Addictively Clinging to Power

THE DICTATOR OF SYRIA, who is laughably called a "president", has spoken, finally, after a long silence, during which thousands of syrians have been massacred by the syrian military.  like all dictators, bashar assad denies responsibility for his own brutality.

Inspired by the mass protests in egypt which overthrow a tyrannical government, thousands of syrians took to the streets a year and a half ago to attempt the same thing, and they refused to give up quietly.

instead, when confronted by guns and tanks, the protests grew, supported by like minded folks all over the world. the internet seems to be a conduit for organization and inspiration of fighters against tyranny.

according to assad, the syrian people overwhelmingly support his regime, and all the trouble comes from foreign terrorists, who foment violence only to destroy the syrian nation.

so who are thes alleged foreign terrorists? thousands of israelis loaded on buses and caravaning into syria? CIA operatives from america, by the drove? whowver they are, there art tens of thousands of them, seemingly.

assad's metaphor about a surgeon whithout blood on his hands is clever, but not clever enough. assad is saving nobody, particularly his own country.

every dictator has an imaginary enemy upon whom to pin blame for any and all trace of opposition to tyranny. hitler had his jews, nixon his effete corp of impudent snobs trying to undermine the moral majority, abraham lincoln, somewhat of a tyrant himself, had his southern sympathizers running around washington D.C..

lincoln simply rounded them up, put them in jail, and threw away the key.

assad can't do that, there are too many of them. he is reduced to violence, the last resort of the incompetent.

power corrupts, absolute power corrupts absolutely. assad will die before surrendering power, so great is the addictive quality of political power. similarly, most members of congress in america do not leave until they are dragged out of office by their constituents. tyranny is always lurking, everywhere.

Bb

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