anyone that thinks that Saudi Arabia does anything good for the world is foolish
They produced 9/11
You think that was a good thing? Fuck you.
How interesting. I just assumed that a country like Saudi Arabia would have these, and I’m surprised to hear that it was a secret.
How to make Saudia Arabia a normal society?
- deny it income
- deny it access to advanced technology
- deny it legitimacy and cooperation
Most importantly: stop using oil and natural gas sooner rather than later.
Reasoning: the king stays in power by paying cops, security officials and prison guards - and paying people to shut up and tolerate the regime. Once the system runs low on money, things may change.
Note: women in Europe made rapid progress at getting civil rights at a time when they were needed to run ammunition factories.
It doesn’t have to be a world war - any development that makes it economically unavoidable that women start going to work outside their home, will change the role of women in society.