Landis and Commenters on Minorities Issue in Syria

Josh Landis' blog at SyriaComment has been one of the few to take the minorities/sectarianism issue in Syria seriously, but it [sectarian insecurity, not Landis' blog, since I seem to have confused a commenter] is the primary reason so many of Syria's Christians are still supporting the regime: they see the ‘Alawites as an ally against a Sunni majority. That's an oversimplification, but Landis and his commenters show the intensity of the feelings.  The core supporters of the regime also have a lot of tacit allies who fear change, or the Muslim Brotherhood,