After Assad's fall, many people worldwide are asking themselves the very same question: could Syria become a democratic country? Tough question, accompanied by righteous doubts. Anyone who wants to see Syria with a democratic regime also has some serious apprehensions. Thus, democracy and the Middle East have never been a good match and Syria is located in the heart of this complex region with a background which contains no democracy in it.
So, it is not easy. Not easy to build a democratic state alone in the Middle East, yet alone with people who opened their eyes to a dictatorial regime and lived most of their lives with them. But there is hope.
There is always hope. With all the disadvantages Syrians are facing, there are also numerous advantages awaiting them. The good ones.
Advantages that are good enough to build a democratic country and the opportunities no Middle Eastern nation has had before. First, the people of Syria have already achieved something monumental: they overthrew a tyrant and dismantled his cruel regime. Against all odds—fighting not only their brutal government but also Russian and Iranian forces—they persisted.
While Western countries gave up on them, they didn’t. They stayed committed to their cause and fought. They kept on fighting until the dream came true.
Now they are free. As free as any nation could hope to be. Yet again, the critical question: will they remain free? Syrians did suffer.
Not only during the Civil War but also before it. Th.
