When institutions (states, businesses, etc.) need cash they forget their principles. My French friends are upset at the recent decision of the state to forget the principle of equality of all citizens and close a beach in Vallauris for the pleasure of a tribal king and his entourage of 1000 people. They've even constructed a lift (=elevator) for the use of the monarch.
● Story in French here.
● Story in English here.
Sucking up to Arabs has been around for a while. But, now, financial circumstances will make the presence of oil money (and private beaches and elevators) welcome in tourist areas, in businesses, in education, and many other sectors. And if women have to walk a meter behind men or not allowed to drive cars or stoned in case they do something "bad", well, Europe will temporarily forget its principles because money, be it tribal or not, is above principles or laws.
P.S. 100 thousand people have complained in writing against this. But the income brought by the tribal king will be greater than 100 thousand euro. So the complaints don't count.
● Story in French here.
● Story in English here.
Sucking up to Arabs has been around for a while. But, now, financial circumstances will make the presence of oil money (and private beaches and elevators) welcome in tourist areas, in businesses, in education, and many other sectors. And if women have to walk a meter behind men or not allowed to drive cars or stoned in case they do something "bad", well, Europe will temporarily forget its principles because money, be it tribal or not, is above principles or laws.
P.S. 100 thousand people have complained in writing against this. But the income brought by the tribal king will be greater than 100 thousand euro. So the complaints don't count.
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