Oh, they do know, but they employed these turds to do this to control them -— bit like Hitler’s brown shirts, really, but better thought out.
The Saudi royal family is all about pacifying the masses. One of the way they do this is with the religious police.
This way, the relgious fanatics have a job, a hierarchy, goals, and a means to channel their religious furor.
Plus, the government has a list of nuts that they can monitor and cherry-pick.
It’s like riding a giant scorpian. The only way to keep from getting stung is to stay riding — and even then, you’ll get nailed a bit.
We trade intolerance, a lot of hedonism, and a little terrorism to keep oil flowing and to prevent a LOT of terrorism.
It’s a precarious balance, and one that the Michael Savage “ports” (to refer to a similar kingdom) crowd does not understand.
In the words of Ann Coultor, “invade their countries, kill their leaders, and convert them to Christianity.”