I think this is sort of what you're looking for.
Here is where fundamental ideology splits between the population.
Now if you were to compare Syria to other middle eastern countries, you would see a country that's more tolerant of different religions and more western in ideology than say Saudi Arabia or UAE, for example. Close to 10% of the population identifies with Christianity, which is undoubtedly a religion that aligns with more western ideology than say Islam. There have been plenty of cases where Islamic groups have slaughtered villages of Christians, they ransacked the ancient christian village of Maaloula destroying artifacts and structures that have stood for hundreds of years.
http://www.theguardian.com/world/middle-east-live/2012/oct/01/syria-aleppo-souk-destroyed-live
My dad would tell me of his families travels from the village to Al-Madina Souq, the largest underground market that dates back to the 14th century. And I see pictures of that market currently, and it breaks my heart because I have never visited Syria and I will never be able to see it in the same light as either of my parents.
If you were to look objectively at the middle east before the beginning of the arab spring, Syria would not have been near the top of the list of countries that need fundamental ideological and societal changes, no doubt it would have populated the list but not at the top. Would you say the conditions are better in Syria or Saudi Arabia for human rights?
What really gets me is the numerous nations that are fighting a proxy war. These Syrian rebels, many but not all, receive direct support in the form of equipment and arms from the Saudis and other countries provide support in the form of militants. It is not only Syrians fighting against the regime but individuals who were called to religious duty from around the world for their Islamic brothers. The United States has even provided support to group that turned out to not be so moderate. We have countries whose track records for human rights and foreign intervention are abysmal. If there is a group that is being supported by Saudi Arabia, do you think it's because it's in the best interest of the Syrian people? Saudi Arabia still stones and beheads people for Christ's sake. How are we gonna lay our fucking iron fist down here but nowhere else in the middle east?
We have countries that aren't religiously tolerant in the middle east, what we are losing is the capacity for certain communities to exist is certain geographical areas.
This is my view on the situation, I try to read objectively through publications and don't give weight to outlandish claims and media portrayal of the crisis.