When the fuck are we going to have a national dialogue about Saudi Arabia? I'm sick of talking about things that aren't real issues, but become fucked up fucking problems because we talk them into being problems. Here's a problem. Osama - Saudi. 9/11 hijackers - Saudis. George Bush Oil Butt Buddies - Saudis (just because Michael Moore said it doesn't mean you have to roll your eyes; it's the truth, delivered in a nasal, wheezing voice). OPEC is run by the Saudis. There are not many countries, at least ones with "legitimate" governments, that are worse human rights abusers than Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia is ruled by a fundamentalist interpretation of Islamic law. State-sanctioned beheadings for the people, Mediterranean yachts and gangbangs for the richers. Many of the richest people in the world are Saudi royals. I'll start the fucking conversation. Ready?
Fuck Saudi Arabia.
And for good measure, fuck George W. Bush.
There are injustices everywhere in the world. Our national silence about Saudi Arabia, especially in the shadow of an abhorrent, ill-conceived, illegal, and absurdly unnecessary war, is an injustice that I will never personally be able to cleanse from my conscience.
Sleep well.
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