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Kind of hard to get outraged about. These people _are_ corrupt. So is the crown prince. The Game of Thrones reference is apt, none of these people are morally superior to the others.

On the list of Saudi outrages, this ranks pretty far down the list.

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Yeah, sure, compared to routinely beheading people for witchcraft, this might even seem civilized.

My point was that when it's murderous tyrannical allies like Saudis, the mainstream response is just like yours, "eh, what am I supposed to do about it, that's how it goes".

When it's adversaries like Saddam Hussein, it's "wtf, let's bomb the shit out of them".

(Don’t forget that Saddam was supported by the US before he wasn’t supported by the US)

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