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Selatius

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14. The big difference is the Eastern Bloc governments didn't slaughter their own citizens en masse.

Reply to David__77 (Reply #13)

Sat Mar 10, 2012, 03:15 AM

Mar 2012

For whatever reason, they did not go "all the way" in terms of killing appalling numbers of their own citizens to send a message that they aren't leaving, but people conveniently ignore the counter-example of China 1989. Assad, if anything, has demonstrated already that he is a fan of the Chinese solution, as opposed to what the Eastern Bloc governments actually did.

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Spam deleted by uppityperson (MIR Team) asfghjkyu Mar 2012 #1

There is no point in negotiating with terrorists. They don't care about lives and suffering Fool Count Mar 2012 #2

The terrorist is Assad. Odin2005 Mar 2012 #3

They're all terrorists. Why switch? leveymg Mar 2012 #4

much of it is indeed lies from the Muslim Brotherhood front groups and media agents Alamuti Lotus Mar 2012 #5

Many of this regime change propaganda ends up being posted here by a few single-issue posters. leveymg Mar 2012 #11

If Bashar Al Assad could get all the representatives of the opposition in one room for dialogue ... Selatius Mar 2012 #6

And what if he does sit down and negotiate? Fool Count Mar 2012 #7

What's he going to do? Negotiate himself out of power? Selatius Mar 2012 #8

How the hell would we know what's he going to do unless we negotiate? Fool Count Mar 2012 #9

I just don't think Assad will negotiate if he still feels he can crush the opposition. Selatius Mar 2012 #15

That's just your suggestion on what you would do in Assad's place, which is based, Fool Count Mar 2012 #16

We're actually on the same page as far as peace. I'd rather there be a negotiation process. Selatius Mar 2012 #18

Assad most certainly has an incentive for peace. Maybe even more than one. Fool Count Mar 2012 #19

What about East Germany, South Africa, Hungary, Poland, etc. etc.? David__77 Mar 2012 #13

The big difference is the Eastern Bloc governments didn't slaughter their own citizens en masse. Selatius Mar 2012 #14

The Syrian government would negotiate with some opposition forces. David__77 Mar 2012 #12

Killing folks before they kill you? Killing people who threaten to overthrow your government... nanabugg Mar 2012 #17

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