The Syrian 'opposition' does not have to prove itself | Nadim Shehadi

Syrian political society show its true colors only after the regime is gone - and need help to get there

We do not do justice to the Syrian people, when using the term "opposition" to describe those who are in rebellion against the Assad regime. What is now called the Syrian opposition is in fact political society has been hijacked for decades - and this partnership with all its rich diversity that the new government and opposition emerge after the fall of the regime

Using the terminology of a regime and the "opposition" against her legitimate ultimately the regime itself and puts the onus on the opposition to prove their own legitimacy. This is not just an academic or semantic distinction. It is easy to get stuck in a framework that gives a sense of normalcy to what is happening in Syria

The regime is ready to have a certain narrative: there is no viable alternative to their rule, that beyond which is a total mess with Islamic fundamentalism, sectarian tension , the partition, violence and civil war. He accused the protesters of being manipulated and armed by foreign powers, and claims, meanwhile, pursued stability and reform.

to normalize the situation puts the burden of proof to the protesters who say they are united, non-sectarian, violent and independent. No matter how many peaceful demonstrations occur, all you need is a number of incidents of violence or sectarian interpretation of stress in the world to start buying into the narrative of the plan.

• In addition, we can not require demonstrators to confirm your device, it is natural that are not joined. Diversity is strength, not weakness. We can not wait to prove they are a viable alternative, the Syrian regime has survived to allow any of these alternatives to exit or to seem viable. This is precisely why the regime is opposed. If he had allowed a credible opposition to be visible, no need to change it.

The simple fact is that anyone who had the potential to be a challenge to the regime's power has been removed, is outside the country, in prison or dead. Many were forced to compromise, or have been co-opted by blackmail or to protect his family. The security services have often developed their own solutions as decoys to trap opponents.

The result is an atmosphere of extreme suspicion and intrigue. Therefore not be accused of being banished into exile, or those of being collaborators. They are the victims of the same system and they have imposed impossible conditions, if they are asked to prove they are a viable opposition.

regional powers are also worsen the situation by creating competition for the conference sponsor opposition. That opened the door to regional rivalry confirming the load of external intervention arrangements. The scheme involved in this game by creating their own "dialogue", calling for stability and reform while pretending to raise the specter of violence, civil war, sectarianism, outside intervention and partition.
The real drivers of the riots are local coordinating committees (LCC), led by the brave young men with very few resources and work in secret with the media. It is not uncommon for Western politicians to be heard asking for a list of LCC leaders, wanting to know who they are and if they are once again a viable "opposition" to the plan. If these names should be known, these local leaders would be dead and in fact many have paid with their lives when they can be identified and others have taken great risks to the meetings. For these youth, the success of the revolt is a matter of life or death, and I know very well that there is no turning back.

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