What do we see in this image?
Leaders of the Council of Elders of the Circassian community in Syria paid a visit to the governor of the Homs province. Look at the image: the governor sits like a Tsar, listening to his subjects. This image illustrates just how arrogant Arab regimes are in their treatment of citizens. First of all, the people who came to meet you are elders representing hundreds of thousands; you should not have sat in such a manner, but rather sat facing them to engage in a dialogue. They are neither your subordinates nor your subjects—they are free individuals, and you are in no way superior to them.
As governor, you are, in truth, a public servant—not the other way around. If you continue in this fashion, your country will make no progress, and you will end up just like the criminal regime that preceded you.
We do not mean to criticize the Circassian Council of Elders, as the situation is beyond their control. They live in a Third World country where neither elders nor human rights are respected.
The second image shows a similar scene. Leaders of the Circassian Council of Elders in Jordan visited the Turkish Ambassador in Amman. As in the first image, the ambassador—who is essentially a mid-level official—sits at the head of the table as if he were a Tsar. While Turkey may possess a greater degree of democracy, this image reveals their imperialist mindset and their arrogance toward others. You should sit facing the guests, not at the head of the table. Stop with these theatrics. Don’t act tough toward those you perceive as weak.
There is a small country in the Middle East with a population of just a few million—a country you fear to death, and whose threats make you wet your pants.
We wrote "Council of the Elders"—which is how the Circassians themselves refer to it—rather than "Council of the Tribes," as you call it. There are no "Circassian tribes"; instead, there are subethnos, all of whom identify as a single people.
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