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Saudi Arabia Implements Electronic Tracking System for Women

Wow. That is some kind of crazy. And although I'll admit I do not understand that way of life, I don't think I'd want to either.

reply to antdude
Nasty stuff, antdude
Squirted this out on Twitter the other day:
»venturebeat.com/2012/11/22/saudi···by-text/
Edit:
Also at RawStory:
»www.rawstory.com/rs/2012/11/22/s···r-women/

reply to antdude
In that country and others in the Middle East, women are less than nothing. They are treated as baby machines, cooks, and all kinds of things to wait on men, but like people/individuals? No! That is exactly the kind of thing that the radicals of those countries would like to put upon free countries such as the US. I don't find this unusual for them at all, sad to say. (end of rant)

The US was founded on the idea of individual rights regardless of race, gender etc. It was the first, and so far, the only country in history to do so and look at the results. The Arab countries, along with many others, have been a mixture of tribal and collectivist societies and look where they are. If Saudi Arabia didn't have oil (and they nationalized those oil wells) they'd still be riding camels in the desert.

However in today's PC dominated world we're supposed to consider their culture just as good and valid as our ours. I don't and won't.
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reply to antdude
I'm sure a lot of this can be under the auspices of "we are protecting you". Beware any "protection" that can invade privacy and be a simple excuse for domination.

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reply to antdude
That comes from their radical religion... Drop that and there would be nothing like that left or course.
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More likely from the continued precedence and protection of patriarchal and misogynistic attitudes of their culture.

Women are second class citizens in most religions, not just Islam.

This is one of the reasons most people don't want them here , their values and beliefs are incompatible with ours . Now they want to control women like micro chipped animals ...

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reply to antdude
There is no security or privacy for women who live with Arab men, only fear and oppression.

reply to antdude
This is Wahabbist Islam in action. The US and others keep these radicals in power by buying their oil. The minute we get off oil [or start producing enough to supply ourselves; we're producing a lot more oil than we were a few years ago and with reduced demand we're on track to be oil-independent around 2020], we should cut them off and encourage moderates [anybody except al-Qa'ida is more moderate, including most Islamist elements] in the country to depose the house of Saud.

Normally, I don't condone meddling in another country's affairs, but since we put them in power in the first place I suppose it's only right that we take them out and prevent even more extreme elements [remember where bin Laden came from?] from coming to power.

reply to antdude
Which clearly demonstrates why we don't want Sharia law here.

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reply to antdude
Not that I disagree with earlier posts, but you should know that if you live in Latin America as an ex-pat, and your wife attempts to travel to the US with the kids to visit the grandparents, she's going to need your written permission.

reply to StuartMW
I think that the government not calling out the saudi regime on human rights violations is more to do with oil and diplomacy than with some imaginary "political correctness".