Why not? He’s better and more decent of a human being in every single way compared to the Saudi leaders.
In Assads Syria you can openly be a Christian, any type of moslem, a kurd, and there is even a very small historic Jewish group in Damascus. Women can go on a date, drive a car, and don’t have to wear a tent. You can sample locally made beer or have a whiskey or a glass of wine.
I’ll trust Assad over our Sunni “allies” any day.
What you state is true.
But he is know for his brutal side also. That comes from people who have lived under his rule a lifetime.