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47. We like secular states because they tend to be less murderous

Sat Nov 30, 2024, 12:03 AM

Nov 30

But if a secular state is just as murderous as a religious state, then the fact that it is secular is of little value or interest.

There's no doubt that HTS is a group of extremely unlikeable and disturbing characters, who will no doubt cause a lot of harm, especially since they will be in coalition with other maniacs. But defending the absolutely vile Assad regime because there are Latin dance classes in Damascus is truly fucking bizarre argumentation.

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Assad fled to Moscow - has Assad regime fallen? [View all] Dennis Donovan Nov 29 OP

Maybe Tulsi will let him stay at her place. Lunabell Nov 29 #1

Holy fucking hell!!! 😮 Blue_Tires Nov 29 #2

Oh, fuck. Lunabell Nov 29 #3

No, these are the Turkish backed Sunni HTS - haele Nov 29 #10

Oh. Lunabell Nov 29 #12

No, ISIS is Sunni . . hatrack Dec 1 #59

These details are good to know! Thank you for adding them here! liberalla Nov 29 #13

HTS is US designated terrorist organization n/t kirby Nov 29 #16

The Southern Poverty Law Center is about to be designated as a terrorist organization Prairie Gates Nov 29 #40

They're a spin off of al Qaeda soandso Nov 29 #21

Yup. Their leader is actually an ISIS member Arazi Nov 29 #24

I didn't know that soandso Nov 29 #36

Great clipping Lulu KC Dec 1 #55

Everything over there soandso Dec 1 #56

There are credible reports Mosby Dec 1 #69

Not surprised at all Arazi Dec 1 #70

They are 100% anti-Iran and it is a virtual certainty that Mossad co-funded this operation Prairie Gates Nov 29 #39

I think they are the jihadists that were linked to ISIS. karynnj Nov 30 #52

They probably... 2naSalit Nov 29 #11

Wait...what? Iggo Nov 29 #14

LOL No Prairie Gates Nov 29 #41

May Trump join them soon Sanity Claws Nov 29 #4

My first Rebl2 Nov 29 #19

Who is going to fill that vacuum? n/t Blaukraut Nov 29 #5

ISIS Lunabell Nov 29 #6

Hayat Tahrir al-Sham hopes to soandso Nov 29 #23

Would have liked to see Assad get the Ceaucescu treatment. nt The Unmitigated Gall Nov 29 #7

He knew either he was going to get the Mussolini or the Gadhafi... Dennis Donovan Nov 29 #9

So ... now he gets the Amin, or pretty close to it. eppur_se_muova Nov 29 #20

The Baby Doc JoseBalow Nov 29 #26

I'd have preferred he'd shared the fate of Edward II. Marcuse Nov 29 #29

Seems like things still be bad no matter what happens JI7 Nov 29 #8

What? LeftInTX Nov 29 #15

My *yippee* wiĺ only be bigger when it's Drumpf falling - UTUSN Nov 29 #17

Same! Dem4life1234 Dec 1 #66

Wow electric_blue68 Nov 29 #18

Isn't Assad in Damascus? Diraven Nov 29 #22

Agreed. This is dubious Prairie Gates Nov 29 #42

If he did go to Moscow duncang Nov 29 #46

That would be my bet. eom BComplex Nov 30 #50

Biden winning all the way to Jan 20th Johonny Nov 29 #25

This is GREAT news if it true! JoseBalow Nov 29 #27

Not if ISIS replaces him n/t Polybius Nov 29 #32

ISIS is a less formidable enemy than Assad JoseBalow Nov 29 #33

I think ISIS is worse Polybius Nov 29 #34

The rebels who are leading right now in the fight are Sunni Lulu KC Nov 29 #37

ISIS was Sunni, including many from Iraq who were karynnj Nov 30 #53

Yikes! Lulu KC Nov 30 #54

You got that right soandso Nov 29 #38

Didn't have "Celebrate the diversity of the Assad regime" on my Saturday bingo card Prairie Gates Nov 29 #44

Well, as bad as the Assad regime is soandso Nov 29 #45

We like secular states because they tend to be less murderous Prairie Gates Nov 30 #47

Yeah, well soandso Nov 30 #48

Assad is not an Islamist LeftInTX Dec 1 #57

He murders people in large num,bers Prairie Gates Dec 1 #58

You support ISIS? LeftInTX Dec 1 #60

Uh, no, I don't. Do you support Assad? Prairie Gates Dec 1 #61

No. But you are supporting ISIS because that LeftInTX Dec 1 #62

I'm not supporting ISIS, and Assad is a genocidal murderer who you are supporting Prairie Gates Dec 1 #63

No, but that is who is trying to oust Assad LeftInTX Dec 1 #64

Assad is a genocidal murderer Prairie Gates Dec 1 #65

Sorry you didn't get the memo about ISIS LeftInTX Dec 1 #67

You don't have the slightest idea of what's going on Prairie Gates Dec 1 #68

Are there any news outlets that confirm this? RainCaster Nov 29 #28

Like, don't news outlets just get their news from social media? usonian Nov 29 #30

It's all over except for Assad in Moscow Lulu KC Nov 29 #35

Oh shit! Polybius Nov 29 #31

Me watching the panicky Putinites come out in droves Prairie Gates Nov 29 #43

Maybe Tulsi can visit him in Moscow. Qutzupalotl Nov 30 #49

Assad was apparently already in Moscow when the attack started. Celerity Nov 30 #51

May they rule better, be kinder, more humane, more open to change. I doubt it, but well, hope springs something. mucholderthandirt Dec 2 #71