Baathist repression over four decades has taken its toll .

复兴党在过去四十年的镇压已经吃到了不少苦头。

Religious radicals have long been the biggest threat to syria 's baathist government and its secular socialism .

宗教争端长期以来就是对叙利亚社会民主党政府和其世俗人文主义的最大威胁。

One is led by iyad allawi , a keenly secular shia and former baathist who was a prime minister after the fall of saddam hussein .

一个是由有着强烈世俗意识的什叶派人阿拉维，和萨达姆倒台后出任总理的前巴迪斯特。

Yet another kind of baathist threat does exist .

可是现实中确实存在着另外一种社会复兴党的威胁。

Today , however , authoritarian baathist rule isn 't looking all that insurmountable anymore .

然而，今天，复兴党的独裁统治是不看所有的不可逾越的了。