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So why is Saudi Arabia not feeling the revolution pinch?
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ZartanAround
Title: Torpid Curmudgeon
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Registered: 2004-2-6 20:54:09
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So why is Saudi Arabia not feeling the revolution pinch?
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what? they have better media?
let's all just STFU and get to the endgame already.
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eodoll
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Registered: 2002-2-14 12:35:42
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Its not a revolution for freedom or democracy, its a revolution against the evils of the west. They hate the fact the government is secular or is starting to open up to western ideals.
Osama bin laden was a revolter.
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Sansfear
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Registered: 2008-8-31 05:04:52
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They are throwing tens of billions at their citizens to buy them off.
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-03-18/saudi-arabian-king-abdullah-boosts-spending-as-protests-sweep-arab-world.html
"Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah ordered sweeping increases in spending, including $67 billion on housing and funds for the military and religious groups that backed the government’s ban on domestic protests.
The new package, which follows a $36 billion handout announced on Feb. 23, will probably help prevent unrest from gathering pace in the kingdom, analysts said. A call for a March 11 demonstration in the kingdom failed to materialize after the government deployed troops at designated assembly points for the rally and senior clerics denounced protests as un-Islamic."
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ZigmundZag
Title: Grammar Nazi
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Registered: 2002-3-25 23:03:00
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Protests have been strongest in places where the military controls the government, which oddly enough is one element Saudi Arabia lacks.
That and Saudis don't screw around when it comes to protests.
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GrymmDAOC
Posts: 241
Registered: 2001-12-6 13:04:16
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Massive government handouts are the opiate of the saudi masses.
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reesescups
Title: //Captain America
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Registered: 2003-5-26 14:45:53
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eodoll posted:
Its not a revolution for freedom or democracy, its a revolution against the evils of the west. They hate the fact the government is secular or is starting to open up to western ideals.
Osama bin laden was a revolter.
You referrign to the Arab spring and all that?
No - it's got nothing to do with politics...
You people eff up labels so much crap it's insane...
Anyway - we digress - it started off about the high costs of food and energy...
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Z-Elder
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Registered: 2002-3-15 13:58:39
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I am glad we live in a country where there are No pork handouts to voters!
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The Saudi royalty has massive amounts of money. They produce something like eight million barrels of oil PER DAY.
At current prices that earns them somewhere close to a BILLION dollars A DAY. Just from selling oil. I'm sure they don't bring such high numbers on a daily basis, but they earn a crapton of money. It's easy to keep the population happy when you earn so much money, and have such power from a single resource.
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__Bonk__
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Registered: 2009-7-25 03:04:52
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The end result of the revolution in the Middle East will be more radical regimes. Instead of evil secular regimes there will be evil theocratic regimes.
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Moe_Nox
Title: In Moe We Trust
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Registered: 2007-2-4 12:17:56
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Clearly this sandy realm was made tranquil by a big sloppy Bush kiss. Dubya brings peace with each pucker.
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