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In reply to the discussion: The hand that holds the status quo together [View all]azurnoir
(45,850 posts)27. thanks you answered my orginal question about the Arab Democracy is an oxymoron set
King_David
26. They have "elections " in Iran too and Zimbabwe
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And they have a Municipal vote in Saudi Arabia .... And Gaza too once ...Jordan is in good company .
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Queen Rania is Palestinian and Jordan is 1 of 44 current monarchies along w/Sweden, Norway, the UK
azurnoir
Dec 2014
#3
Jordan is a dictatorship and its pathetic for anyone on DU to tell those people that they live in
King_David
Dec 2014
#19
So what ? Russia did too ....Why should Gays in Jordan tolerate discrimination?
King_David
Dec 2014
#20
Jordan is a constitutional monarchy with 150 democratically elected official and 75 appointed ones
azurnoir
Dec 2014
#25
thanks you answered my orginal question about the Arab Democracy is an oxymoron set
azurnoir
Dec 2014
#27
BTW you do understand the difference between a democracy and a constitutional monarchy, right?
azurnoir
Dec 2014
#30
There is no question as to the support role the US plays in Israels settlement enterprise
azurnoir
Dec 2014
#4