Droves of people coming to me at NGOabroad want to help Syrian refugees.  I say, “Wouldn’t it be smarter to build a world with no Assads raining  barrel bombs on their people?” Human rights abuses and refugees fleeing are symptoms of tyrannies. Democracy building is the antidote. I see  worldwide trend of rising people power confronting “a heavy boot.”  Protests are just the first step. Vision and sustained practical action are required to prevent another tyrant from popping up and forge a government which responds to the needs of the people. This is urgent as authoritarians rise all over the world. I propose how to meet this challenge.