▁In ▁their ▁view , ▁the ▁show ▁acted ▁as ▁an ▁inv itation ▁to ▁dialog ue ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁an ▁insp iring ▁less on ▁in ▁dem ocracy . ▁In ▁a ▁column ▁entitled ▁" Star ▁Academy ’ s ▁Dem ocracy " ▁a ▁female ▁Sa udi ▁journalist ▁wrote ▁that ▁" A rab s ▁she id ▁away ▁from ▁voting ▁because ▁… [ of ▁fra ud ] … ▁until ▁satellite ▁television … ▁cor rupted ▁us ▁by ▁inc iting ▁us ▁to ▁vote : ▁" vote ▁you ▁are ▁the ▁ref eree " … " n omin ate ▁your ▁favorite ▁candidate " … the ▁Arab ▁vie wer ▁has ▁become ▁obs essed ▁with ▁voting ▁because ▁results ▁res emble ▁election ▁results ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁where ▁unlike ▁Arab ▁elected , ▁no ▁body ▁wins ▁by ▁ 9 9 . 9 ▁percent ▁but ▁rather ▁by ▁logical ▁proport ions ." ▁▁ ▁Other ▁liber als ▁were ▁ex as per ated ▁by ▁the ▁conserv atives ’ ▁excess ive ▁reaction ▁to ▁Star ▁Academy . ▁Another ▁female ▁journalist ▁writing ▁for ▁Arab ▁news ▁asked ▁" how ▁vulner able ▁must ▁we ▁be ▁if ▁a ▁TV ▁program ▁can ▁‘ destroy ▁our ▁moral ▁standards ▁and ▁teach ▁our ▁children ▁bad ▁things ." ▁▁ ▁A ▁major ▁liberal ▁voice ▁ha iled ▁from ▁within ▁the ▁royal ▁family ▁when ▁Prince ▁Al - W ale ed ▁Bin ▁Tal al , ▁a ▁major ▁st ake holder ▁in ▁L BC , ▁supported ▁Star ▁Academy ▁by ▁sending ▁his ▁private ▁plane ▁to ▁Be ir ut ▁to ▁bring ▁the ▁winner ▁back ▁to ▁Sa udi ▁Arab ia . ▁ ▁A ▁" Pat ri ot ▁Night "