12-14-2024, 07:48 PM
The Liberal Party notes the fall of the Assad regime in Syria after over 50 years of authoritarian rule.
Should the country decide on a form of representative democracy, the people of Syria have the right to determine their own future free from the interference of foreign actors such as Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Iran and Israel etc.
The party believes many in the west are too quick to assume that other nations should adopt our democratic models, and the experiences of Iraq and Afghanistan have proven that attempts to transplant western intuitions in isolation only lead to resentment and instability.
The west should recognise it is the forces within Syria liberated themselves whilst the west stood aside, and its people have the right to lead on that after decades of repression and anguish.
Should the country decide on a form of representative democracy, the people of Syria have the right to determine their own future free from the interference of foreign actors such as Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Iran and Israel etc.
The party believes many in the west are too quick to assume that other nations should adopt our democratic models, and the experiences of Iraq and Afghanistan have proven that attempts to transplant western intuitions in isolation only lead to resentment and instability.
The west should recognise it is the forces within Syria liberated themselves whilst the west stood aside, and its people have the right to lead on that after decades of repression and anguish.