Posted by: Anonymous Coward
on January 18, 2004 12:26 PM
The Saudis (read: Wahaabbis) have not only abused their own citizens, but they went on to contaminate other cultures with their money.
By sponsoring the most extreme schools and teachings, they were able to propagate their extremism to many neighbouring countries.
I'm from Kuwait myself, and in the early 70's, women with mini skirts were the norm. The veil was considered 'funny' in those days. All okay until we had a mass miagration from Saudi Arabia in the mid 70s that screwed everything up.
Slowly, Kuwait become more conservative and backward like its southern sister. The families from Saudi origin (we call them tribalists) gained more political gain from sheer numbers.
Unfortunately, we have some rudimentaroy democracy in Kuwait (a parliment) and it's been ever absued to draft medival and backward laws that strip citizens from their own rights!
An elected parliment that strips citizens from their own rights. Our parliment wanted to regulate the internet (but thank god we're not regulated like Saudi Arabia, only porn is blocked).
Sometimes, it is very dangerous to give people "choice". Granting democracy to the masses in the arab world is like handing a loaded revolver to a kid, and this is coming from an Arab.
Btw, Islam is a contributing factor to the mess. Would've been much better if we remained pagans!
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Saudi Arabia is about the worst in the region.
Posted by: Anonymous Coward on January 18, 2004 12:26 PMBy sponsoring the most extreme schools and teachings, they were able to propagate their extremism to many neighbouring countries.
I'm from Kuwait myself, and in the early 70's, women with mini skirts were the norm. The veil was considered 'funny' in those days. All okay until we had a mass miagration from Saudi Arabia in the mid 70s that screwed everything up.
Slowly, Kuwait become more conservative and backward like its southern sister. The families from Saudi origin (we call them tribalists) gained more political gain from sheer numbers.
Unfortunately, we have some rudimentaroy democracy in Kuwait (a parliment) and it's been ever absued to draft medival and backward laws that strip citizens from their own rights!
An elected parliment that strips citizens from their own rights. Our parliment wanted to regulate the internet (but thank god we're not regulated like Saudi Arabia, only porn is blocked).
Sometimes, it is very dangerous to give people "choice". Granting democracy to the masses in the arab world is like handing a loaded revolver to a kid, and this is coming from an Arab.
Btw, Islam is a contributing factor to the mess. Would've been much better if we remained pagans!
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