Comments on: Voting For Petra As A New World Wonder http://www.black-iris.com/2006/11/27/voting-for-petra-as-a-new-world-wonder/ A Jordanian Blog Fri, 25 Jul 2008 01:47:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 By: Farajat 2007 http://www.black-iris.com/2006/11/27/voting-for-petra-as-a-new-world-wonder/#comment-76342 Farajat 2007 Fri, 13 Jul 2007 14:29:43 +0000 http://www.black-iris.com/2006/11/27/voting-for-petra-as-a-new-world-wonder/#comment-76342 Dear All, I wonder actually how jordanians still have not visited Petra. may be the whole issue of voting was commercial but certainly Petra deserves being a world wonder. It is the right for every nation to be proud of its past, above all it is not a constructed one but inherited and embodies the roots of our ancestors. We have so many sites throughtout Jordan and Bilad elsham where we can be proud of them. What would you lose if you paid 20 cent for your identity!! Dear All,
I wonder actually how jordanians still have not visited Petra. may be the whole issue of voting was commercial but certainly Petra deserves being a world wonder. It is the right for every nation to be proud of its past, above all it is not a constructed one but inherited and embodies the roots of our ancestors.

We have so many sites throughtout Jordan and Bilad elsham where we can be proud of them.

What would you lose if you paid 20 cent for your identity!!

]]> By: omar albakri http://www.black-iris.com/2006/11/27/voting-for-petra-as-a-new-world-wonder/#comment-75043 omar albakri Wed, 04 Jul 2007 11:14:19 +0000 http://www.black-iris.com/2006/11/27/voting-for-petra-as-a-new-world-wonder/#comment-75043 hi hi

]]> By: khaleel http://www.black-iris.com/2006/11/27/voting-for-petra-as-a-new-world-wonder/#comment-73552 khaleel Tue, 26 Jun 2007 11:31:17 +0000 http://www.black-iris.com/2006/11/27/voting-for-petra-as-a-new-world-wonder/#comment-73552 rgetert rgetert

]]> By: Nas http://www.black-iris.com/2006/11/27/voting-for-petra-as-a-new-world-wonder/#comment-20717 Nas Tue, 28 Nov 2006 10:26:42 +0000 http://www.black-iris.com/2006/11/27/voting-for-petra-as-a-new-world-wonder/#comment-20717 I have to disagree. I don't think one has to visit every site in order to vote, it's not really meant to be an objective competition. It's meant to be purely subjective and that subjectivity can be manifested in national pride which I'm sure other countries hosting those sites will experience. So I have no problem with it being framed in a nationalistic manner. It's like cheering on a national football team. I have to disagree. I don’t think one has to visit every site in order to vote, it’s not really meant to be an objective competition. It’s meant to be purely subjective and that subjectivity can be manifested in national pride which I’m sure other countries hosting those sites will experience.

So I have no problem with it being framed in a nationalistic manner. It’s like cheering on a national football team.

]]> By: upyernoz http://www.black-iris.com/2006/11/27/voting-for-petra-as-a-new-world-wonder/#comment-20630 upyernoz Mon, 27 Nov 2006 21:52:46 +0000 http://www.black-iris.com/2006/11/27/voting-for-petra-as-a-new-world-wonder/#comment-20630 i've been to four of the contenders, and petra isn't one of them (i'd love to go to petra, i just haven't gotten to it yet). of the one's i've seen timbuktu was the coolest. but like adel najeh said above, it doesn't seem fair to vote unless you've been to all the contenders. actually, maybe i'll keep the list of candidates and have visiting each be my life's goal. it is interesting how they seemed to consciously avoid listing sites with political or religious significance. there's a bunch of sites in jerusalem that really should be contenders. and there's mecca. there are probably some stunning tibetan monasteries too, but that might piss of the chinese. i think the organizers tried to come up with a potential wonder on each continent. that's my best explanation for the sydney opera house. i’ve been to four of the contenders, and petra isn’t one of them (i’d love to go to petra, i just haven’t gotten to it yet). of the one’s i’ve seen timbuktu was the coolest. but like adel najeh said above, it doesn’t seem fair to vote unless you’ve been to all the contenders.

actually, maybe i’ll keep the list of candidates and have visiting each be my life’s goal.

it is interesting how they seemed to consciously avoid listing sites with political or religious significance. there’s a bunch of sites in jerusalem that really should be contenders. and there’s mecca. there are probably some stunning tibetan monasteries too, but that might piss of the chinese.

i think the organizers tried to come up with a potential wonder on each continent. that’s my best explanation for the sydney opera house.

]]> By: Oula Farawati http://www.black-iris.com/2006/11/27/voting-for-petra-as-a-new-world-wonder/#comment-20619 Oula Farawati Mon, 27 Nov 2006 20:27:03 +0000 http://www.black-iris.com/2006/11/27/voting-for-petra-as-a-new-world-wonder/#comment-20619 mm... i saw the ads in the paper... but u actually pay to vote... i think 20 piasters per sms... the voting should be free.. the cell phone companies should do more to this country than distributing school bags and i donno what! mm… i saw the ads in the paper… but u actually pay to vote… i think 20 piasters per sms… the voting should be free.. the cell phone companies should do more to this country than distributing school bags and i donno what!

]]> By: Adel Najeh http://www.black-iris.com/2006/11/27/voting-for-petra-as-a-new-world-wonder/#comment-20616 Adel Najeh Mon, 27 Nov 2006 19:34:54 +0000 http://www.black-iris.com/2006/11/27/voting-for-petra-as-a-new-world-wonder/#comment-20616 Such 'competitions' have a lot of stupidity and unfairness. I'm not gonna vote for Petra just because it's in my country, especially that I've never been there..and never been where the other possible 'wonders' are. I think we can't make fair judgements unless we visit all the other places, huh?! Such ‘competitions’ have a lot of stupidity and unfairness. I’m not gonna vote for Petra just because it’s in my country, especially that I’ve never been there..and never been where the other possible ‘wonders’ are. I think we can’t make fair judgements unless we visit all the other places, huh?!

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