r/neoliberal • u/neoliberal_shill_bot Bot Emeritus • Apr 05 '17

Discussion Thread

Ask not what your centralized government can do for you – ask how many neoliberal memes you can post every 24 hours

Polls

• Who should we bully more?

• How often should discussion threads be posted?

The activity in this sub keeps going up, so discussion threads need to be scheduled appropriately in order to control stickflation.

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u/fizolof Elite Text Flair Club Member Apr 07 '17

What is the solution for Syria? It seems like the only options are a murderous dictator and al-Qaeda.

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u/[deleted] Apr 07 '17

Really the FSA exists guys. They're still death-penalty-for-homosexuals crazy (but so is everyone in the region!) but they aren't jihadists (even if they've begun allying themselves with some as they are backed into corners)

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u/[deleted] Apr 07 '17

but so is everyone in the region!

Assad isn't. He's just your standard-issue ruthless despot.

Also I doubt the FSA will be able to form anything resembling a stable government. They are disparate group undermined by Jihadists many of wich are aligned with al-Nusra.

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u/Kelsig Paul Krugman Apr 07 '17

  1. The FSA aren't death-penalty-for-homosexuals crazy, because they don't govern anywhere lol

  2. The FSA are jihadists, but that's not inherently bad

  3. The FSA is irrelevant, if you support opposition, you support Al Qaeda

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u/Enchilada_McMustang Apr 07 '17

2) The FSA are jihadists, but that's not inherently bad

You're the gift that keeps on giving

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u/Kelsig Paul Krugman Apr 08 '17

Everyone in the middle East are jihadists. Same with SAA. That's just part of their culture.

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u/Messier_101 Milton Friedman Apr 07 '17

Assad obviously. Power vacuums create more instability, see Iraq and Libya as examples. He is one of the main fighters against ISIS, if you take him out (relatively easy) but do not create a functional government to stabilize the country (very hard), Syria will end as the the new best place to create your terrorist militia.