I honestly can not say I have a deep knowledge of the Syrian civil war except for a few things.

  1. Multiple groups including Isis and the Syrian army are involved, some of which are US backed

  2. Rojava and the Kurds seem genuinely unproblematic and cool, and are currently being attacked by Syria and Turkey, and their support was withdrawn by trump.

  3. The resulting refugee crisis is a big deal, etc etc. I’ve actually been fortunate enough to talk with several refugees as my mother works in local government helping sponsor them, and one family threw a party and invited us. The food was delicious, but I felt like asking a family who had just been reunited with a family member after years about the civil war would not be a good idea. So I can’t say I learned much from the conversations I’ve had.

I see lots of Assad memes. Is it ironic? Is it unironic? Is it a big critical support deal like Kim Jong un? What’s the consensus? Can someone educate me or?

Thanks.

  • EldritchMayo [he/him,comrade/them]
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    4 years ago

    Oh believe me, I know about NK's history. I made a post about it. I critically support NK, but as I said, one element I do not support is the direct hereditary inheritance. I don't support nepotism in america either, but pointing it out in either country doesn't shape my whole opinion of either country.

    Edit: And that's regardless of how much power he does or doesn't have. The queen of england has no real power but she inherited her position and did 0 work in her life to earn. While I know it isn't a direct comparison, I'm just saying if Un has lots of power that's bad, and if he doesn't its still symbolically kinda dumb, IMO. Mao didn't pass any of his stuff on, I don't see a particular reason to HAVE to pass on anything.

    • emizeko [they/them]
      1·
      4 years ago

      fair enough but China wasn't subjected to those conditions, either

      EDIT: I think "symbolically kinda dumb" is a defensible take from a western perspective but I'm just saying, consider that it might look differently to Koreans after those decades of hot and then cold war experiences and could be a desire for symbolic continuity. for a head of state, obviously, it's less defensible as you add power

      • EldritchMayo [he/him,comrade/them]
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        4 years ago

        Fair enough. I try to have reasonable takes on regions I know have been devastated by the west. I appreciate that even if we can't see exactly eye to eye we can respect eachother's opinions on this site