After nearly six months absence, Mental Mayhem’s opinion poll is back. The topic this week is the ongoing Hamas debacle. So far the poll’s results are in favor of the Jordanian government version of the story. Part of me wants to believe yesterday’s airing of the confessions of Hamas members on Jordan’s national TV would alter the opinions of skeptics out there. But I think I might be mistaken. A quick sift through the comments posted on different Jordanian blogs here and here and on my own blog seems to prove otherwise. Sadly enough, and for reasons I won’t get into now, it seems that there is a segment of society that insists upon doubting anything coming from the Jordanian government — no matter what; even if it involves their own security.
I wonder if those that continue to deny Jordan was eyed by some Hamas members as a possible military target have forgotten that Jordan was recently attacked. Jordan has been — and still is — a target. That’s the sad reality we have to grasp. Whether the perpetrators were Alqaeda or Hamas, I believe Jordanians should stand up and condemn these attempts instead of resorting to the old Middle Eastern option: embracing conspiracy theories.
Anyway, arguments about this are endless, so I will leave you with a quote from one of my favorite Jordanian bloggers, Khalaf:
Any self-respecting Jordanian who cared about the welfare of the country should stand up and tell Hamas to keep their hands off of Jordan. Smuggling weapons into the country, monitoring the movements of members of security forces and tourists and planning to commit terror is not a game, and this should not be a subject for political football.
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Abu Sinan:
“with the Jordanian government being the ultimate in democratic states in the Middle East”
you are joking, right? you have a romanticized image of Jordan mate that you pick up from CNN.
Natasha:
The poll is not honest because it can let the same person vote more than once if they leave a few hours between voting rounds. It seems that two sides are taking rounds here because each indicator jumps 10-20 votes each time I visit and each time it is a different indicator that is leading the vote.
A larger sample of voters (with more credible voting controls) is available on Al-Jazeera’s website:
http://www.aljazeera.net/Portal/KServices/supportPages/vote/vote.aspx?voteID=1368&dispType=1
Considering how well known the Jordian authorities are when it comes to the truth, why would anyone doubt it? It isnt like they have been slammed by many international bodies because of abuse and torture of prisoners is it?
I mean, just because they have been known to torture prisoners doesnt mean they tortured these ones right? Just because the Jordanian government is closer to Israel than any Arab/Muslim country doesnt mean they would come up with this stuff to bolster their image right?
I mean, with the Jordanian government being the ultimate in democratic states in the Middle East, why would ANYONE doubt video confessions?
And who says that Mansaf is the supreme dis! It is from your perspective only. !
BoosShoof I agree
You have a lot of good ideas. And when I said the arguing goes on and on I wasn’t refering to you, its the whole blog and the issues raised. Sorry if you thought that was directed at you.
Peace out
“Handala”
Handala, why are you so quick to paint opposing opinions as “arguing” this is a debate between people who have different views. Why must it end with a walk out? We don’t have to agree on this issue. But I bet we agree on man other issues. it just happened that you are debating with people who don’t agree this time. But here are issues I am willing to discuss with you that I think we all will ageee on (crossing fingers):
– Mansaf is the supreme ruler of all dishes 🙂
– The Abdoun bridge a site to behold.
– Amman’s taxi drivers even if they go to kneeseh or masjed will go to hell 😉
BoosShoof
That was not my issue with Christian Muslim tenstions. That was a simple question.
But to say there are no tensions its not true. My problem is not with Jordan when it comes to Christian Muslim tensions, that exists everywhere, but why can’t we be different, why can’t we be better and eleminate that.
Lets see, should I count the times I’ve been called a “Kafer” during the days I was growing up in Jordan. Does that count? How about the job interview when I was asked my relegion?
I’m not saying that Jordan is worse than other places, but I want it to be better, why do we always have to settle for what we have and say yallah we are atleast better off than other places.
Ofcourse that was expressed by Batir Wardam’s message and blog. I don’t care if we are better than other places, we have room to improve even more and we need to, not only in Jordan but throughout the Arab world.
Either way, I give up on this blog, its a waste of time as the arguing just goes on and on, its sickening.
“Handala”
“Can a Christian marry a muslim and keep his relegion?”
I am afraid this is not protected under the geneva convention 🙂 so I hardly consider this a human rights violation. i was waiting for you to tell me a story about the job you were denied because of your religion or the article in the jordanian press that attacked your religion or possibly the day you were not permitted to go to church or people were burning bars because they sell alchohol or ….. With all due respect Handala,yours is hardly an issue that I would put under Christian-Muslim tensions. it may fall under the category of respectign each others beliefs. I for one could care less who wishes to marry whom, but I will not try to change society over this issue. I have bigger fish to fry such as the rising corruption resulting in massive poverty. poverty is destroying the social fabric of jordan, causing domestic violance, child labour, poor acedemic achivment…that to me is serious stuff, because the poorer the people, the more ultra “conservative” they become and the more social problems we have to deal with. see palestine and hamas. i bet you if the standrds of living of jordanians improve, many of your issues would start to shrink. Poverty is the enemey of progress and social harmoney, and the mega corruption is the sole drain on the national economy. you want to help jordan become more liberal, stand up to corruption and fight poverty.