🧵A word or two about Assad, as he slithers his way out of history.
1.Assad is one of the 21st century original monsters. He gave anti-imperialism as bad, or worse, a name as Bush Jr has given democracy, and, like Bush, accomplished fuck all else for the cause he lay claim to.
Look man I get the tendency to skepticism bred by the internet but these guys are fucking live overthrowing one of the worst totalitarian police states to ever be conceived by humanity and that’s a fantastic fucking thing regardless of what comes next so it’s okay to be happy
For Western media especially @CNN@BBCNews, can you please focus on the celebrations and joy of the Syrian people? This is our Berlin Wall moment.
Don’t ruin it by mentioning ISIS, Al-Qaeda, and Iran every other word. Syrians hate ISIS, and extremism that were created by the regime that has fallen. Don’t repeat cliches and rhetorics of ignorant policy-makers and politicians who care less about aspirations of people yearning for freedoms that we enjoy.
The Syrian people are our friends, your friends, and we should be their friends.
Focus on hope and the joy of Syrian women and children. Would you please?
Finally, Ramadan is a time of du'a and prayer. I just want for others what I want for myself and my loved ones: freedom, democracy, dignity and the right to disagree, always. Ameen.
I usually sign off for Ramadan every year. But this time, I'm not sure I'll be back afterwards. 🧵
It is worse on here now than when the Syrian conflict was at its nadir. Every single day just denial of basic humanity and cheering on death and suffering.
I cba "curating my feed" or whatever, because it's everywhere. Better to just walk away. Thank you to anyone who's been a good egg during my many misspent hours on here.
If I do return, it won't be on this account.