In a facebook chat with a few friends of mine, an acquiantance is talking about moving to Dubai because "the sheik is fairly liberal"
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Dubai and other places like it are both important business centers and completely futuristic in appearance, but actually -living- there?
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A modern, filthy rich medieval theocracy run on slave labor is still a medieval theocracy run on slave labor.
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the smaller issue is that they can turn on you on a dime. Never run out of money or favour.