Re:End of the Line? Saudi Arabia to scale back plans for des...
by pdimitar on Thursday April 11, 2024 @05:12AM
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> It's not like they have another option, have they?
You always have another option than to treat people like cattle though.
> the questionable stuff they do is actually about the local culture they are trying to transform.
Is it though? Or their Western education has helped put things in perspective, they understood how good they have it and they want to double down on it and make very sure they'll never lose it?
> Their prince who is celebrated for pushing social and cultural reforms is the same guy who ordered the killing of a journalist in their Istanbul embassy. So, it is what it is.
We can also choose not to engage in business with them but money talks, apparently.
You always have another option than to treat people like cattle though.
> the questionable stuff they do is actually about the local culture they are trying to transform.
Is it though? Or their Western education has helped put things in perspective, they understood how good they have it and they want to double down on it and make very sure they'll never lose it?
> Their prince who is celebrated for pushing social and cultural reforms is the same guy who ordered the killing of a journalist in their Istanbul embassy. So, it is what it is.
We can also choose not to engage in business with them but money talks, apparently.