My feeling is that repressive regimes repress.
During the previous coup in 2006, the mood was comparatively less repressive.
As the Soviet Union began to unravel, there was a pervasive mood of desperation in its most repressive offices.
Most other Islamic countries are Sunni, and throughout the Arab world, at least, repressive elites have had more success at reining in the public mood in times of crisis.
A rock 'n' roll subplot lightens the mood a bit, showing what can happen when a rebellious Western subculture meets a repressive post-Mao society the birth of a colorful underground music scene complete with Beatles cover bands stalked by government censors.
Qataris have publicly rallied around their ruler, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani, and the prevailing mood in the country is that the murder of Khashoggi has shown the world the true repressive nature of the Saudi Arabian regime.
Most are repressive and unpopular.
Internally, the regime remained repressive.
Egyptian rule was generally repressive.
