I’d also like to find out…
The extent to which the Gulf States really are aristocracies, and whether and how they’ve co-opted the rest of the citizens. All is silent except in Bahrain. So why is Bahrain different?
It seems the president of Yemen has tribal connections; maybe the tribes will turn out to be decisive. Certainly they can outvote the middle classes, which makes democracy ill-advised for the latter. I’d like to know the form of land-ownership in the countryside – I’m guessing it’s comparatively primitive and that none of the farmers could ever be considered petit bourgeoisie.
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