Why Syria's new alcohol ban is about much more than beer (www.dw.com)
from Canaii@lemmy.zip to world@lemmy.world on 21 Mar 11:54
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IAmYouButYouDontKnowYet@reddthat.com on 21 Mar 12:47 next collapse

It’s crazy how I really see that hat as a hate symbol now. I used to be neutral and have an understanding of chaos. Now I see it’s not chaos, it’s organized crime.

We should all be realizing the nations are just tools for criminals to abuse. Maybe they never actually were for the people.

HowRu68@lemmy.world on 21 Mar 22:16 collapse

“The alcohol debate […] is not merely about a beverage or lifestyle. It symbolizes deeper questions about governance, societal values and the balance between religious and secular ideologies,” Ammar Abdulhamid, a Syrian pro-democracy activist now based in the US, previously wrote in an op-ed for the online magazine, Newlines when an alcohol ban was first discussed in 2024."

Somebody is imposing more and more restrictions.