Our Priorities are WRONG

After hearing about countless events, and even going to a few, I have found out that people have their priorities wrong when it comes to Syria. Very very very very wrong. So wrong that it's sad people here are bickering over the most insignificant thing while people over in Syria are being slaughtered and are dying of hunger. Syria is bleeding. It has been bleeding for almost half a century, ever since Hafez Al Assad took over Syria. People do not realize that this revolution was bound to happen. They do not realize that it was not the Daraa children incident that ignited the flame of the revolution, it was the crimes that Hafez Al assad had committed before Bashar Al Assad came to rule. Do people forgot that young men were randomly detained for NO reason? That they were thrown in jail and tortured mercilessly for no purpose?

I know the purpose now: it was to break the people of Syria. It was to teach them what would happen to those who opposed then. It would make them afraid. There is a very well known saying that suits this situation perfectly: 

"THOSE WHO DO NOT READ HISTORY ARE BOUND TO REPEAT IT" 

Did they not know what happens to governments that try to silence people? Have they not learned from history?

How many times have we seen this situation? 

The evil government mistreating it's people and the people are finally fed up and rebel against them? And what happens? They succeed. 

This scenario has been seen over and over and over again. It it the most cliche of all movie scenarios. Nobody wants to see a movie with a plot like that because we all know what's going to happen. 

I just absolutely HATE when people say this revolution should not have happened. Or when people make decisions they are not entitled to make. We here have not suffered a single day of our lives (well at least not the suffering the people in Syria are suffering) yet we sit here and jabber and talk like we are Ghandi. Once you have gone through what the people in Syria have gone through, enlighten us with your judgment, other than that, STFU

Now this post isn't about the stupidity of Assad, it's about our priorities, and how messed up they are. 

Let me tell what questions Syrian "activists" ask themselves when they want to organize an event: 

- Where should the event be held? 

- Who should we bring to speak? 

- What kind of food should be served? 

- How can we entertain our guests? 

- What should the decorations be? 

Now all these questions are important, to an extent. But they are forgetting the most important question of all: 

HOW CAN WE HELP THOSE IN SYRIA? 

Nowadays, these events are focused on the most irrelevant things. 

For example, one "council" organized an event to bring Asala Nasri, a famous Syrian singer. People rushed to buy tickets and those who chose not to attend were judged like CRAZY. Now this would have been fine and dandy, but during the concert, she sang songs about love, and only ONE, hear me, ONE song on Syria. Can anyone convince that event was not a total joke? 

What's more, she demanded $50,000 for her crew that tagged along (for the musicians, hair stylists, etc plane tickets, hotel rooms, accommodations, etc). Instead of giving that $50,000 to poor Syrian orphans who are struggling to survive, they give it to some chicks crew. 

Nice. 

#logicfail

Now let me give you another example of our priorities being wrong. One council brought a pro-Assad supporter to an event, so that we can hear their "opinion" 

Are you kidding me? Seriously?!?!? 

WHY should we hear their stupid opinion! We know what their opinion is! They are pro assad. End of story. 

A few weeks ago, a pro revolution organization brought Bashar Al-Jaafari to the states.

Pardon me thats "Dr." Bashar Jaafari 

Now anti-government organizations decided to organize a protest right outside where the Jaafari event was taking place. Instead of 500+ people coming to show the pro-government people what they're messing with, a measly 50 maybe 60 people came.

Why? Because this is a protest, and that's boring to just stand and shout chants. Plus it involves no socializing and wearing nice clothes. 

At least that pro-government organization is bringing the right kind of people (for them) to their events. Unlike us, we are bringing people from their side to speak at our events, so we can hear their "opinions"

Close down your dumb councils, you are not helping Syria one bit.

Later,
Anonymous Syrian