He flogged and beheaded some folks.

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The Something Awful Forums > Discussion > Debate & Discussion > He flogged and beheaded some folks.

Typo: Aug 19, 2009; Chernigov Military Aviation Lyceum
The Fighting Slowpokes

Dilkington posted:

The house of Saud, while far from being perfect, gave a voice to the followers of Mohammad Ibn Abd Al Wahhab and Sayyid Qutb, two of the most important shapers of modern Islamic identity, and as well as two of the most stalwart enemies of liberalism and the cultural homogenization driven by global capitalism.
Criticisms of "Wahbbism" are a cheap and tawdry way to disguise Islamophobia, because by proxy you insult the noble Salafs, and to do so is to insult the ummah:

I agree it sure is anti-imperialistic to behead homosexuals

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Typo: Aug 19, 2009; Chernigov Military Aviation Lyceum
The Fighting Slowpokes

TheImmigrant posted:

Also, any likely alternative to the House of Saud would likely be much worse. Arabia is not fertile ground for liberal democracy (or Marxism - this is D&D after all) in 2015.

Has there being any real better alternatives to the House of Saud since maybe Nasserism in the 60s, or the Muslim brotherhood before whenever they got suppressed?

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