After the Sheikhs: The coming collapse of the Gulf Monarchies

[ResurgentIran]

 

[Awesome]

Not going to happen for the foreseeable future. At least in the UAE, the overwhelming majority of the people are in total support (or rather love) of their leaders. It is almost the same throughout GCC.

The sort of support the UAE leaders enjoy from their people is unseen anywhere else. Moreover they have seen what 'revolutions' have done in the neighborhood.

 

[BLACKEAGLE]

Not going to happen for the foreseeable future. At least in the UAE, the overwhelming majority of the people are in total support (or rather love) of their leaders. It is almost the same throughout GCC.

The sort of support the UAE leaders enjoy from their people is unseen anywhere else. Moreover they have seen what 'revolutions' have done in the neighborhood.

I can't get why some people don't understand this, and how they give themselves the liberty to speak on behalf of the concerned people, especially when those some people live under an oppressive regime. Actually yes, most people who live in Arab monarch countries are content if not happy with their leaderships. We always look around at republic countries which are supposed to be democratic and find nothing but rampant corruption, oppression, poverty, poor medical, education and infrastructure. Unless you have noticed, monarchies are way ahead of those countries in all fields.

 

[Hack-Hook]

we are seeing the overwhelming support in Bahrain

 

[kinggkaii]

Ive read the book , he brings nothing new to light and is just cashing in on the current tide of books that are hitting stores.

 

[BLACKEAGLE]

we are seeing the overwhelming support in Bahrain

Terror groups supported by a terror regime are not normal people, their place is in jail. The next regime to collapse is yours, there has never been an oppressive regime who survived for long. Plus, we have seen how Iranians are fed up and how they were severely oppressed when they tried to speak up. Not to mention the oppressed minorities who if put together are a majority.

 

[Hack-Hook]

Terror groups supported by a terror regime are not normal people, their place is in jail. The next regime to collapse is yours, there has never been an oppressive regime who survived for long. Plus, we have seen how Iranians are fed up and how they were severely oppressed when they tried to speak up. Not to mention the oppressed minorities who if put together are a majority.

yeah , whatever.

 

[Awesome]

I can't get why some people don't understand this, and how they give themselves the liberty to speak on behalf of the concerned people, especially when those some people live under an oppressive regime. Actually yes, most people who live in Arab monarch countries are content if not happy with their leaderships. We always look around at republic countries which are supposed to be democratic and find nothing but rampant corruption, oppression, poverty, poor medical, education and infrastructure. Unless you have noticed, monarchies are way ahead of those countries in all fields.

Here I would disagree... There is nothing inherently good about Monarchies or inherently bad about Democracies. Just that some Arab states have extremely good people at the helm working for their countries with dedication. Democracies are good too in western regions where there are extremely good processes in place. Good processes are equal to (or its debatable that even better) Good people.

But today as long as Monarchies keep their people happy they won't care about democracy. Locals of GCC are in a better position than locals of the US, they get so much more from their government. So obviously these analysts are dead wrong.

we are seeing the overwhelming support in Bahrain

Bahrain is the exception. I would agree. But its primarily the Shia/Sunni thing and then again economics. That issue is not there in the rest of the GCC.

 

[MooshMoosh]

The majority of the people who lives in the Gulf supported their government because of the pay wages they recieve. They don't care about revolution or anything; just the economics and how much they recieve. The reason why there was a revolution in Egypt, Syria, Libya, Yemen and Tunisia because there was poverty and wanted the dictators out. Yes, anyone who talks about politics in the Gulf ends up in prison and even gets tortured but why talk about politics when the Gulf states are stable?

As for Bahrain, if they take it then they'll hand it to Iran and make the people (Muslims) forget about what happened in Iraq. You do know what I mean. Also, it will pose a bigger threat to Saudi Arabiasince both countries are close. We all know their eyes are on Mecca and Madina. That's why they intervened Bahrain and Yemen.

 

[ResurgentIran]

Bahrain is the exception. I would agree. But its primarily the Shia/Sunni thing and then again economics. That issue is not there in the rest of the GCC.

Yeah, but did you see the video? THe lecturer and author points to protests not just in the Shia Eastern provinces of the kingdom but even in the north, the traditional Wahhabi heart land (his words, not mine).
Which makes it much harder to pawn these off as being sectarian.


These kind of protests, in this scope, are rather unprecedented.
Look Im not saying that there will be a revolution any time soon, if ever. The monarchies have proven to be extremely resilient, and still have a lot of legitimacy (whether religious and economic) to their people.
But dont you agree that there seems to be a new trend or trajectory, in these kingdoms?

 

[BlueWarrior]

This is scary lol

 

[Awesome]

Yeah, but did you see the video? THe lecturer and author points to protests not just in the Shia Eastern provinces of the kingdom but even in the north, the traditional Wahhabi heart land (his words, not mine).
Which makes it much harder to pawn these off as being sectarian.


These kind of protests, in this scope, are rather unprecedented.
Look Im not saying that there will be a revolution any time soon, if ever. The monarchies have proven to be extremely resilient, and still have a lot of legitimacy (whether religious and economic) to their people.
But dont you agree that there seems to be a new trend or trajectory, in these kingdoms?

Yeah but what happened with Bahrain? Now everything's quiet. People are realizing that revolutions sound good only on paper but reality is Egypt, Syria, Libya. They are happy, have jobs, have access to education, health care, subsidized utility bills and groceries and in some cases free homes... Revolutions are for the jobless, the deprived. Gulf Arabs are not. Why are you looking at the worst example of Bahrain, why not look at the best example of UAE.

 

[Cheetah786]

The majority of the people who lives in the Gulf supported their government because of the pay wages they recieve. They don't care about revolution or anything; just the economics and how much they recieve. The reason why there was a revolution in Egypt, Syria, Libya, Yemen and Tunisia because there was poverty and wanted the dictators out. Yes, anyone who talks about politics in the Gulf ends up in prison and even gets tortured but why talk about politics when the Gulf states are stable?

As for Bahrain, if they take it then they'll hand it to Iran and make the people (Muslims) forget about what happened in Iraq. You do know what I mean. Also, it will pose a bigger threat to Saudi Arabiasince both countries are close. We all know their eyes are on Mecca and Madina. That's why they intervened Bahrain and Yemen.

If pay and wages were so Good in GCC what are you doing in Australia?

 

[Awesome]

If pay and wages were so Good in GCC what are you doing in Australia?

Well they are good for westerners, just okayish for the other expats. But almost always are good for locals. When we talk about revolutions we are talking about locals, expats can comment only.

 

[MooshMoosh]

If pay and wages were so Good in GCC what are you doing in Australia?

Just living.

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