LocalAreaMan comments on A Syrian man hid his private library in his home out of fear of the Assad regime, where the mere presence of a banned books could lead you to prison

Ahmed Al-Sharaa since leaving Al Nusra and the HTS->current government by actions and words seem quite lenient. They allow and even promote women's education, they don't expect hijab/niqab wearing, they allow the Christian and Druze minorities to practice their religions, etc.

Looking at the statements and actions of HTS since ~2020 and toppling Assad (end of 2024) there is reason to be cautiously optimistic about what sort of Islamic state they are and can become. Ofc everything remains tenuous.

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[+] LocalAreaMan@lemmy.world -6 points 10 hours ago (7 children)

He personally oversaw the beheading of women and children.

This is Zionist propaganda, his main benefactors.

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[–] yucandu@lemmy.world 2 points 9 hours ago (4 children)

Israel invaded and took some of their territory.

Are you mad because Assad was Russia's boy and everything that hurts Russia must be because of Israel/the West?

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[–] LocalAreaMan@lemmy.world -3 points 8 hours ago (3 children)

Usually there's some kind of resistance to an "invasion". The Jihadist have never once attacked Israel in the entire decade+ long civil war.🤔

This is about oil, pipelines and extending the occupation from the start. That's all the "global war on terrorism" has been about from the start.

But, yeah Russia. Sure. Okay. 🤤👍

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[–] yucandu@lemmy.world 2 points 4 hours ago (2 children)

Isn't Russia the one championing the "global war on terrorism/islamism" themselves right now?

I honestly don't really care about oil/pipelines/whatever as long as the end result is better for the working class, which in this case, it is.

But sure, cover your eyes and ears and bury your head in the sand.

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[–] LocalAreaMan@lemmy.world -1 points 3 hours ago (1 child)

Maybe you're thinking of how Russia is helping the Sahel free itself from centuries of European colonialism.

Say what you want about them, they're better than countries like France. I'd choose BRICS over CFA franc any day of the week.

Every accusation is a confession. 🙄

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[–] ManixT@lemmy.world 2 points 2 hours ago

russia is actively engaged in imperialistic genocide in Ukraine. They are a blight upon this earth.

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[–] phdepressed@sh.itjust.works 0 points 7 hours ago (1 child)

I'm not saying he is a good person. I am saying that the current Syrian government with him as leader does not appear extremist. HTS made and then abolished a religious police force well before toppling Assad. Allowing education of women and worship of other faiths in a state that is over 90% Muslim is far less extreme than other Muslim countries in the region.

Past actions would have him as an extremist, terrorist, and war criminal, current actions show him as a relative moderate. That doesn't mean forgiveness but when judging Syria via him you should maybe look more at the present than the past.

Sure a lot of western countries supported the overthrow of Assad, would need some support for the zionist sentiment though. How does having a Muslim country out of civil war and reunified help zionists?

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[–] LocalAreaMan@lemmy.world -3 points 7 hours ago

Yeah, because Assad banned women from education?????🤔

Whatever keeps the oil flowing to the richest nations in the world and maintains the occupation, right. Aid the Jihadists, kill the Jihadists, aid the Jihadists, and on and on and on. We can forget and remember like a switch.