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Change Happens Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-28-11 12:49 PM
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May ALL Arabs throughout the ME rise up and overthrow their corrupt governments!
Edited on Fri Jan-28-11 01:15 PM by Change Happens
Drag their crooks leaders into the streets for everyone to see.

ENOUGH IS ENOUGH!

I am hoping this is the beginning of a Middle East-wide uprising, which will lead to the end of all kings, princes, family ruling...types!!!

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LynneSin Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-28-11 12:50 PM
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1. I'd love to see this in Saudi Arabia
Maybe finally women can lead normal lives there
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Change Happens Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-28-11 12:54 PM
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6. That exactly who I had in mind here............nt
:)
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Initech Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-28-11 12:54 PM
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7. I've developed a serious loathing for Prince Alalweed.
He's the chief shareholder of both Fux News and Citibank, and using that to keep us docile and ignorant.
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Xithras Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-28-11 01:02 PM
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9. Sadly, all of the opposition movements in Saudi Arabia are MORE conservative.
I don't know of any movements in Saudi Arabia that are interested in making it more liberal and open. Most dissidents are offended that the homeland of Islam and the guardian of its two most holy cities is largely a secular nation and want to see the House of Saud replaced with a theocracy. The odds of Saudi Arabia becoming a free nation in our lifetime is essentially zero.

We'd all have to change our world maps again too. Saudi Arabia gets its name from the House of Saud. If they are deposed, it will probably just become "Arabia".
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LynneSin Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-28-11 01:09 PM
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11. Unfortunately you nailed it on the head
We get all upset over those comments made by Charles Barkley/Tracy Jordan but we don't give a rats ass about what's happening in Saudi Arabia
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HERVEPA Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-28-11 12:50 PM
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2. Be careful what you wish for
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Motown_Johnny Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-28-11 12:53 PM
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3. My thoughts exactly
The Middle East could now turn into one huge Iran
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JuniperLea Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-28-11 01:09 PM
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10. Beat me to it...
It scares me to see this wish given breath. Think Monkey's Paw.
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Change Happens Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-28-11 01:11 PM
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13. These leaders have been stepping on their own people for many years...
The people got nothing to show for it, no economic opportunity, no education, nothing...Yet, the leaders have lived lavishly for generations using these countries' resources.
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Carni Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-28-11 01:28 PM
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14. Gotta agree there! NT
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27inCali Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-28-11 12:53 PM
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4. I'll one up you....MAY ALL THE PEOPLE OF THE WORLD RAISE UP
AND THROW OFF THEIR SHACKLES.

why stop at the Arab world? Corruption is everywhere, we need revolution everywhere.
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TBF Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-28-11 12:53 PM
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5. +1000 nt
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Xithras Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-28-11 12:56 PM
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8. My only worry is about what comes next?
Will they turn into free(is) democracies like Turkey? Or theocracies like Iran? Or brutal authoritatian nightmares like Afghanistan?

Sadly, the U.S. has so badly squandered any moral authority we once had in the region that it's improbable that they'll even be interested in hearing our opinion.
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Catherina Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-28-11 01:11 PM
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12. Fuck yeah! Rec'd
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