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minus-squarecyd@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up19·1 year agoWeirdly enough, the Islamist formerly-labelled-as-terrorist militant leader is making quite a lot of sensible moves and well thought out public statements. Maybe it’s illogical, but I’m getting somewhat hopeful about Syria’s future.
minus-squareetuomaala@sopuli.xyzOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 year agoOh yeah absolutely. I think it’s just hard for people to remember, but dictatorships used to transition to democracies all the time. I do wonder, though, if it has happened to a country with so many foreign actors involved.
Weirdly enough, the Islamist formerly-labelled-as-terrorist militant leader is making quite a lot of sensible moves and well thought out public statements. Maybe it’s illogical, but I’m getting somewhat hopeful about Syria’s future.
Oh yeah absolutely. I think it’s just hard for people to remember, but dictatorships used to transition to democracies all the time.
I do wonder, though, if it has happened to a country with so many foreign actors involved.