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To: Elroy who wrote (222578)	3/7/2005 3:02:49 PM
From: Elroy	Read Replies (1) of 1572777

The "ruling family" in Saudi Arabia comprises something like .1% of the total Saudi population. I don't know the number, but lets say they take 80% of the country's oil revenues for themselves. Lets say the average Saudi doesn't want the rules that limit female driving, minority rights, alcohol consumption or even extreme religious teaching in schools, but the "royal family" doesn't care what the average Saudi wants, they just keep a disproportionate share of the resources and throw any protesters in jail for ten years. In this theoretical scenario (which is not that far off from reality) why are you opposed to outside countries eliminating the current royal family ruling structure, and giving the average Saudi a first opportunity to share equally in the country's wealth and set societal rules which are agreed upon by the majority of the citizens rather than a small, exploitative elite? In you own life, if you see something absolutely wrong, but it is not harming you directly, surely you make some effort to correct it, don't you?

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