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>the Gulf monarchies depend on the U.S. and want to avoid Islamic revolutions There is no one left to islamic revolute in the small gulf states. The natives ar
by ReptileMan 1y ago
>the Gulf monarchies depend on the U.S. and want to avoid Islamic revolutions
There is no one left to islamic revolute in the small gulf states. The natives are minority, the security forces are all foreigners directly under the command of the ruler and in some cases outnumber the total native population. And the natives are too well fed to have the fight in them to risk it all.
- lupusreal 1y agoYou describe a situation ripe for violent inversion, albeit perhaps not of an Islamic flavor.
- ReptileMan 1y agoOnly if their economies crash or something like that. So far the demographics are in extreme cases something like 10% natives, 20% expats, 70% migrant workers in various forms of indentured servitude. External intervention - could work, but the gulf war showed that it won't be tolerated. Internal strife - could be, but so far everyone is living la dolce vita there (at least the ones with the means and capacity to organize this inversion). Saudi Arabia is the only one vulnerable - but if there is something there it won't be islamist because the people seems to not be too fond for both Wahhabism and the royal family.