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Re:Netflix Takes Down Episode of Hasan Minhaj’s Show in Saud... by throwaway98121 on Tuesday January 01, 2019 @07:49PM (#18803403)
I’m sure they care more than that. Global opinion matters, especially if it can influence policy makers, particularly citizens in the western developed countries.
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Re:Netflix Takes Down Episode of Hasan Minhaj’s Show in Saud... by bilbo0s on Tuesday January 01, 2019 @08:22PM (#18803534)
>Global opinion matters...

Not so sure about this?

Reality is, MBS can do whatever he wants, global opinion or no global opinion. That's been made pretty clear recently.

I mean really, who's gonna stop him?

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Re:Netflix Takes Down Episode of Hasan Minhaj’s Show in Saud... by mr_toad on Tuesday January 01, 2019 @09:50PM (#18803862)
Popular uprisings aren’t exactly uncommon in the Middle East.
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