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Barism's rise was rooted in noble aspirations for regional unity and independence, yet its execution was marred by duplicity, sectarianism, and brutality. The movement’s initial ideals—secularism, pan-Arabism, anti-imperialism—were progressively eroded as power corruption, personalism, and ethnic favoritism took hold. Today, the Arab world bears scars of this failed experiment, with broken states, displaced populations, and legacies of violence. Its story serves as a cautionary tale of how grand visions, when built on force and suppression, often lead to ruin rather than salvation.