Re: Gifts of Independence…Babara Masscre!
Actually the majority of the people who you read being vehemently racist on these sites (even on here) are Afghani Pashtuns who have been forced to live in Pakistani cities (Karachi, Lahore, Pindi) due to the war in Afghanistan. I have a few friends who’ve come to Canada as refugees from Afghanistan by way of Pakistan. Usually we don’t discuss politics, but I can easily picture them saying some of the things about Pakistanis\Punjabis I read on here occasionally – mostly becuae the internet makes everyone bold. Keep in mind, they don’t have much better to say about Uzbeks, Tadjiks or Hazaras.
We should be patient with these people as usually there bigotry is due to a lack of education and a feeling of victimization. Beyond that they do have some legitimate complaints about how they were\are treated.