dubmeup wrote:
Have a look at the editors picks now btw.........Mmmmmm. Does anyone think they are a fair and unbiased representation of the views being put forward? Cos I fucking don't.
If you look at the editors' picks these are the five comments that are visible:
173. Jay Teapot
4 HOURS AGO
Quite sad what is happening in Syria. Both sides screaming Allahu ak bar and killing each other: Syrians against Syrian....
But history would not be any kind to Assad, he is the president of the country and hence should had stepped down when the support was no longer given.
The era of ruling people by force is long gone!!
+7
Comment number 172. flipmode
4 HOURS AGO
It's very easy for us all to sit here and comment on the dreadful situation in Syria.
Does any one who isn't actually there fully understand the true extent of what's happening or who's to blame ?
al - Assad cannot destroy his own people and get away with it, yet the rebels are murdering loyalist to Asaad, what's the difference ?
Shouldn't we keep an open mind ?
+15
Comment number 166. Chris
4 HOURS AGO
Assad's Syria was not some kind of "secular paradise". It was a brutal security state run by one clan and their cronies. Assad's father flattened an entire town, killing 20,000 people to keep power.
It is true that jihadists have infiltrated the rebels, but that doesn't make all of the rebels "terrorists". Those here equating the rebels to the likes of bin Laden should be ashamed of themselves.
+1
Comment number 73. mirrorbus
7 HOURS AGO
Over all political and religious considerations over Syria comes Assad's fear of losing power, just ask Putin about what lengths a man will go to to stay in control. These 'dicators' are fearful,selfish men who are more than willing to bring a whole country crashing down around them just so they can stay in power. History repeats and they never learn.
+2
Comment number 32. koko
9 HOURS AGO
I have defected from the terrorist, murderous regime and [am] joining the holy revolution," ran Mr Hijab's statement read by his spokesman, Asaad should learn from Ben Ali of Tunisia, syrians need freedom he should step down because syria is not his family property.
If you click on "show more", these are the next four comments that come up:
17. Lemog
9 HOURS AGO
What is happening in Syria is entirely down to the armed terrorists, who the west consistently refers to as rebels / insurgents. This tragedy is destroying a secular society where the Syrian people could dress how they want, had freedom of worship, where women were free and had equal status in law. This will all be replaced by a religious dictatorship, where freedom is gone
+38
Comment number 7. Mahesh
9 HOURS AGO
Assad is no saint and some the actions of his troops are no doubt violating human rights but the Western media has failed to condemn the rebels hiding in heavily populated areas using them as meat shields and the use of child soldiers is being hailed as "teenagers fighting for a cause". Turkey, Qatar and US aiding the rebels is a good thing but not Russia aiding the govt. Double standards galore.
+55
Comment number 2. Stonehall
10 HOURS AGO
Any person who takes up arms to fight against the US is called an insurgent or a terrorist. If the same person takes up arms to fight against a gov't the US sees as unfriendly, the person is called an activist or a freedom fighter. The US can not be supplying arms to insurgents and condemning killings at the same time. Western double standards as always!!!
+38
Comment number 1. farkyss
10 HOURS AGO
Al-CIAda are significant within the rebels, supplied by Saudis,Qatar, supported by USA,UK,Turkey. Whatever your thoughts on Assad, this makes a mockery of of the West and the "anti-terrorism" movement used to bludgeon us into submitting to a police state.
Balanced coverage of the conflict has been missing from the BBC and other western media, further driving people to other news sources.
No-one could possibly claim that this is anything other than systematic bias.
The BBC know of course that rather than trawl through hundreds of comments most will just scan the editors picks to get what they feel is a sense of the discussion. They use that to good effect. 
But still, yes you have to click show more to get anything more than those first 5. 
