Particularly the Royal Saudi the feel it as a threat to they power
2006-12-07 13:07:22 · 12 answers · asked by ubuntu 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
The Royal Saudi family is about 50,000 people. If they went to a democracy, that would leave about 49,900 without a paycheck.
2006-12-07 13:13:04 · answer #1 · answered by Tom B 4 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Well Saudi Arabia makes no claims of being a democracy, its a Kingdom. Its ruled by a Royal Family and citizens of that country can only hope for a benevolent king.
As far as the question about democracy and Islam, well I believe that an Islamic republic cannot be truly democratic. It can only have one party, and cannot allow for criticism of its faith, or rulers.
2006-12-07 21:30:47 · answer #2 · answered by Dr. D 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Iran had a democracy, but it was overthrown in 1953 by a country that values that type of government. Then another mess was made imposing democracy in another part of the world. Maybe the Saudis are right to be a little allergic to the concept.
2006-12-07 21:12:54 · answer #3 · answered by Just Wondering 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well look at the Biblical history of the jews who came out of Eygpt. They cried for years for a leader to free them, but when they got freed, they wanted to go back to Eygyp. God made them wander for 40 years because of their nagging nature. It takes years to turn around a nation, Iraq has been like the gangs in the US for so long they don't know what else to do.
2006-12-07 21:11:56 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes the citizens might just vote them out of office.
The God they serve,allows no choice,He is A Hard Taskmaster.
The "Family" that rules,must think the individual,is too dumb
to run country.
2006-12-07 21:27:25 · answer #5 · answered by section hand 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because the Muslims with the oil want to run the country.
2006-12-07 21:09:55 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
It's a threat to those in power. They don't want to share that power with anyone else because they might loose some of theirs.
2006-12-07 21:11:15 · answer #7 · answered by The professor 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
you DO know Muslims have had democracy before, right?
i hate ignorant people :]]
2006-12-12 22:18:40 · answer #8 · answered by sofia 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They see what it did to the United States, with all our fat people and abortions and braindead rednecks.
2006-12-07 21:09:41 · answer #9 · answered by Atlas 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
the calipha system was a democratic system before the west messed that up,
don't be stupid know history
2006-12-07 21:10:03 · answer #10 · answered by Immortal Verses 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋