Comments by "Emanon" (@Emanon...) on "Rebels Using Hospitals As Bases In Syria Says Washington Post" video.

Vanessa Creative: You can say what you want about hypocrisy with regards to Assad. These are fair points. But to say that Assad was fairly elected is a joke. There is only one de facto party (Baath), and only one de facto candidate for the election. Go figure.
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Patrick Briggs Good question. Especially now. Def. not 70-80% of the population. From my family (way back when they where in Syria), some people were actively Baathists, but the majority of members in the party paid lip service, as it was a prerequisite for important administrative or legal positions. Politically it was similar to the party system of the Soviet union and China today. But I don't have the exact numbers, unfortunately.
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Patrick Briggs OK. First question: What other thing was happening in 2014? Did everyone have a chance to vote during a civil war, or only primarily Pro-Assad areas? When was the last presidential election in Syria before that? Secondly: Which sources called the elections fair? Journalists? Well, they weren't allowed in the country unless they were smuggled in or had "permission" i.e. iranian, russian, chinese media and only in controlled areas. Thirdly: Don't you find it odd that people like Assad, Hussein, Ghaddafi, Mugabe always won in +85% landslides? When has a democratically elected leader in true free and fair elections ever had a victory like this? If you systematically dismantle the opposition through terror and suppression, you can easily put up a weak candidate against you to give the illusion of free elections. Out of 35 people that wanted to run, only 2 were allowed. And everyone - arab or non-arab - considers them sham candidates. It's all a game, friend.
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