(March 21, 2019 at 7:32 am)AtlasS33 Wrote:(March 20, 2019 at 7:04 pm)fredd bear Wrote: (((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((9)))))))))))))))))))))
I'm truly sorry for you obvious distress.
I must admit I don't know a lot about the Saudis.
The bits I do know are pretty alarming. Please correct me if I'm wrong in anything I write:
An absolute monarchy, which follows Sharia law for the common people. Does not seem to include any members of the large royal family.
The Saudis are Wahhabi Muslims, one of the most extreme orthodox and aggressive sects of Islam. It has been alleged that Saudi Arabia supports terrorist organisations, but I'm not sure that has been proved. Credible though.
Women are treated badly. Eg recently, women have been permitted to drive a motor car. Don't know if male relative must still accompany them, but I would think so
I think the triple Talaq form of divorce is practiced, but am not certain... Children automatically go to the father.
Currently , there seems to be a seriously deranged man in charge. It is alleged that it was by his order that Jamal Kashoggi was murdered.
Saudi Arabia is a massive power in Islam as it has Mecca.
That's about all I can think of.
Your claims are certainly credible. Unfortunately, what they are not is proof. Even with proof, it is most unlikely that any foreign nation will interfere, or do anything other than make a few loud noises. That is pretty much what they've done in the Kashoggi case.
I hopeI'm wrong, truly I do.
I truly appreciate your care and kindness.
Saudi Arabia is not ruled by Sharia. People assume that because Mecca is under the occupation of the Saudi kingdom.
The Saudi royal family used Wahhabies as a tip of spear in its elimination of rivals and taking over of the throne of most of the Arabian Peninsula.
The kingdom was built on the alliance between:
-The Wahhabi movement
-The Saud royal family
Clashes between the two were numerous and usually bloody; the most famous one involved the taking over of Mecca itself from the Sauds by Wahhabi-enthusiasts in 1979:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1979_Grand_Mosque_seizure
Right now, the Sauds under the leadership of MBS are winning over Wahhabies more and more; with Wahhabi rules being erased more and more, Wahhabi scholars being imprisoned by the thousands, and the country's government being totally taken over by MBS only.
Here you can hear what Kashoggi said:
Listen at 0:57
There are 2 parallel Saudi Arabias; one ruled by Sharia and another ruled liberally.
Kashoggi was killed because he said this.
Kashoggi payed with his life for saying that. As true as it was; it had one flaw: it didn't start at king Fahad's time; it started as early as the day Saudi Arabia existed as a country.
I cannot speak for the current clusterfuck administration shitting all over the White House. But most sane journalists in the west know how dangerous it is when they become targets. It really sucks right now even over here. We literally have had our journalists assaulted because of the words of the orange asshole. I am afraid in this country that if more politicians see Trump's dangerous rhetoric as a winning formula, our checks on power will collapse long term.
I just saw a very scary video of Steve Bannon answering questions to a crowd, and one lady basically said she wanted Trump to be a dictator and the crowd cheered.
It has to be for all of the open west, not just America, but all of the open west to stand up to this dangerous rhetoric. But trust us Atlass, the sane over here are doing our best to get him out of office, and put someone in that can actually lead instead of sucking up to tyrants.
