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Thanks , bon ami . What better source can there be , than a resident of the Kingdom itself ?
You are very welcome. I have always been critical of my own Gov't, and I would like to see some change, however, the Gov't is too reluctant as it always tries to compromise with conservatives, liberals, and moderates, if you ask me.
By the way , I believe that the Arab intervention in Syria was due to the Iran factor , the House of Saud is capable enough to take care of any Mullah pressure .
The pressure that had been exerted by the Grand Council was for the sake of arming the FSA, while the Gov't chose to take a diplomatic action.
. I mean , the radicals of Pakistan consider the democracy as unislamic but the same wouldn't say a word about the absolute monarchy of the Kingdom . Why ? I think , we all know the answer .
From an Islamic point of view, democracy doesn't go with Islam whatsoever, so Yes, they might be right, however, Islam does create a democracy of its own, having said that, Islam and democracy can co-exist with one another.
As for the absolute monarchy, I think they are right too, some of them said that Islam is against monarchism while others said that they can get along together as long as the absolute monarchy stick to Islam itself.
You mentioned the High Council , I can bring in the Saudi National Guards and the religious police
The Saudi Arabian National Gurad has nothing to do with protecting the royalities, period. It is a common perception to many people. It's The Royal Guard that takes care of the high-profile royalty figures. As for the Commission of Virtue, it belongs to the Ministry of Interior. At any rate, any governmental establishments reports to the Royal Cabinet.
The common Saudi of course supports the Kings because without it , the monarchy cant survive a month
That's right Sir