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Is The House of Saud an evil organization?
The House of Saud: How much longer do they have left?
As bad as the Saudi family is, they are actually not the source of most of Saudi Arabia's problems. The real problem is the Wahhabi establishment which has partnered with the Saudi family. The Saudi family needs the Wahhabis in order to legitimate their rule. The Wahhabis need Saudis if they want to enforce their interpretation of Shariah internally and spread their zealotry externally. This is how Saudi Arabia has been and still is run. If anything, the Saudi family moderates the Wahhabis. That's why factions of Wahhabis such as Al Qaeda have splintered off from the Wahhabi establishment.
In short, undermining the Saudi family won't necessarily fix the problem.
More on reddit.comHouse of Saud (2018) | The history of Saudi Arabia and its troubled relationship with America. [01:56:36]
Excellent documentary. Can't recommend it highly enough if you're at all interested in this sort of thing.
Also check out Bitter Rivals, a more recent Frontline doc on the relationship between Saudi Arabia and Iran.
More on reddit.comThe house of Saud was instilled by the British - Do we have a part to blame in establishing this dynasty?
How did the House of Saud come to power?
Does Saudi Arabia still have a royal family?
Where does the Saudi royal family live?
The House of Saud is the ruling royal family of Saudi Arabia.
Saudi Arabia has been criticized by the international community for its poor human rights record, Saudi Arabia is a totalitarian regime where political opposition is not permitted, there are no political parties or national elections, The House of Saud has also been accused of sponsoring terrorism, and they have been involved in arresting and even murdering journalists and activists, Saudi Arabia also discriminated against women, LGBT people, and religious minorities, there is no religious freedom, as the practice of non-Muslim religion is prohibited, there are also cruel and unusual punishments such as flogging.
So I say yes, it's an evil regime, what do you think?