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originally posted by: xstealth
Russian propaganda has taken over the internet, "Assad is a great protector of Christians" - I've heard it for a long time, nearly every time you heard his name.
Did you know that the Assad family killed over 130,000 Christians in Lebanon alone?
Many Christians are still in his jails, decades later.
Now, you're free to practice Christianity as long as you support Assad or he'll literally turn you over to the jihadists.
I mean how gullible do you have to be to believe a 2nd generation Muslim tyrant cares about the welfare of Christians and actually wants to expand their population?
originally posted by: Willtell
Christians in Syria consider Assad their protector.
Christians in Syria make up approximately 10% of the population.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
en.wikipedia.org...
originally posted by: pavil
a reply to: xstealth
Using the Muslim World of the Middle East as a scale, Syria hasn't been bad for Christians. The land has always been mixed to some extant. I have friends and acquaintences from there on both sides.
What Syria did with helping birth Hezbollah in Lebanon and their actions in Lebanaon's Civil War are major Strikes against the Assad regime.
There could be worse people running Syria....let that sink in.
originally posted by: Justoneman
a reply to: xstealth
I appreciate your point of view very much against the hate of 'murica' thing being paraded around, but I am with Will on this about the Syrian Christians previously at least. I knew an Engineer who was Christian from Syria and he loved Assad as leader. It is the same extremist that go about beheading people who want him dead for being moderate. And they want him dead for tolerating Non Muslims aka Jews, Christians and Yazidi's. Prior to the last 10 years you could live peacefully in Syria., If you could tolerate a moderate Muslim leader as he was seen before all this mess, you could live peacefully .That is what I perceive, true or not.
originally posted by: Willtell
a reply to: xstealth
Sure Assad is no saint. But everything is relative in life. No Assad, the jihadis take over the Christians will be exterminated. Along with the Shia's, the few Jews left, and all other religions. Is that what you want?
originally posted by: xstealth
originally posted by: Willtell
a reply to: xstealth
Sure Assad is no saint. But everything is relative in life. No Assad, the jihadis take over the Christians will be exterminated. Along with the Shia's, the few Jews left, and all other religions. Is that what you want?
All I want is to see some people see that Russia has been marketing their propaganda to change the opinion of westerners to support their causes.
originally posted by: xstealth
Or it could be like the neighboring counties like Lebanon which is 40% Christian, Kuwait, Egypt, Jordan, Israel, Bahrain, UAE...
None of those governments seek out to persecute Christians either yet Assad gets all the credit for doing absolutely nothing special.