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Image is of Assad's presidential palace in 2013. There's more images of it in this article, though the words in it aren't worth reading.


Here is Assad's version of events. I like to imagine he's making one of those Youtuber apology videos where they sigh at the start and talk in a chastised yet somewhat defensive tone of voice.

As terrorism spread across Syria and ultimately reached Damascus on the evening of Saturday 7th December 2024, questions arose about the president's fate and whereabouts. This occurred amidst a flood of misinformation and narratives far removed from the truth, aimed at recasting international terrorism as a liberation revolution for Syria.

At such a critical juncture in the nation’s history, where truth must take precedence, it is essential to address these distortions. Unfortunately, the prevailing circumstances at the time, including a total communication blackout for security reasons, delayed the release of this statement. This does not replace a detailed account of the events that unfolded, which will be provided when the opportunity allows.

First, my departure from Syria was neither planned nor did it occur during the final hours of the battles, as some have claimed. On the contrary, I remained in Damascus, carrying out my duties until the early hours of Sunday 8th December 2024. As terrorist forces infiltrated Damascus, I moved to Latakia in co-ordination with our Russian allies to oversee combat operations. Upon arrival at the Hmeimim airbase that morning, it became clear that our forces had completely withdrawn from all battle lines and that the last army positions had fallen. As the field situation in the area continued to deteriorate, the Russian military base itself came under intensified attack by drone strikes.

With no viable means of leaving the base, Moscow requested that the base’s command arrange an immediate evacuation to Russia on the evening of Sunday 8th December. This took place a day after the fall of Damascus following the collapse of the final military positions and the resulting paralysis of all remaining state institutions.

At no point during these events did I consider stepping down or seeking refuge, nor was such a proposal made by any individual or party. The only course of action was to continue fighting against the terrorist onslaught.

I reaffirm that the person who, from the very first day of the war, refused to barter the salvation of his nation for personal gain, or to compromise his people in exchange for numerous offers and enticements is the same person who stood alongside the officers and soldiers of the army on the front lines, just metres from terrorists in the most dangerous and intense battlefields. He is the same person who, during the darkest years of the war, did not leave but remained with his family alongside his people, confronting terrorism under bombardment and the recurring threats of terrorist incursions into the capital over 14 years of war. Furthermore, the person who has never abandoned the resistance in Palestine and Lebanon, nor betrayed his allies who stood by him, cannot possibly be the same person who would forsake his own people or betray the army and nation to which he belongs.

I have never sought positions for personal gain but have always considered myself as a custodian of a national project, supported by the faith of the Syrian people, who believed in its vision. I have carried an unwavering conviction in their will and ability to protect the state, defend its institutions, and uphold their choices to the very last moment.

When the state falls into the hands of terrorism and the ability to make a meaningful contribution is lost, any position becomes void of purpose, rendering its occupation meaningless. This does not, in any way, diminish my profound sense of belonging to Syria and her people – a bond that remains unshaken by any position or circumstance. It is a belonging filled with hope that Syria will once again be free and independent.


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[–] [email protected] 67 points 6 days ago (5 children)

https://xcancel.com/Slatzism/status/1868795614491800032#m

It seems the school shooter left a manifesto. It seems from said manifesto that she was quite far-right. No big surprises here.

[–] [email protected] 55 points 6 days ago (2 children)

The chuds are transvestigatng pika-cousin-suffering

[–] [email protected] 46 points 6 days ago (2 children)

They do this shit all the fucking time since the 2010's. If one day a leftist shoot up a school, these people will ignore all the 500 far-right nutjobs who not only shot up schools but also blew up literally kindergardens, and say that leftists are all evil. Hell, maybe that way Republicans will support gun control, how they supported gun control but only for black, latinos and gay people.

[–] [email protected] 22 points 5 days ago

If one day a leftist shoot up a school,

Won't ever happen because we know better. You can't get to the point of committing an atrocity like that without compromising on every leftist core belief you have and ending up an ideologically incomprehensible alt-right chud. We dream of CEOs and imperialists, not kids and education workers.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 5 days ago

these people will ignore all the 500 far-right nutjobs who not only shot up schools but also blew up literally kindergardens, and say that leftists are all evil

they already did this when a single trans guy did a school shooting

[–] [email protected] 20 points 5 days ago

I saw this in the news today and first comment I have seen was about gender of the shooter. All political discourse is now downstream from social media sheikhs whose every thought is obsessively occupied by trans people.

[–] [email protected] 52 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Fucking hell, 15 years old and doing this sort of shit. What the fuck is happening in America

[–] [email protected] 33 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Because capitalism is destroying the social fabric, this is the terminal stage of neoliberalism.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 5 days ago

this is the terminal stage of neoliberalism.

Yup. When I saw "evolution" mentioned in the manifesto, it reminded me of Bifo's book "Heroes", where he theorizes that these acts are where neoliberal capitalist decay exists in its purest form.

When you live in a society whose economic system claims to follow "survival of the fittest"/"natural selection", when every aspect of your life and every decision you make is filtered through capitalist ideology, and when you are filled with overwhelming hopelessness, hatred, and nihilism, the appeal of violent acts of (self) destruction in the name of evolution starts to make sense. Bifo wrote about one of the murderers that inspired this school shooter, saying: "[Auvinen's] manifesto can be considered a sort of rhetorical declaration of the philosophy of mass murder – murder as a metaphorical message of pure social Darwinism."

[–] [email protected] 39 points 6 days ago (1 children)

She expresses deep admiration for Pekka Eric Auvinen, Arda Küçükyetim, and Vladislav Roslyakov.

She offered particular praise for Küçükyetim, who was a Turkish neo-nazi who committed a mass attack in Eskişehir earlier this year, and stated he was an inspiration to her. She calls him “an ultimate saint.”

What?

He says she never previously expressed any desire to commit a shooting, and only sent him her manifesto the day of the shooting.

Rupnow talks about her extremely difficult relationship with her father, notes that her parents had divorced multiple times, and that her mother struggled with drug addiction. She also implies her father was an alcoholic.

She expresses that she had been bullied at school, something her boyfriend emphasized to me as being a big factor in her pessimism about her life and anger towards other people.

[–] [email protected] 35 points 6 days ago (1 children)

it's ideologically muddled in my opinion, just kind of edgy shit all over the place. She was obviously isolated and alienated, and her parents seem neglectful, I think those are the bigger factors than ideology.

[–] [email protected] 26 points 6 days ago

Well, the ideology certainly didn't help.

[–] [email protected] 29 points 5 days ago (2 children)

Pekka Eric Auvinen, Arda Küçükyetim, and Vladislav Roslyakov

who?? has anyone here even heard these names before?

[–] [email protected] 36 points 5 days ago

Pekka Eric Auvinen

Finnish school shooter, in 2007 in Tuusula he killed 8 people, wounded 13 and then followed his leader as evidenced by his totally not nazi nickname "Sturmgeist89"

Arda Küçükyetim

Turkish white supremacists, stabbed 5 elderly people in mosque in Eskisehir, was inspired by such stellar figures as Andres Breivik, Joseph Goebbels and online by few people in USA who even got arrested for coaxing him.

Vladislav Roslyakov

Russian school shooter, in 2018 in Kerch, Crimea, he killed a staggering 22 people including himself and wounded 70. This one was not an obvious nazi though, more like extreme nihilist.

[–] [email protected] 28 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Literally only possible because of how the most wild shit and doomer content is boosted through western social media platforms constantly for clicks. If you're a poor, bullied kid in a fly over state then you get exposed to this true crime shit.

[–] [email protected] 26 points 5 days ago (1 children)

I think there’s also indication that a lot of school shooters are humiliated narcissists. Elliot Rogers is a good example. It’s an oversimplification but I think it sheds some light.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 5 days ago

you're onto something here. it explains why they shoot peers instead of anyone with power. if their social world doesn't appreciate them it must be destroyed