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Guardian investigation reveals Saudi Arabia has secretive rehabilitation ‘prisons’ for disobedient women

c/world · u/davriellelouna@lemm.ee · 76 points

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u/perestroika@lemm.ee · 3 points

How to make Saudia Arabia a normal society?

  • deny it income
  • deny it access to advanced technology
  • deny it legitimacy and cooperation

Most importantly: stop using oil and natural gas sooner rather than later.

Reasoning: the king stays in power by paying cops, security officials and prison guards - and paying people to shut up and tolerate the regime. Once the system runs low on money, things may change.

Note: women in Europe made rapid progress at getting civil rights at a time when they were needed to run ammunition factories.

It doesn't have to be a world war - any development that makes it economically unavoidable that women start going to work outside their home, will change the role of women in society.