Why does most of /pol/ like Assad so much? So far he's really dissed his own people.
>>56599173
I like how you answer your own question there.
His people that are radical Sunnis that don't support his secular Shia government...
>>56599619
Are Sunnis more democratic, BTW? Or they do rape children as well and often?
>>56599173
He has blue eyes
>>56599173
Because he's a true nationalist who respects freedom of religion. He is fighting both ISIS and the zionists, but is framed by the zio-western conspiracy as a bad guy, when all he ever really wanted was to become an ophthalmologist.
>>56599619
Alawites aren't Shi'ite', they aren't even Muslim. They are closer to Christians than to Muslims, they even believe in the Trinity.
>>56599720
Honestly, Shi'ites and Sunnis are the same. Shi'ites are basically Emo muslims, they always wear black, like to 'celebrate' their festivals by publicly crying and cutting themselves.
>>56599720
If anything Sunnis are the worst. Atleast Shia got the excuse of being persecuted underdogs for most of History.
>>56599173
people on /pol/ don't actually read serious investigative journalism and all they know about the conflict is the surface-level narratives from MSM and Russian and Iranian state run media
>>56599818
There you go.
Developed Damascus from backwater socialist shit town to modern capitalistic hub. Despite sanctions from Bush for support hamas. Saudis and Qataris hate him because he wont let them build the pipeline to Europe. He's no saint, but he's the far better option compared to islamists.
People fighting him aren't Syrians. They're bankrolled by Sunni's and the west.
>>56599965
>>56599928
In this case I'm totally OK with Assad rekting them. Never too much of _good ole dictature, drug_.
>>56599928
This. Sunnis and Shias fighting is the most retarded thing ever.
>>56600802
The sunni believe the leadership of islam should have been passed to muhammads disciples, while the shia believe the leadership should have passed to his children. It passed to his disciples and that's where the schism happened. How fucking retarded.
>>56599538
Pretty sure the question and statement are opposite doy.
>>56600802
>>56601177
>A schism has never happened because of theological/ideological differences in any other religion or ideology.
Alright
>>56601545
I wonder what would have happened if a woman took the leadership of that country.
Syria would probably ground itself like the building tool in rollercoaster tycoon
