A still small voice

I’ve been wondering how Syrians are feeling about their regime and its disdain for the its citizens.  Over at Diadochi they are expressing it clearly:

Yet nothing hurt like witnessing the parliament. Watching them one by one deliver their legendary praises like trained apes crushed our spirit. It made us realize, this is us, the ones stupid enough to stay loyal to a contract that has been desecrated time and time again. We realized the opinionated peaceful pro-reform youth are not the face of Syria, the face of Syria is an old demented suck-up who lavishes wondrous feats to a system that does nothing but slap him around, suffocate him, ridicule his stupid fantasies and stomp on his dignity. Suddenly we went down from the golden generation, to vermin.

Ever seen a whole nation assume fetal position? It’s quite a sight.

Even the most optimistic are broken. Some still say words of hope, but it’s not with the old spark you’d see in their eyes. It’s more of a desperate attempt to cling on to what has already been destroyed. Most of us, we’re grinding our teeth in a rage that can hardly be kept in. You see, even if they actually do the unlikely attempt of making all they pledged happen, it won’t matter. The contract is broken, our dignity has been stung bad, we feel detached from a system which very clearly doesn’t represent us to the slightest.

I don’t take this as a voice of despair. This is a still small voice getting ready to act. I wish it well in its efforts.

PS: On Bahrain,which has almost disappeared from the news since the Saudis intervened, see this.