he's not a socialist at all. Whatever ba'athism was pre-saddam or hafez al-assad is irrelevant as it turned into a non-marxist "socialism" based on arab nationalism and nothing any modern marxist would recognize as socialist.

Saddam didnt believe in class conflict for fuck sakes lmfao like seriously.

The assads are a run of the mil dictator family with no discernible socialist qualities whatsoever.