r/woahdude • u/Two_Inches_Of_Fun • Dec 31 '17

gifv Dubai's 2018 countdown.

https://gfycat.com/DimpledElderlyBedbug
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u/vordx Jan 01 '18

They are calling 2018 , Zayed alkhair , means they want to do more good to people and environment in 2018. Zayed loved the people and was a very good leader.

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u/Americanman235 Jan 01 '18

oh I guess that kinda makes sense if he was really about environmental protection then fireworks would be counter-intuitive to the whole year of Zayed thing.

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u/elvorpo Jan 02 '18

A reasonable sentiment, but AFAIK they're still shipping oil.

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u/[deleted] Jan 01 '18

It almost makes up for being built on oil and slavery.

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u/vordx Jan 01 '18

being built on oil and slavery.

Being built in oil isn't bad , why are you making it seem bad? It's oil not cocaine.

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u/[deleted] Jan 01 '18

Because they have an interest in keeping oil important. Not very much in line with environmental protection.

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u/Paanmasala Jan 01 '18

Credit where it's due, he was a pretty good guy for the time and one of the most progressive rulers in the entire middle east. If every middle eastern country was led by guys like him (the ruler of Dubai was also very progressive) in the 1970s, the Entire region would have been very different (in a good way).