UK Government order UK Flag to be flown half mast for dead King of Saudi Arabia

[[NP]Monte Montague]

http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2015/01/23/saudi-king-flags-half-mas_n_6531206.html?utm_hp_ref=uk&utm_hp_ref=uk

That pretty much sums it up for me.
My first reaction was... what the actual fuck?

In the UK, the government, or apparently Buckingham palace has ordered flags to be flown at half mast for the death of King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia.

People are left bemused and somewhat enraged at the response. Including myself.

[Khm]

It's some kind of a mark of respect actually, what i can't understand are the reactions of a lot of people, can't we Arabs get respect? But ye a bit surprising.

[[WS]Jacob]

It's some kind of a mark of respect actually, what i can't understand are the reactions of a lot of people, can't we Arabs get respect? But ye a bit surprising.

No person who bans women equal opportunity from men even in the most basic regard, or enforces barbaric inhumane punishments for crimes will get my respect.

[Hidduh]

No person who bans women equal opportunity from men even in the most basic regard, or enforces barbaric inhumane punishments for crimes will get my respect.

Couldn't have said it any better. Why should I respect someone/something if I don't get the respect back for being the way I am or the choices I make in life?

So yes, I understand why some people feel outraged, however as a token of respect I can understand it from the government's perspective as well.

[Khm]

No person who bans women equal opportunity from men even in the most basic regard, or enforces barbaric inhumane punishments for crimes will get my respect.

I get you in that, but my point was general.

[Mr. Goobii]

Saudi Arabia has been a good ally to both UK/EU and USA and they have been improving the equality, not much but it has been going in the right direction. Small steps are better than no steps at all.

[Gandalf]

Let's see if Saudi-Arabia will return the favour.

[Hevar.]

What hell UK? Saudi Arabian is the reason why ISIS is so rich.

Saudi Arabia finances ISIS, so in my opnion why should UK beg down on knee and show that kind of respect when alot of people dies and young girls gets raped or used as sex slave?

Shame on Saudi Arabia!

[Adam]

What hell UK? Saudi Arabian is the reason why ISIS is so rich.
Saudi Arabia finances ISIS

Your source is invalid, It has nothing to do with ISIS, in fact, anyone involved with ISIS gets captured as soon as he tries to enter SA borders.

[Ben.]

A sign of resoect for passed royalty - very honourable!

[[NP]Monte Montague]

Let's see if Saudi-Arabia will return the favour.

That would not happen because their flag bares Islamic text saying they believe in God and Mohammed as the Prophet of God.
So they say to put that flag at half mast is blasphemy.

So no, they wouldn't do it for that reason.
But I believe they have flown a personal royal flag or smth at half mast before.

[Ehks]

What hell UK? Saudi Arabian is the reason why ISIS is so rich.

Saudi Arabia finances ISIS, so in my opnion why should UK beg down on knee and show that kind of respect when alot of people dies and young girls gets raped or used as sex slave?

Shame on Saudi Arabia!

Oh trust me.... You still don't know who financed them and supported them to f**k the middle east up for their benefits. Definitely not the Arabs... They're attacking us more than they're attacking the west for god sake, just last night this happened 5 soldiers dead in Lebanon border battle with jihadis

On topic, I hate his guts but still won't smile at his death... Just like any president in the middle east, he's a traitor to his country, and to us the Arabs, not to mention that I disagree with most of the laws in Saudi Arabis... Females and Males are f**king equal damn it, in everything! Nowhere in the Qur'an it states that men are above women.