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They think everyone has unqualified leaders like the US

Urban Hejazis aren’t tribal.

No. Saudi Arabia was made up of an urban minority who lived in the cities or oases and are non-tribal, and a nomadic majority who were tribal. The tribal majority are loyal to their tribe chief, and as long as the tribe chief is loyal to the monarchy the entire tribe is loyal to the monarchy. The coup was lead by urban Hejazis who had their kingdom annexed in 1925.

Since then the majority of people have settled in cities, but people still identify as whether they belong to a tribe or not. Tribalism isn’t as strong as it used to be but still plays a societal and privilege role, the government actually had some success in weakening tribal allegiances since it does compete with Saudi nationalism.

The non-tribal urban vs tribal [formerly] nomadic wedge is still a major divider in Saudi Arabia. The cultures, values and allegiances of the two populations often clash.

I would take a monarchy that gives me free stuff over whatever the US has. Got a Master’s degree without a single dollar of debt. We never had feudalism, but we are still very tribal, though not as much as a hundred years ago.

Your productive forces are already developed, where is your communist revolution?

Other Arab countries that have a history of agriculture, craftsmanship and industry are far more likely to have a communist revolution. The GCC countries are very different: socially, politically and materially. We have a history of being merchants and making money through trade since ancient times. The Nabateans were so rich that anyone who could afford a tomb had one carved, not just kings. In fact one of the biggest Nabatean tombs was commissioned by a merchant. Arabs have been proto-capitalists for at least 2000 years. Islam has rules for trade, capital, investments and so on. Getting rich from resource extraction is very new for us, and agriculture and industry practically nonexistent.

So again, I assume you are from one of the industrialized Western nations, to which I ask, where is your communist revolution? Materially and socially, you are far more ready than us.

This is why the bottom-up democracy of China works better. As I understand it -feel free to correct me- at the local level it is very democratic and with a lot of citizens participating. The local politicians then climb up the hierarchy until assuming top national positions through merit, be it by passing tests or proven track record of accomplishments. I think the USSR also had something similar which is where the term soviet comes from.

The CHIPS Act money could have better spent on Frito Lay’s, Herr’s, Utz and others.

Hopefully it won’t continue, and I don’t think it will. Israel, not only for being the US’s lap dog, but also for stoking Sinophobia and supporting Uyghur separatists.

Good. Unlike the Sinophobic West, Saudi Arabia welcomes China and Chinese people.

Arabs and Chinese have over 2000 years of cordial trade relations.

Saudi Arabia is not THAT vulnerable.

Overthrow your “democracy” first, then we will follow. Otherwise, it is just more “lesser-evilism for me but not for thee”.

It is in BRICS+

What’s wrong with that?

China is also sending Mandarin teachers to Saudi Arabia. As a Saudi I’m optimistic and glad that we are looking east.

A political system should counter humans’ bad traits not amplify them

I should adopt this strategy.

They are also likely to be Anarchists that somehow support NATO. Or is that what Ultras mean?

I had so many terrible interactions with western leftists except those who are ML.

We got 'em!

It is easier to understand that they are Zionists and serve Zionism first. They don’t care if Biden loses. Biden’s aides are using him.

This is significant because The U.S. has special rules for satellites over one country: Israel. Amazing what Hezbollah can undo with just a few drones.