Thursday, April 20, 2006

On Saudi Arabia...
While reading this article in the LA Times.
Scorpion: Hrm.. there are a million Filipinos in Saudi Arabia. They're the backbone of the society there. What if they just killed everybody, what could they do?
Looking at the CIA World Factbook entry on Saudi Arabia
Scorpion: Only 70% of Saudi Arabian women can read?
GL: It's a totally different culture over there. They're not "supposed" to read.
Scorpion: Well, how are we supposed to Democratize them then? I mean, they're not going to like it if they've been doing this for years or decades.
Scorpion: Hrm.. there are a million Filipinos in Saudi Arabia. They're the backbone of the society there. What if they just killed everybody, what could they do?
Looking at the CIA World Factbook entry on Saudi Arabia
Scorpion: Only 70% of Saudi Arabian women can read?
GL: It's a totally different culture over there. They're not "supposed" to read.
Scorpion: Well, how are we supposed to Democratize them then? I mean, they're not going to like it if they've been doing this for years or decades.