Are you arguing against the fact that UAE, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, China, Singapor etc arent among the best countries in the world? Western democracies are falling apart all over and barely functional as a society.
Lets look at a basic list, you tell me which countries in the middle east are doing better:
Monarchies:
- Saudi Arabia – Absolute monarchy
- Jordan – Constitutional monarchy
- Morocco – Constitutional monarchy
- Kuwait – Constitutional monarchy (Emir)
- Bahrain – Constitutional monarchy (King)
- Qatar – Absolute monarchy (Emir)
- United Arab Emirates (UAE) – Federation of hereditary monarchies
- Oman – Absolute monarchy (Sultan)
Democracies/Republics:
- Egypt – Republic
- Iraq – Federal parliamentary republic
- Syria – Republic
- Lebanon – Parliamentary republic
- Israel – Parliamentary democracy
- Turkey – Presidential republic
- Iran – Islamic republic (theocratic elements)
- Yemen – Republic
Which countries would you rather visit. Look at China vs the USA even they have a functional government, we havent had one since before nixon even.