Comments on: How Jordan Brought The House Down On Freedom Of The Press http://www.black-iris.com/2009/06/30/how-jordan-brought-the-house-down-on-freedom-of-the-press/ A Jordanian Blog Sun, 12 Feb 2012 12:56:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Nas http://www.black-iris.com/2009/06/30/how-jordan-brought-the-house-down-on-freedom-of-the-press/#comment-133161 Nas Wed, 01 Jul 2009 09:41:16 +0000 http://www.black-iris.com/2009/06/30/how-jordan-brought-the-house-down-on-freedom-of-the-press/#comment-133161 <b>Deena:</b> the aforementioned elements you listed, such as a discriminatory election law, etc, are all governed by the executive and used for the purpose of control and domination. These are all institutes created, supported and championed (to a large extent) by the executive branch. as for the social level. i do agree with you. but then again, we are talking about a political environment that has been created for the purpose of breeding bad-representation. if the landscape was opened up i think the emerging factors would create something a bit more inducive to a new breed of representation. to say nothing of the such an environment granting citizens the ability to hold their MP's feet to the fire. Deena: the aforementioned elements you listed, such as a discriminatory election law, etc, are all governed by the executive and used for the purpose of control and domination. These are all institutes created, supported and championed (to a large extent) by the executive branch.

as for the social level. i do agree with you. but then again, we are talking about a political environment that has been created for the purpose of breeding bad-representation. if the landscape was opened up i think the emerging factors would create something a bit more inducive to a new breed of representation. to say nothing of the such an environment granting citizens the ability to hold their MP’s feet to the fire.

]]> By: Deena http://www.black-iris.com/2009/06/30/how-jordan-brought-the-house-down-on-freedom-of-the-press/#comment-133160 Deena Wed, 01 Jul 2009 09:12:04 +0000 http://www.black-iris.com/2009/06/30/how-jordan-brought-the-house-down-on-freedom-of-the-press/#comment-133160 agreed, but the executive branch are not solely responsible for our state of affairs. a discriminatory election law, and even more profoundly, discriminatory gerrymandering of election districts, allow the executive government to remain the patriarchal and non-egalitarian institute they are... that is on a political level. on a sociall level, every time i am in amman it feels like i am being suffocated with headline morality but at the same time there is a near complete dearth of ethics. our parliamentarians and our ministers only reflect that. they give us moral sermons. but they have abandoned the public good, they squander our money and they abuse their power. didn't someone once say every people have the government they deserve? agreed, but the executive branch are not solely responsible for our state of affairs.
a discriminatory election law, and even more profoundly, discriminatory gerrymandering of election districts, allow the executive government to remain the patriarchal and non-egalitarian institute they are…
that is on a political level. on a sociall level, every time i am in amman it feels like i am being suffocated with headline morality but at the same time there is a near complete dearth of ethics. our parliamentarians and our ministers only reflect that. they give us moral sermons. but they have abandoned the public good, they squander our money and they abuse their power.
didn’t someone once say every people have the government they deserve?

]]> By: Mohanned http://www.black-iris.com/2009/06/30/how-jordan-brought-the-house-down-on-freedom-of-the-press/#comment-133138 Mohanned Tue, 30 Jun 2009 15:41:47 +0000 http://www.black-iris.com/2009/06/30/how-jordan-brought-the-house-down-on-freedom-of-the-press/#comment-133138 Fahed Al Kheitan wrote a very good piece today..Check it out.. On a side note: The government is appointed. The senate is appointed. The house is appointed-or might I say- elected ::LOL:: No one really cares.. Kheitan called it an immunity disorder..I call it a national ADD epidemic. Fahed Al Kheitan wrote a very good piece today..Check it out..
On a side note:
The government is appointed.
The senate is appointed.
The house is appointed-or might I say- elected ::LOL::
No one really cares.. Kheitan called it an immunity disorder..I call it a national ADD epidemic.

]]> By: Kyle http://www.black-iris.com/2009/06/30/how-jordan-brought-the-house-down-on-freedom-of-the-press/#comment-133132 Kyle Tue, 30 Jun 2009 14:01:45 +0000 http://www.black-iris.com/2009/06/30/how-jordan-brought-the-house-down-on-freedom-of-the-press/#comment-133132 I relate to a governing body's desire to have an organized space to dessiminate information, where the attache, house speaker, accused legal figure etc. is able to stand in one known regular space to be "on the stand" for the press. When an event happens, or a decision passes, you know where you're going to hear more about it or contest it. However, I hardly believe that such a "controlled" process for "free speech" is any less barbaric than the way it was before. Probably more because, from what I've seen, Jordanian media hates rules or taking turns or any sort system to reach their stories. It's a blood bath and the toss-up is just between having it concentratd in a 12x12 room or all over the front stairs! As for boycotts, I frankly don't believe they accomplish anything in general. Not in Jordan, anyway. My friends there always have some kinda new boycott fad, it's ridiculous. Boycott burger king, boycott beef, boycott chinese rice, boycott mcdonalds, boycott american brands, boycott jewish owned companies, boycott this magazine, don't support this movie, that artist. Obviously, none of these brands, things, people have been affected by any of it, and whaddaya know - boycott's over and you're right back paying for it in a month. Ugh... "nuff said" I relate to a governing body’s desire to have an organized space to dessiminate information, where the attache, house speaker, accused legal figure etc. is able to stand in one known regular space to be “on the stand” for the press.

When an event happens, or a decision passes, you know where you’re going to hear more about it or contest it.

However, I hardly believe that such a “controlled” process for “free speech” is any less barbaric than the way it was before. Probably more because, from what I’ve seen, Jordanian media hates rules or taking turns or any sort system to reach their stories. It’s a blood bath and the toss-up is just between having it concentratd in a 12×12 room or all over the front stairs!

As for boycotts, I frankly don’t believe they accomplish anything in general. Not in Jordan, anyway. My friends there always have some kinda new boycott fad, it’s ridiculous. Boycott burger king, boycott beef, boycott chinese rice, boycott mcdonalds, boycott american brands, boycott jewish owned companies, boycott this magazine, don’t support this movie, that artist.

Obviously, none of these brands, things, people have been affected by any of it, and whaddaya know – boycott’s over and you’re right back paying for it in a month.

Ugh…

“nuff said”

]]> By: Dave http://www.black-iris.com/2009/06/30/how-jordan-brought-the-house-down-on-freedom-of-the-press/#comment-133126 Dave Tue, 30 Jun 2009 11:03:34 +0000 http://www.black-iris.com/2009/06/30/how-jordan-brought-the-house-down-on-freedom-of-the-press/#comment-133126 Interesting and sobering. Interesting and sobering.

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