better, just present
  - SanjayMehta 2mo ago
    Anyone who knows any history of these countries - which share a common cult - knows that they are only relatively stable and somewhat secular if and only if an iron fisted minority rules over the intolerant majority. Once the intolerant gain control you get slave markets in Libya, Yazidi girls being burnt alive in cages, and ISIS head choppers as president and massacring the Alawites, the Taliban banning women from studying. Even banning them from reading loudly. Proud Westerners helped a 7th century tribal cult regain power. Congrats.
duxup 2mo ago
Those words have meanings, are they untrue?