Saudi Arabia's king issues order allowing women to drive

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Teeqoz said:

LurkerJ said:
I like this new Saudi Prince, and I want the western media to get off his back and let him do his job. He's pulling out these crazy radical shaikhs by the root, one by one. He's using religious figures to push for less religionism in his country, those who don't comply are being arrested, and somehow, some of the western media outlets aren't happy about it because it's brutal and against "free-speech".

I say free speech my ass, waiting for that country to find the "light" without such extreme measures is a ridiculous notion. This is what we've been waiting for, I wait for Mohammed Bin Salman to whip some more liberal values into his country. I hope his next assault is on the Burqa, but that dream might bring a religious revolution to his door steps

I agree to a certain degree, but you can only get so far with liberal values from a dictator. Saudi Arabia won't become a democracy any time soon...

Democracy isn't always the best form of government. Previous Saudi dictators were responsible for spreading Wahabi values and teachings inside and outside Saudi Arabia, this young prince wants to reverse that. I just wish he had more western support.

During the late Obama era, Al Saud days seemed numbered, but nowadays, it seems like they've received an extension. I am not sure what's going on to be honest, and I am dying to know how Trump and Qatar fit into the bigger picture. Whatever's going behind the scenes, Mohammad Bin Salman is a one time opportunity to exert a positive change in the middle as a whole, his vision for a liberal middle east sounds and looks a lot better to me than Qatar's vision and Erdogan's plans.