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Bluenorthwest

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21. I think international participation is great. However...

Reply to reddread (Original post)

Tue Feb 17, 2015, 10:54 PM

Feb 2015

Saudi Arabia is the world's only absolute monarchy and punishes people with the whip for blogging opinion so my feelings about their posts would be the least of their worries I'd think.

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If Saudi Arabian citizens became involved on DU re US national and state politics [View all] reddread Feb 2015 OP

How do you know they aren't? Fumesucker Feb 2015 #1

I think they are reddread Feb 2015 #2

Eh? Fumesucker Feb 2015 #4

You betcha! WhiteTara Feb 2015 #16

Check their heights. H2O Man Feb 2015 #5

Who is the stealth Canadian? Should we call John Candy???? msanthrope Feb 2015 #9

Posting in individual state forums? el_bryanto Feb 2015 #3

I would be very interested in reading their perspective. Why do you ask? uppityperson Feb 2015 #6

me too reddread Feb 2015 #8

Me too...I would say their insight here might be invaluable. Rex Feb 2015 #12

They would be beheaded for making the wrong post JonLP24 Feb 2015 #7

So SA is a closed government/nation like China? Rex Feb 2015 #11

Saudi Arabia bans blogging without a licence JonLP24 Feb 2015 #13

Wow, I did not think they could crawl backwards any faster boy was I wrong! Rex Feb 2015 #14

One word...oil workinclasszero Feb 2015 #17

omg I hadnt thought of that reddread Feb 2015 #15

What if they are and you just don't know it yet? Rex Feb 2015 #10

No, not yet. DisgustipatedinCA Feb 2015 #20

I'd love it aint_no_life_nowhere Feb 2015 #18

I would welcome their views on geopolitics DisgustipatedinCA Feb 2015 #19

I think international participation is great. However... Bluenorthwest Feb 2015 #21

I would have no problems with it. avebury Feb 2015 #22