Red pill me on Saudi Arabia /pol/
Rich warlords that feed off of religion and use it as a medium to acquire more power and wealth.
>WE IZ KINGS
>>55305516
backwards desert hicks who struck oil now have more money than god
>>55305516
The first thing you need to know.
>>55305516
The Jews of the middle east.
Other than the actual Jews obviously.
>>55305516
> “My grandfather rode a camel, my father rode a camel, I drive a Mercedes, my son drives a Land Rover, his son will drive a Land Rover, but his son will ride a camel.”
>>55305733
/thread
>>55305516
A somehow less trustworthy ally
British funded them in to power despite knowing he was partners with Wahab who is the founder of the Wahabbi sect of Islam. So you know when you hear about Islamic extremist ideology? Yeah we funded those guys who are now billionaires.
>>55305516
>traditional monarchy
>social conservatism
>country has a rich religious history
>extremely wealthy
>don't let foreigners in
What's not to love
>>55305516
England worst invention.
>>55305516
Literally the worst "ally" that America has.
I'd take 100 Israelis over 10 Saudis.
>>55305972
>Faggots go to prison
>Kids are not taught they are born in the wrong body
>Their women save themselves for marriage
Sounds like a country /pol/ would love, just change the islamic part into secular christian nation and you have yourself /pol/ approved country.
>>55306214
True
>>55305516
>gained a global oil monopoly
>played whole power blocs against each other to maintain Independence
>started a number of wars, toppled governments
>almost single handedly financed world terrorism (in the middle east to stop western powers developing economic competitors) (in africa to hinder chinese development)
>they created radical islam, through incalculable funding of wahabism, which gave birth to AQ ISIS, and their splinter groups
>enforeces strict social law to stop internal threats
>makes themselves the Islamic flagship to supress muslim threats
