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Boykot danske varer - og tænk på noget andet så længe
Jeg har op til flere gange omtalt de mellemøstlige protester mod Jyllands-Postens karikaturer af islams profet som en ren afledningsmanøvre - en kærkommen og sjælden lejlighed for regimer med ondt i troværdigheden og store, interne problemer til at samle befolkningen bag sig.
The Black Iris of Jordan spekulerer i hvert fald over, om ikke det netop er, hvad der sker i Jordan, og over det ironiske i, at man har voldsomme protester over nogle ubetydelige tegninger i en obskur avis i et på alle måder fjernt land kombineret med en fuldstændig passivitet overfor problemer, som kunne forekomme en hel del mere relevante for en gennemsnitsjordaner (hvad det så end er for én):
I find boycotts ironic sometimes, especially in Jordan. But forget about the shooting-yourself-in-the-foot quality that comes with hurting local businesses here in Jordan more than the Danish media in Denmark. Forget about the fact that people are boycotting Danish butter but are still taking their insulin shots (80% of which are imported from Denmark). Forget about the irony of the pirated DVD shop, Hammudeh, posting “Don’t buy Danish products” on its door. Instead, think about this:Og det er jo meget bekvemt for magthaverne, at folk kan hidse sig op over det ene, men ikke det andet, ikke?Why is no one boycotting local goods by local producers whose prices have skyrocketed, some of which have gone unchecked by the consumer protection society (in my opinion)? Isn’t that the natural reaction? Why were no boycotts issued for Israeli products or more specifically American products, over the massacres happening in Palestine?
I ask these questions not to urge such boycotts but to point out the irony of Jordanian’s having chosen to boycott something utterly ridiculous in light of much more serious issues.
Produce prices have gone up.
Bread prices have gone up. We even have to pay for the plastic bags they put them in now.
Fuel prices have gone up.
Dairy prices have gone up.
Real wages have stayed the same.
Where is the outcry there? Where is the outrage over an issue that hits closest to home? Where is the mass mobilization and campaigns and vibrant speeches in the Parliament by our “representatives”?
Nowhere.
Note til kommentarfolket: Er der ikke en, som kan arabisk, som kan oversætte, hvad der står på Emad Hajjajs tegning herover? Jeg er sikker på, det har noget med noget at gøre ....