Making sense of Pakistan: Imagining Pakistan sans the religious fixation

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Re: Making sense of Pakistan: Imagining Pakistan sans the religious fixation

@Archangel

Oh yes. Let the educated elite save us from the views and positions of the general populace. So much for supporting democratic values. The majority decides what is acceptable. That is the basic foundation of any society. That is why in Europe homosexuality is acceptable. In Saudi Arabia it is not. Or why in the US it is acceptable to drink at 21 but in France it is okay to drink at 16. The majority decide what is acceptable. Basic element of democracy.

As for the concept of it was made for Muslims but not Islam. The sheer stupidity of that statement is beyond the pale. Its like saying the US was made for people to practice their religion freely but not for basic freedoms.

This is WHY an education is so important to a democracy. For a democracy to function, you have to have informed and educated citizens.

Uneducated and brainwashed people who have no understanding of history or politics, and are by definition, expected to make mistakes. Elite or not, an education certainly does give you an advantage in terms of deciding what is right or wrong.
For example, uneducated people have no understanding of how dangerous it is to mix religion and politics, because they dont have the slightest clue as to how such a setup has fared in the past, or how it is faring in the society they live in.

The stupidity here is being expressed by you…

If you dont understand basic points regarding historical FACT, then im sorry, you just need to go back to school.