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Eh, a $500 billion investment in the city of the future doesn't seem that exciting considering that it's technically under the jurisdiction of a country that co
by Bjorkbat 9y ago
Eh, a $500 billion investment in the city of the future doesn't seem that exciting considering that it's technically under the jurisdiction of a country that considers sex outside of marriage illegal and sodomy an act punishable by death.
They're going to find the results of all that money very underwhelming unless they secularize the legal system.
- tryingagainbro 9y agoUAE is the same. A lot of things are illegal--as shown when some unlucky people get caught http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-39208946 http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-39208946 --but otherwise tolerated. Alchool, sex outside marriage and all. I am pretty sure that they will be able to handle the Wahhabis inside their country...they can buy off most of the "scholars" and the behead the rest. But not sure that they can keep the masses happy (revolution?) or that the city will function as planned. $500 Billion is a lot of money and there's plenty of competition. But then, they are desperate.