There is so much good in the country. But there is some soul searching that we all need to do to get our country out of this misery.
It’s time to look within.
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The Tribune Express. Where angsty Teenagers post on their emo blogs. 
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Angsty teenagers are also humans and citizens of Pakistan. Why cant they voice their feelings?
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The comments were largely from Pakistan and it was sad to see how emotionally broke people there feel right now.
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I am sorry. I don't feel emotionally broken at all. Why? Because I like thousands of other Pakistanis get **** done. We roll up our sleeves and preserver. We don't go around calling our nation Human Cockroaches. Why? Because we know that we are one of the few nations that falls but always comes back. We are resilient beyond human capabilities. We show that we proud Pakistanis regardless of what happens. **** happens. Self worth and confidence remain forever. What these chumps have is nothing more than an inferiority complex.
The people who write for Tribune Express are the 0.0001% elite of Pakistan. They are all foreign breed returnees. Few of them know what the average Pakistani thinks or feels.
By all means I call you lot Human Cockroaches. Me? I don't let some wanker over the internet with a keyboard define my patriotism and self-worth.
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I am sorry. I don't feel emotionally broken at all. Why? Because I like thousands of other Pakistanis get **** done. We roll up our sleeves and preserver. We don't go around calling our nation Human Cockroaches. Why? Because we know that we are one of the few nations that falls but always comes back. We are resilient beyond human capabilities. We show that we proud Pakistanis regardless of what happens. **** happens. Self worth and confidence remain forever. What these chumps have is nothing more than an inferiority complex.
The people who write for Tribune Express are the 0.0001% elite of Pakistan. They are all foreign breed returnees. Few of them know what the average Pakistani thinks or feels.
I agree.
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I agree he's a bit too much but did you resonate with anything that he wrote about?
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Yeah these boys are from burger families, they don't even know what the real world is like outside their comic world. You don't have all evil or all good in a real world, this happens only in a comic world.
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Great article. I particularly liked the following two paras;
*And please, no excuses, no excuses. Don’t give us that, “If only there was true Islam they would be better”. I think a thousand years is enough, we can’t wait longer. And there was no America in existence for most of that, or even western colonialism.
There is such a sense of sickening moral superiority in Pakistanis, it needs to be addressed. All we care about is foreign policy, eager to point out the hypocrisies of the world, silent on our domestic, or even local life. Why should the world take what you say seriously, why should you be a regional power, or a leader in the comity of Islamic nations?*
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I agree he's a bit too much but did you resonate with anything that he wrote about?
Absolutely not. The only ones who agree with him are wankers who haven't stepped foot in a Pakistani village all their lives. Their version of going to the pind is driving down to Peshawar. That is as far as they will go. Real Pakistanis barely make enough to feed their own families let alone have time to write angst-ridden drivel over the internet.
The people it does resonate with are most of the posters on GS.
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I liked this comment:
I can understand your rage but you have gone overboard with misplaced disdain and a tinge of elitism. To suggest that somehow, the Pakistani public largely comprises inhuman jihadis is preposterous. There is plenty of humanity in our rural areas among the poor and “uneducated” as well. Consider for example that the person who first alerted authorities to Mukhtaran Bibi’s plight was the local village imam who made a sermon in the mosque condemning the culprits and preventing Mukhtaran from committing suicide (read Nicholas Kristof’s account of how the story in his new book). There are plenty of such unsung good people among Pakistan’s faithful poor as well. Prejudice exists in all societies and Pakistanis are no different. Mob mentality and violent voyeurism can be found all over the world as well. We should condemn atrocities such as the Sialkot incident and certainly work on reform but spewing out such vitriol for an entire nation serves little purpose other than sardonic shock value. **Self-criticism is good — self-hatred is not.**
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Absolutely not. The only ones who agree with him are wankers who haven't stepped foot in a Pakistani village all their lives. Their version of going to the pind is driving down to Peshawar. That is as far as they will go. Real Pakistanis barely make enough to feed their own families let alone have time to write angst-ridden drivel over the internet.
The people it does resonate with are most of the posters on GS.
From someone who has actually not only lived and went to schools in pinds of Pakistan, I found a bit of truth in his writing. Not the cockroach part, not the self loathing part but the part where it's time to take the blame. How can we sit here and blame anyone but ourselves.
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its sad. The more i see/read abt the incident ,i feel like crying. I wonder how hard wud it be for parents for the innocent lives that were taken.
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yes k337 it is really sad
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From someone who has actually not only lived and went to schools in pinds of Pakistan, I found a bit of truth in his writing. Not the cockroach part, not the self loathing part but the part where it's time to take the blame. How can we sit here and blame anyone but ourselves.
Pakistanis do take blame for their actions. Thus the hew and cry about Zardari. But this idiotic concept that we are festering boils and sores that need to be lanced off the body of humanity....yeah that drivel only the pseudo-intellectual Pakistani elite can come with.
The concept of hospitality in Pakistan is amazing. People go out of their way to help others. They go out of their way to help those who are in need. You never hear of it because nobody wishes to report it. This news does not sell. It doesn't provide ratings nor does it bring attention.
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This is the frustration falling out of people , and its not only him , but a lot of people I see everyday says the same thing . Which is good , as a nation we really need to be self criticizing . A very few people voice their opinion in front of authorities when it comes to fixing a system . Means we have such a corrupt and failed governmental system , but still you'll see people begging to the same people to help them out . Even if we'll have elections tomorrow , we'll be voting for very same people doesn't matter how useless they are . So we can be as patriotic as it can get , but still its a hard cold fact that we are not best of the nations and neither we see any hope that we'll be becoming one anytime soon .
Now one can give 10s of suggestions that how to fix this situation , but for common Pakistani the only goal is to survive . As he'll be living here and dying here . He just can't go to any foreign country if situation in Pakistan gets worse . This survival instinct pushes him over the edge and he is willing to cross a lot of ethical boundaries . This is matter of survival for him , but a reason of frustration for others with enough to eat and a place to live .
I am not surprised by this article but it sure is a time for all the intellectuals to keep their calm and mold the public opinion in a way that in future they make right decisions and can steer themselves out of this mess . They need to provide the kind of leadership that we been lacking since ever .
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I liked this comment:
I can understand your rage but you have gone overboard with misplaced disdain and a tinge of elitism. To suggest that somehow, the Pakistani public largely comprises inhuman jihadis is preposterous. There is plenty of humanity in our rural areas among the poor and “uneducated” as well. Consider for example that the person who first alerted authorities to Mukhtaran Bibi’s plight was the local village imam who made a sermon in the mosque condemning the culprits and preventing Mukhtaran from committing suicide (read Nicholas Kristof’s account of how the story in his new book). There are plenty of such unsung good people among Pakistan’s faithful poor as well. Prejudice exists in all societies and Pakistanis are no different. Mob mentality and violent voyeurism can be found all over the world as well. We should condemn atrocities such as the Sialkot incident and certainly work on reform but spewing out such vitriol for an entire nation serves little purpose other than sardonic shock value. **Self-criticism is good — self-hatred is not.**
Thats very well put
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The guy picture looks like he has not taken shower himself or saving money from a good haircut! (Just kidding).
Seriously:
The overall tone and more importantly the title of article is disgusting. Idiot!
Where do these so called intellectuals crawl?
Self criticism also should have some boundaries and sense.
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He is heart broken and bitter. I understand his disdain.
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:k: agree