Saturday, June 01, 2013

Syrian "revolution": the most unpopular revolution there is

It is now the season to read in the Western press how Nasrallah has lost all of his support because he is going against the Syrian "revolution" which is assumed to be loved and supported by all Arab Sunnis.  I read that now daily in the Western press.  Have you seen the latest Pew poll about Arab attitudes towards Syria? They seem to hold views closer to mine: they are disgusted by both sides Syria.  I have been making the point for two years: that the best sign is that there are no demonstrations in support for the "revolution" in any Arab capital.  There were calls for demonstrations, and usually a small numbers of salafis (and a handful of Trotskyists) show up.  Yesterday, was supposed to be a day of solidarity with the "revolution".  Let me report. There was not one demonstration that I saw reported on, even in the Arabic press.