Guest post by "Nestor Notabilis" In my (probably pretty difference via Saudi Arabia and Bahrain) experience, fear and feeling like victims are secondary to keeping up an illusion of power and the status quo. An often literal pecking order where the people society says are best can take out their frustrations on those it says are below, which makes them feel better about their own lives no matter how dire. Perhaps there's a 'fear' element in that, not wanting to let go of that power but I think the power is more important than the fear associated with it.
