Re: Nationalist Pakistanis vs. Mullahs --- War is on!
Consider the well-known expression: "My country, right or wrong."
And in all practical terms, if it's comparing one country to another, a patriot will always err on the side of his or her country. Always.
One will always find ways to excuse their compatriots. How many supported Bush's invasion, and only found their moral compass once the war went bad?
No, to be a patriot does not mandate one turn a blind eye to their nation's misdeeds. America has perhaps the best record of acknowledging wrongs of the past (Liberals, at least). But then, you'll always find those who are quick to paint such misdeeds as required for the time. Bombing of Haroshima, the Cambodian campaign, the entrance in the Viet Nam War, and so on. Where there is nuance, (which is almost always), you'll find the patriot the first to excuse their nation.
Is she really far off the mark? I don't think so. What Hareem describes is Chauvinism (in the real sense of the word).
You disagree out of a personal value system that differs from those who support the government. Fair enough. But when loyalist Muslims do the same, it cannotes something different..for some. This is perhaps why Hareem is being picked on?
JazakAllah khair brother for your post. I think I don't need to write or explain myself any further after this. Thank You:)