Jolani’s popularity is highly questionable: his supporters are disappointed beca...

Jolani’s popularity is highly questionable: his supporters are disappointed because they thought he was going to establish a pure Islamist regime in Syria, but in reality he wants to please everyone by letting down the radicals. Minorities reject him because his pragmatic rhetoric toward them is deceptive. In reality, only Syrian liberals seem to support him, and all of this stems from cognitive dissonance: “Yes, Jolani and his STG are killing people because of their beliefs and way of thinking, the economy is worsening, and there is little hope for recovery, but even so, we’re going to keep supporting him—surely he’ll change.” 🇸🇾