The flag demonstration in Syria

Syrian government and its supports arranged for an ugly show of a giant flag in Damascus today.  It was supposed to be a million-person rally.  The show is borrowed from the grotesque and vulgar festivities of March 14 in Lebanon.  Pro-Syrian media are talking about the massive crowd and about "hundreds of thousands" of people.  I looked at the images carefully, and compared images.  I can say it was an utter failure.  The turnout was not massive at all.  I would say it did not reach 50,000.  Wait. I know what Syrian propagandist, Rim Haddad would say: she would say that crowds did not turn out because they were visiting their relatives in Turkey.