From Tyrant to Tyrant?
FOOD FOR THOUGHT, 16 Dec 2024
Daniel Medina | Racket Cartoons – TRANSCEND Media Service
11 Dec 2024 – Iraq after Saddam Hussein or Libya after Gaddafi: Both dictators were ruthless but their removals didn’t bring peace or freedom; they left power vacuums that sucked in chaos, sectarian violence, endless militias, corrupt leaders grabbing at scraps.
In Syria, we’re seeing something similar. Assad’s fall didn’t come with a roadmap to democracy or stability. Instead, it is handing power to Jihadi extremists, the kind who burn books and crush the public under their so-called morality.
It’s not enough to overthrow a tyrant if the system that replaces him is just another brand of oppression. What comes next is worse than what came before.
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