tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8783969302315257415.post266527510868498399..comments2024-03-16T01:00:19.876-05:00Comments on The Mad Monarchist: Royal News RoundupMadMonarchisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08083008336883267870noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8783969302315257415.post-81368343861513338272011-11-20T03:08:59.189-06:002011-11-20T03:08:59.189-06:00You can see that Arab monarchies weather the storm...You can see that Arab monarchies weather the storm of the "Arab Spring" far better than republics. That's because authoritarian republics have usually lack legitimacy, are the design of the founder and can only be perpetuated if a successor can be accepted.<br /><br />Some terrible mistakes were made around 1920. The failure to secure Kurdish independence (possible under a Kurdish monarch), the rather arbritary drawing up of boundaries (the Gulf states evolved organically), the fact the Hashemites of Hejaz lost the battle of Mecca...<br /><br />A century ago, you had substantial Jewish communities in Yemen and even in Saudi Arabia (around Najran), living in peace with their Arab neighbours. That such a thing is impossible today is a tragedy, showing that humanity really hasn't progressed as much as we like to think.David Votoupalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10580606716887515975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8783969302315257415.post-14917505585395238932011-11-19T09:24:27.262-06:002011-11-19T09:24:27.262-06:00thank you for providing this comprehensive report!...thank you for providing this comprehensive report! I enjoy this muchThe Crazy Californian Croatian American https://www.blogger.com/profile/08344886945493646759noreply@blogger.com