The Jordan Social Debate 101

The Jordan Social Debate 101

So many people will argue that we are not in the luxury of social debates, and though economic and political debates are quite active, not to say very hot in Jordan, it is fair to say that it is still a minority in Jordan that want to bring this debate forward and obliviously no player in Jordan Political Life wants to, as it does not win you much appreciation among the majority, and the sensitivity of this issue can be turned into a killer of ones political future, or even creditability. Is this a political suicide? Perhaps it could be made one depends on capacity to understand and methods to analyze, but again who can better explain words but their owners. And at a personal note I do believe social reform is a must and should not be ignored due to such issues being unpopular, and to very certain extend Taboos.

There is no agreement if Jordan is 100% democratic state, and none can argue it is a perfect opposition to this claim, the consensus on the Jordan Democracy is that Jordan is a country in transition with much done over the course of the last few years, and very much among the leaders of Democratization processes among Arab States competing with Morocco and Lebanon, and widely debated Iraq.

Having this established a “country in democratic transition” means that at certain moment of the foreseen future Jordan should be considered as a well-established democracy with its own traditions and domestic own understanding. But the Status Queue should not be tolerated to allow a luxury of time of those who favored it. There is a risk that in a short spin of time we can find ourselves as Jordanians lagging in a Chapter that we are its clear frontrunner.

In a general note the author of this post believes that this “moments of transition” is about the right time to introduce a comprehensive social reform package, as public awareness of civic rights and duties, along with respect to others individualism, and own personal space are a milestone for the whole enacted process and that it should not be delayed anymore.

Established earlier there have been a very hot debate on Economic Reform, and another strong debate on political scene that though I do not always enjoy its tone it is quite thrilling to see more Jordanian getting relatively involved in light of current economic challenges that can not be separated from the Whole Social, Economic, and Political Reform the country is witnessing.

In the upcoming posts few quite controversial social issues will be addressed with the leading agenda of sparking a debate on these issues, the posts due to arrive at Hamzaism will try to address the following social reform demands, and review progress made or steps backwards, these issues are:

- Abolishing the Capital (Death) Penalty

- Recognition of HIV/AIDS +ive, prejudices, rights, and social comprehension

- Recognition of difference of sexual orientation, and tolerance as a concept in practice, and civic rights

- Pro-choice vs. Pro-life (A Debate on abortion)

- Other: allowing a space to other issues being introduced

It is quite interesting to collect reviews on these subjects prior to the date of release as it can be to see the reflections on such issues.