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To: Fitzy_888
This could be a way for the Saudi government to create a “Dubai” experience within the kingdom, without giving up the Mecca/Medina birthright.

But if the religious police are allowed into NEOM, then all bets are off.

Especially about Saturday evening near sundown ...

10 posted on 11/07/2017 3:41:43 PM PST by texas booster (Join FreeRepublic's Folding@Home team (Team # 36120) Cure Alzheimer's!)
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To: texas booster

Speaking of Dubai, I know a German National that works for an international corporation that I won’t name. He likes beer. He was headed to Dubai and I joked it will be some time be for you have a good beer. He said “No, no, you can drink beer their, just not liquor -none whatsoever.”

It’s interesting to me that we see the Chinese building these idealic, but empty, cities for the sake of command and control.

And, you see the Saudi’s following the same path, but for the arrogance of palace life. Do you have to design an entire city to attract some industry and reckon jobs? It’s like they are happy to build a middle class in a terrarium they control. Intuitively, that should tell us they will fail miserably!


11 posted on 11/07/2017 4:28:45 PM PST by Fitzy_888 ("ownership society")
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