Russia Ukraine war, page-1704

The more I look into this, the more I see similarities between Syria and Ukraine

The Arab Spring and the Euromaidan were both uprisings against Soviet backed regimes instigated by citizens rightly or wrongly we are not in a place to say, but both we can say were, revolutionary type activities that sought amongst other things, democracy, freedom, elected govts, more ties with the west

The difference being that the Arab Spring was violently suppressed in Syria to the effect that Assad remained in power whereas in Euromaidan, despite a violent series of protests and suppressions, the incumbant was overthrown and the 'democratic' Ukraine was borne ( however, the annexation of Crimea and the seperatist regions were a clear signal of the frailty of such a democracy )

But the common and undeniable thread of the two revolutions was that the west, with all its ideals, threw it's moral, logistical, political and financial support at both, squarely pitched against the backdrop of decades of Soviet backing for the incumbant.

Both experiments have now categorically proven that freedom and democracy, even in theory, is a very dangerous game to play

We know that Assad and Putin are deranged murderous despots but we also have to accept that the west, by supporting their opponents, actually goes part way to condemning those opponents to either persecution, torture or quite possibly, death.

democracy is fragile, it takes decades, centuries to evolve, usually through much hardship and bloodshed

Maybe it's time for the west to stop 'selling' the dream of democracy, freedom, human rights and dignity.. and start practicing it at home.