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The leader of Al Qaeda's Syrian wing and former ISIS deputy leader Ahmed Al Sharaa has proclaimed the "Victory of the Syrian Revolution" by proclaiming himself Syrian President for 4 years, not even bothering to pretend to have an election. He also announced the permanent suspension of the Syrian Constitution and the abolishment of the Syrian Parliament, transferring all powers to himself. Finally, he announced the banning of all leftist parties, including the Baath Party, the Communist Party, the Syrian Social Nationalist Party, and various Nasserist parties. The ban doesnt just apply to the specific parties but to their ideologies themselves, meaning communism and other left wing ideologies are now permanently banned in the new "free Syria".
Where are now all the western leftists who supported the terrorist war against Syria by telling us it was a "people's revolution" that would totally establish a dictatorship of the proletariat? It seems only the crickets can be heard.
Syria's new Foreign Minister Asaad Al Shaybani, a long time top member of Jabhat Al Nusra (Al Qaeda's Syria branch) and its successor HTS, was welcomed with open arms by the western imperialists at this year's WEF in Davos. As reported by the Financial Times, the "moderate rebel" promises to "dismantle the Assad era socialism" by privatizing state property, "invite foreign investment", and "cut the bloated public sector payroll" (neoliberal speak for austerity cuts in social welfare).
So basically, Syria is going to get 1990s Russia but in 2025 and with an Al Qaeda terrorist government. Awesome. Lets clap it up for the "great people's democratic Syrian revolution".
FT article: https://www.ft.com/content/43746784-4e14-4c70-a6be-1aa849cd66ee
FT article without paywall: https://www.removepaywall.com/search?url=https://www.ft.com/content/43746784-4e14-4c70-a6be-1aa849cd66ee