I absolutely can, because it adds something called CONTEXT. SA isn't the west-but its better than ISIS and they are more suitable to our interests than ISIS would be. They aren't and will never be westerners.
which alterntives ? :shock:
you never feel sorrry for those saudi women ?
iran is more democratic when compared to saudi arabia but they are bad boys
lets be honest
So is Turkey, but this nation looks out for its own best interests.
hi canada
can we say the so called western value is nothing but just Money ? they suddenly stop mocking anything about this religion when it is about saudis.
The west is "all about the money" - that's what makes capitalism the best system in the world and what makes western people and governments rich and successful. And the west doesn't generally tell other people how to live and what religion to follow, if any, and I would disagree with you that the west mocks any religion. The west challenges any people who, in the name of religion, try to bring death and strife to others of other or no faith - that's not mocking. But there are many in the west and elsewhere who ridicule all religions - Muslims do as well - some do it for humour, others do it because they're humourless. Personally, I'm not a religious person but I also have no need to ridicule any who are and I generally don't find religious ridicule funny. But that's just me.
Well as any human system capitalist isn't perfect it can for example be shortsighted. That already during the oil crisis in the 1970 West learned the dangers of being dependent on Middle Eastern oil. But when Saudi became a close ally and the oil prise droped and everyone was happy (except the oppressed people in ME). Then you had the gulf war that both show the risk and cost of being dependent on ME oil. But after the war thanks to the Saudi the oil price was still low and everyone was happy in the west escpecially the people with Hummers.
Then you hade the 9/11 with mostly Saudi hijackers and the leader of AQ being a Saudi. But the close realtions with Saudi Arabia countinue. But Saudi Arabia could not keep the oil price down, so for example USA started developed fossil fuel alternatives. That at the same time many realise both the danger with climate change and the long term benefit of energy independence so green alternative energy was also staring to develope. An in a few years for example solar and windpower have drasticly increase. But now the oil prices is droping again, have we learned the lesson or will we go back to being dependent on Saudi oil?
World Solar Power Capacity Increased 35% In 2013 (Charts) | CleanTechnica
Global Wind Power Capacity Up To 282.5 GW (~20% Increase In 2012) | CleanTechnica
That alternative to ME should have been started a long time ago for both ecomical, enviromental, morale and security reasons, but the shortsighted of capitalism and the lobbying power of big busines helped to delay the change.
you seem to ignore the former socio economic and culturel movements that led the West to get rich and richer .geographical discoveries (colonialism ),renaissance ,reform and industrial revolution.The west is "all about the money" - that's what makes capitalism the best system in the world and what makes western people and governments rich and successful. And the west doesn't generally tell other people how to live and what religion to follow, if any, and I would disagree with you that the west mocks any religion. The west challenges any people who, in the name of religion, try to bring death and strife to others of other or no faith - that's not mocking. But there are many in the west and elsewhere who ridicule all religions - Muslims do as well - some do it for humour, others do it because they're humourless. Personally, I'm not a religious person but I also have no need to ridicule any who are and I generally don't find religious ridicule funny. But that's just me.
Well, I'm not a fan of bankrupting western first world nations on environmental whims and hoaxes so unless and until someone comes up with an economical energy source that is as user friendly, relatively cheap and abundant as fossil fuels, I'll stick with the old standbys. Capitalism is far-sighted enough to see that there is an abundance of fossil fuel supplies and alternatives, many that haven't even been touched on the surface as yet. And let's not forget that many of the "environmentally" friendly alternatives aren't environmentally neutral, friendly or safe. Many of the components that go into the manufacture of wind and solar are some of the dirtiest to mine and produce, destroying the environment far more than the Canadian oilsands ever could, as witnessed in China from action and as witnessed in the US from inaction and refusal of American governments and environmentalists to mine and produce them from the abundance of reserves on American soil. It's fine for young environmentalists to walk around with their smart phones and preach solar and wind because they are blind to the damage done to the earth in China in order to satisfy their desires. Most environmental purists are hypocrites of the highest order.
As the Times put it: “By creating huge demand for wind turbines and especially for solar panels, it has helped lure big Chinese manufacturers into the market, and that combination is driving down costs faster than almost anyone thought possible just a few years ago.”
Wind power provided a record 41.2% of Denmark's electricity consumption in the first half of 2014, power grid operator Energinet.dk said in its half-year report published Tuesday.
But we should not surrender to the notion that it will be impossible. Recent studies have confirmed that existing technologies, such as energy efficiency, renewable power, and smart policies can rapidly reduce emissions, while bringing important co-benefits, such as improved public health and energy and water security.
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