Archived Saudi Arabia To Sue Twitter User Who Called Poet's Death Sentence 'ISIS-Like' (europe.newsweek.com)
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Archived Saudi Arabia To Sue Twitter User Who Called Poet's Death Sentence 'ISIS-Like' (europe.newsweek.com)
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[–] ShinyVoater 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
If I recall correctly, Saudi Arabia achieved its current size by conquering three other kingdoms, but after that they've mostly played nice internationally, so their Islamicism only comes up in the same context you'd see any other cruel third world nation's domestic policies come up in.
To elaborate on what /u/AOU said, they do wage plenty of jihad, but the big difference from ISIS(and what let it go unremarked since the house of Saud took power) is that they don't do it with the sword, but instead by sending radical imams to the four corners of the globe with the goal of integrating into the community and spreading their teachings. This is extra dangerous because, while you can quote the most vile portions of the Koran and Hadith until you're blue in the face, most Muslims haven't really given a damn for centuries; this means that the Sauds can get lost in a crowd, so to speak, and wage their jihad in the beginning by undoing the ravages of time and reawakening the violent call of Mohammed in those areas.
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[–] ShinyVoater ago
"Mostly" refers to their whole history. After the initial conquests and outside of trying to crush Israel(which was a joint effort), they haven't really done anything to single themselves out. They're taking sides in Yemen's civil war, but unfortunately they're still "our bastards" for opposing Iran, which means the Yemeni government they back is in that category as well(there's also the small matter of ISIS and the Ukraine situation drawing most international attention away from their funny business).