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> Is this not in line with the average person’s perception of the Saudi government? No. The average person thinks we’re allies and therefore by definition Saud
by dpark 7y ago
> Is this not in line with the average person’s perception of the Saudi government?
No. The average person thinks we’re allies and therefore by definition Saudi Arabia is run by “good guys”.
- tc313 7y agoAre you sure that you’re not an average person? I think most people understand that Saudi Arabia doesn’t operate to the standards of Western republics.
- icebraining 7y agoThat's not what the polls in the US shows; 2/3rds have a mostly or very unfavourable opinion of SA: https://news.gallup.com/poll/1624/perceptions-foreign-countries.aspx https://news.gallup.com/poll/1624/perceptions-foreign-countr...
- bryanrasmussen 7y agofrankly, if people are so uninformed they think Saudi Arabia is run by the good guys the odds are more likely they're so uninformed that they don't know Saudi Arabia is an American ally.