Why Do Some Leftists Support the Brutality of the Syrian Regime?

As a Palestinian-Syrian, I’m not exaggerating when I say that last Sunday [Dec 15, 2024] was one of the happiest days of my life. It marked the fall of the Assad family regime — a system rooted in corruption, systematic torture, human rights violations, sectarian rule, and clientelism. As a Palestinian who spent a quarter-century of my [...]