"In Saudi Arabia, social realities have changed dramatically but social norms have not. The kind of regime did not. The kind of alliances did not. Whenever this happens, there's going to be trouble." -- @iyad_elbaghdadi on @gaslitnation patreon.com/posts/middle-e…
"MBS is not really attempting reform. All he is attempting to do is vanquish his own family and come up on top as the new autocrat and absolute ruler of Saudi Arabia." patreon.com/posts/middle-e…
"During the Arab Spring, dictators were absolutely terrified. And it is their paranoia over a democratic transition that continues to drive their hysteria to this day. Dictators paint themselves into a corner with blood." -- @iyad_elbaghdadi patreon.com/posts/middle-e…
"There is no post-presidency for a dictator. They know that the moment they lose power, a thousand knives come out. This is the situation in which MBS finds himself." -- @iyad_elbaghdadi on @gaslitnation patreon.com/posts/middle-e…
"MBS's closest allies are the UAE and Israel. Those allies have validated his worst excesses. For example, when he used hacking technology, it was provided by the Israelis, and to my knowledge it was Kushner who facilitated this." -- @gaslitnation patreon.com/posts/middle-e…
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