I often make the point that trying to bring democratic values to Middle Eastern countries is akin to trying to teach my Australian Shepherd to do calculus. Well, we just got another example of this recently. In Jordan, there was a debate between two candidates.
One of the guys apparently took offense at something that the other guy said. The ensuing brouhaha occurred. First, the guy takes off his shoe and whips it at his opponent. Since the other guy or the moderator didn’t run away at that, he reaches into his jacket, and pulls out a pistol. Even that didn’t scare the other two men. Here’s the video:
A couple of points I’d like to make:
First, if you have a pistol and a shoe, why wouldn’t the gun be your go-to weapon?
Second, I think maybe our view of guns is a tad different than people in other nations. Mrs. Arriba and I were watching this, and she screams out, ‘Look, he pulled out a gun!’ I responded, ‘That’s not a gun. Let me show you a gun.’ She calmly said, ‘Don’t bother, Crocodile Dundee.’
July 10th, 2012 at 8:59 pm
Yeah, the middle east is weird like that.
I got stabbed in the ass 6 inches deep(please dont go there) by this Turkish dude for beating the crap outta him earlier.
The ER told me I got”Turkied”.
In Turkey it’s legal to stab some one below the waist because thats not an intent to kill.
Who thinks this sht up ?
July 10th, 2012 at 9:02 pm
micky, I think in some places, you’d be married to the guy now.
July 11th, 2012 at 4:42 am
Yeah, the shoe-thing is the traditional way to insult somebody in the Muslim world.
July 11th, 2012 at 5:19 am
In San Diego, as well as everywhere in the US you’ve 72 hours including long weekends to hear charges or be released.
Juxtaposed,we chose not to press charges and issued quicker justice in the “private” sector.
Jordan surprised me.
I,m sick while grateful because I love watching Taiwanese and S. Koreans in session.
Or when Joe called Barry a liar at a Stage of union garrble
July 11th, 2012 at 10:38 am
Chinese proverb:
“The shoe is mightier than the pistol when liberal foot doth stinketh it.”