Comments on: Saudi women petition for right to drive

By: Steven_L

Steven_L — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 01:54:45 +0000

I’m drunk.

The truth is that the money being pulled out of Saudi civilisation and brought to Britain is spent of German sports cars (17.5 VAT).

Fine congac 17.5% VAT plus duty)

Petro/diesel (80% tax)

I’d sooner the rich Arab knobs than the skint third worlders. If the going gets tough I vote we arest them, seiz thri terrorists suppotying assests.

Most of all maintain military superiority.

By: Heather Yaxley

Heather Yaxley — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 21:07:44 +0000

I noted the fact about women not being able to drive last December (http://greenbanana.wordpress.com/2006/12/06/public-relations-women-and-cars/) – but what struck me as the oddest fact is women in Saudi are allowed to sell cars.

And, let’s not congratulate ourselves on being so emancipated. We still stereotype “women drivers” – and don’t get me started on Sheilas’ Wheels…

By: Ellee

Ellee — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 12:57:48 +0000

Thanks Simon (he is referring to my 18th wedding anniversary – how did I manage it, I ask myself).

And thanks to Welshcakes for emailing me the link about the young girls dying in the fire, it is too horrible for words:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/1874471.stm

By: simon

simon — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 04:35:16 +0000

I agree Ellee. BTW happy 18th!

By: jmb

jmb — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 04:29:16 +0000

It has always amazed me that this restriction on women driving in Saudi Arabia has continued for so long. We had many Saudi women doctors as residents in our hospital. They drove in this country but returned to their land as highly trained medical specialists but were not permitted to drive a car!
Even the Saudi Royal Family behaves differently in the West from the way they behave at home.
Good luck to these women.

By: MICHAEL MANNING

MICHAEL MANNING — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 23:12:00 +0000

An interesting post, as always, Ellee! When I stop and think how much we take for granted it is shocking! I wish this effort great success!!

By: Steven_L

Steven_L — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 22:56:25 +0000

Saudi Arabia is the seat of Islamic civilisation. They aren’t going to be shamed into change by a load of infidels like us.

In the Saudi vision the holy cities of Mecca and Medina will still be standing in 500 years, the Hajj will still take place on an annual basis.

The oil will be gone and a vibrant commercial consumer economy will be powered by the sun. Drivers will drink a refreshing cup of tea whilst charging up their vehicles in Riyadh.

There will not be any drunk, pregnant, Vicky Pollards in shell suits and pornography and alcohol will still be prohibited.

They do not see post-war European civilisation as ‘progress’ they see it as a violent infidel reaction to the twin evils of facism and communism that infidel civilisation created.

Sell the buggers fighter planes but why interfere in their social politics? We don’t take kindly to Muslims telling us that we should chop alternate hands and feet off shoplifters.

Our one gripe with the Saudis should be the way they treat immigrant workers from the commonwealth (i.e. India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Nigeria) not how they organise their own civilisation.

It is none of our business.

By: Quasar9

Quasar9 — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 21:54:34 +0000

You mean women are allowed to drive in Britain
The West is sooooo deca-dent

I hear the Green Saudi excuse is that if women cannot drive, then that means approximately half the population cannot drive. If the rest of the world follows the Saudi example we could reduce road pollution by half – or feel less guilty about driving gas guzzlers, SUVs and 4x4s.

So Brown confident that he can and could beat Cameron hands down in a ‘leadership’ contest, but doesn’t trust the unpredictable and fickle voters with giving him a new term in office just yet.

By: Steven_L

Steven_L — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 21:44:42 +0000

It is a very interesting exercise to watch some of the translated daytime Arab talkshows on youtube.

The Richard Littlejohns’ of their world have an abudence of material provided thanks to the Jeremy Kyles’ of ours.

By: Jean-Luc Picard

Jean-Luc Picard — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 19:46:24 +0000

Good luck to them, though they have a tough task.