Comments on: Jordan Festival: The Irony And Hypocrisy In Quotes

By: Yazan

Yazan — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 22:27:49 +0000

hahaha ‘HIV infected toothpicks’!
I am glad that rumour didn’t reach me. I would have been really pissed off.
Cheers mate.

By: Batir Wardam

Batir Wardam — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 19:19:13 +0000

Have u read the front page of Addustour today regarding HM’s comment on your blog?

By: Osama

Osama — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 14:08:02 +0000

Gangsters injecting random girls on the street with HIV… lol

That is funny. I remember a story about toothpicks infected with HIV. I am still paranoid about using toothpicks till this day!

You made my day Yazan!

By: Yazan

Yazan — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 13:45:09 +0000

As I said in another comment, the average citizen is in a dilemma regarding the issue of trust! I mean taking the Jordan Festival as an example, news was circulating about artists dropping out of the festival and canceling their shows. This was followed by news of the show still scheduled as planned, and that artists were not falling for all the rumours about Publicis. This was then refuted by other news sources, which stated that artists are in fact not showing up to the concerts.
I mean WTF! I hate the way rumours spread so fast in our country, and might be posting about it on my blog.
This reminds me of the time when people started the rumour of gangsters injecting random girls on the street with HIV. The paranoia at the time was suffocating.
Thanks for the post.

By: Osama

Osama — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 13:03:10 +0000

Seriously? The only thing I liked about this year’s festival is that for a change the artistic festivals in Jordan finally started (or showed late signgs) of catching-up. After other regional centers overshadowed Amman’s hisotory. May be some variety in the taste of artists being displayed and serious genres. We are not all Amro Diab lovers.

By: secratea

secratea — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 12:45:50 +0000

looks like they are also gonna ignore every aspect of culture this year and reduce the entirety of the festival to a bunch of singing concerts; not that songs aren’t cultural products, but i’d rather see Amro Diab on satellite, just in case he’s still coming!

By: Osama

Osama — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 12:40:06 +0000

I totally agree. Surely it is ironic and hypocritical.

And yes, the gentleman who started the fire for no good reason should be held accountable. The JAA President (and other public figures like him) making false accusations without even checking official statements from the parties involved (Publicis Groupe, MoT, etc…), were uttering of nothing but ignornace.

If anything is to be learned from this, is the huge divide that seperates the social scenes in the country. On this site, we here sensable analysis and comments. On local Jordanian papers websites for example, we hear and read the opposite way of thinking and analysis. That is exactly how the false accusations of the incompetent spread and caused the damage. They simply found vast recepient think-like minds.

True, “too careless and incompetent” some in this country are. “It is shameful”…..

God bless.

By: Moey

Moey — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 11:51:28 +0000

HAHAHA ironic!