ghouta2germany

Ungrateful ignorants. Sad reality but that's how it is. You live under the their sky, eat their food, enjoy their safety, profit from their wealth and then criticize them why?

As an Arab and as a Muslim we say: Him who does not thank the others, did not thank God.

Seeing so much death, destruction and injustice over the course of the war, you somehow develop an immunity after a while and a great appreciation for freedom and peace. So everyday outside of Syria in its current state is a gift and it's worth smiling for.

How can I regret? I had no choice, and death was everywhere. I hope to go back one day to a peaceful Syria. Every refugee will tell you the same thing.

DEMOCRATIC system where everyone is accountable and no one is above anyone else. One where I don't have to rot in a prison for 30 years because I criticized the government. One where I don't have to lie, cheat and bribe to get a simple paper done.

Thank you.

I'm not going to talk about foreign meddling because it's a broad subject. I want to talk from my own perspective, what I've seen and felt. The collapse of Syria is a result of years and years of oppression, social injustice, planned humiliation and marginalization of the population by the regime and those who work hand in hand with it. The regime is simply harvesting the seeds it planted with the 1970 coup. They created a sectarian society and gave privileges to some and not to others. They instilled a climate of fear in the country Treated us as if we do not deserve democracy and only an iron fist could rule us. I dare any Syrian to say otherwise or to prove that if you are an Alawite, you couldn't get away with almost anything even murder at times depending on how high up you are connected. There are also some Sunnis, Shiites, Druzs, Christians, Ismaelis who are also equally guilty, I'm not saying only Alawites. But the most visible injustice came from those who were Alawites and closely connected to the regime or the armed forces.

Corruption was so high up and deep in all spheres of government levels. Cheating, lying, bribing and treachery are an everyday currency and found practically everywhere. Human lives have no value for those in position of power and authority and dignity is almost nonexistent. That's the initial cause. The rest.....ISIS, jihadists and so on are the results of the regime moving to plan B after it saw that it could not defeat the will of the people and put down the fire it lit in Deraa. Broadening the conflict and elongating it resulted in what we are seeing no on a broader spectrum.