Super left wing people today are praising saudi arabia meanwhile they are still FAR FAR behind in equality for women. It's kinda crazy
So it's just left wing people that think this was a good first step? Huh, weird. I'm not left wing and I must not have gotten the memo, that this is strictly for lefties.
This probably has something to do with self driving cars. Someone who stands to make a lot of money. Or they figured with self driving cars so close, throw em a bone.
I think what he meant was that it's a hollow praise. Sure, women get to drive, but they don't get to do much else there.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/26/world/middleeast/saudi-arabia-women-drive.html A buddy of mine was a military advisor to the Kingdom. This is one of his anecdotes: "If they all wear seat-belts, they can get more 'revenge' on the men than EVER imagined!! (Saudi men don't wear seat-belts.) True story: working in Riyadh, driving around the Ring Road. Saudi 'friend' gets in car. I say, "buckle up." Him: "I hate seatbelts. Allah determines if we will live or die." Oh. So I drive forward a half mile and hit the brakes hard. He hits the dashboard. Me: "Allah will determine when you live or die. I will determine when I hit the brakes. You will buckle up if you want to ride with me." Scandal resulted.... If Saudi women wear seat-belts, and decide to crash into men they don't like...Ma'ash'allah!!"