Re: Pakistanis and authority…
Answer could be given in one word: Upbringing (Tarbeyat)
Tarbeyat is something that is essential for a good person. Kids do what their parents and teachers teach them. And when I say teach them, I actually mean teach them through their conducts, dealings and behavior with others. Just telling your kids what is right and what is wrong does not cut it ever.
When Kids get to hear from a person exact opposite to what they see in the person, they essentially grow to become a two-faced person and that’s what we see in people of authority in our very own. Two-faced, it is.
This trait of being a two-faced is a dual sided sword because in order to survive in the society or gathering with a two-faced personality, one quickly learns and adopts the art of typical desi politics. And that my friend, IMO, is crux of the matter.