Politics of power

An invisible hand, ever impalpable, has started its game to execute democracy in its infancy. Incidents that are taking place are a clear indication that a strong establishment is not likely to accept a curb on the reins of its chauvinistic attitude easily. It will not only thwart every effort to undermine its powers but will knock down the system when it will attempt to make the authority of ruling oligarchy questionable or accountable.

I see nothing but a conspiracy to malign democracy, to defame the civil society and prove that a dictatorial and martinet savior under the skin of his Excellency is imperative for decency in political affairs otherwise the uncultured herd of politicians will ruin the brightness of enlightened moderation.

Share your thoughts.

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Looking at the history of Pakistan, and the proven role of the notorious agencies, what you said makes perfect sense.

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^** D**o you really believe that they will succeed in their nefarious desin , specially in the presence of very vigilant and insightful eyes of the media, regardless of the fact that poodle of greed among the journalists are not a hard to find commodity.

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Any indecency in political affairs has yet to be observed. It’s no secret that our democratic leaders are very well-behaved, well-educated, and courteous. They know how to peacefully express resentment and how to handle the difference in opinions. The use of ethnic hatred for political gains by democratic leaders is unheard of.

Absolutely nothing can tarnish the angelic image of our democratic leaders. Such heinous and shameful act of physically assaulting people for political disagreements is indeed done by “an invisible hand” to stain the image of our democratic leaders. It’s either establishment, India, or agencies. Let’s hope and pray that invisible hand stops here and does not go after our other respectable political leaders, such as Zardari and Sharif.

Cover absurdity with absurdity, nice try poster.

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**I **am not sure who you are comparing these politicians with, if for instance I do agree with the strength of your argument and accept them as a very “non-behaving” herd of indecent vermins, the question still remains as to who you are comparing them with.

Difference in opinion is life line for the existence of healthy democratic culture, it is not a culture that exists only in Pakistan, look around, you will find much more vivid display of such behavior, however nowhere else it has been used as a pretext to destroy the system itself.

Our democratic leaders are human beings just like you and me, why you want to see an “angel” in the skin of a human, they have their own vested interests, have their own bias, but none the less they represent a system that has inherent capability to improve upon its flaws, that can learn from its mistakes and that has support of the masses.

When ever you question the integrity of political system, you indirectly question the collective wisdom of the masses, you question your own intellect, and your own ability to recognize good from the bad, let the system work, let them age out of temper tantrum, give the system a fair chance to stand up to its own feet.

We are all human, we react in different manner, we all celebrate victory in a different way, being sober is a culture of long education, a long tradition of fairness in approach. Those who reacted in a shameful way can be and will be recognized, and the existence of invisible hand will not be so invisible. Such unhealthy acts should not be used to stigmatize the system, it should not be used as pretext to overthrow the democracy.

Last but not the least, members of civil society has seen the ray of hope after a long battle with the establishment, they have been atrociously beaten up, jailed and abused, it is human nature to react in a way he was reacted with, what do you expect from an average human being?

Both zardari and Sharif are two faces that represent a system, they will not stay for long, give masses a chance to look under their skin, let masses give a chance to distinguish a rhetoric from a noble intention. Don’t make them a victim of establishment that will make them hero again. If democracy is overthrown in the name of indecent culture , and dictatorship is imposed for another decade, these people will still be hero because they never went through the litmus test of integrity. They would never lose the trust of masses without a fair chance.

If I covered absurdity with absurdity, your magnanimity would be in not saying it on my face, but again we are all human, and you are no exception, we react the way we think appropriate.

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***If Democracy equals Thievery,

Then Pakistan is better off with a Dictator................

atleast you can hang the Dictator...................

Who can you blame in a Democracy.........but the electorate!


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How many dictators have we hanged so far, when ever we got a chance we hanged the politician.
Tell me if your foot hurt, would you chop it, or get it treated?
How do you define thievery?

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Intelliphant,

This is an excellent thread. Dictatorship benefits few where as democracy benefit all. There are certain people who thinks Pakistan un ke baap ki gagir hay jis tarah se chaahin unain lootain, magar poochnay wala koi na ho. And there are lotas who always want to be in government at the cost of country. Certain pressure groups only thrive in dictatorship. They can not win the key positions in government because of their minority/ethnic representation. Such group or groups also work against democracy. And there are vicious circles who only want anarchy irrespective of kind of government. Right now these mafias are active in Karachi and Lahore.

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Mother of all conspiracy theories. When will blame displacement end?

Some lawyers are goons. They proved it yesterday against Sher Afghan. PPP supporters took revenge for years of abuse from the hands of former CM of Sindh. To blame all acts of moronic behavior on shady agencies is very easy. Why don't we take a step forward and blame it all on, yes, "saihooni saazish". So convenient. And makes perfect sense.

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Same old Pakistani mentality. USA did it. India did it. The agencies did it. It's never the people photographed and videotaped in the act that are actually doing it, it's a conspiracy by jews and hindus and USA against the innocent Pakistanis/Lawyers/Awam.

Don't recognize that you have got some goons in your ranks, just displace the blame. No wonder we are stuck where we are!

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What Pakistan needs is not agitation and long marches, but stability, peace and quiet in which economic activity can take place which will naturally help alleviate the problems of the so called 'poor people' whose shoulders these people have ridden to power. The character of these politicians can easily be seen in the effect they are having on the society. Apart from Zardari (who's not an angel by any means) most of the National politicians and almost all of the local politicians are once again practicing politics of revenge, threats, strikes, agitation and persecuting political rivals.

Instead of having caliming effect, most of the politicians and their so called 'agents of change' are threatening of marches, countdowns, strikes etc. Even after being on the winning side of the elections, Nawaz Sharif and company are destablizing the country. And of course the evergreen Qazi Hussein Ahmed and Imran Khan never shy away from politics of protest and lockdowns.

At times, I loathe being a Pakistani.

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Playing positive is healthy attitude but only to a limit where it does not make you naïve about the situation, the blame game ends with the demise of bad intentions, as long as there are people on the helm of affairs who don’t believe in the rule of masses, the ghost of suspicion will lurk around the healthy political atmosphere.
The identification of the guy who attacked Arbab Gulam Rahim has been established, how deeply he is linked with PPP is not a mystery in deep fog. And in your own words that was the revenge of years of abuse against PPP workers, my point was and still is that even if this incident was not a conspiracy it will end up as case to malign democratic institutions, it will serve as a cascading effect for other events ,with or without the involvement of establishment, which will ultimately be used as pretext to shutdown the gates of political freedom. It will serve as a hammer on your own rights, if you have any.

As to your assertion that some lawyers are goon, indeed there are goons every where, lawyers community is no exception, the attack that took place against Sher Afghan does not prove only that lawyers are goon, it also poses a few very pertinent question. Tell me my friend, has not this incident paved the way for Karachi incident, would it end here?.

I don’t know what you call it but for me, it is nothing but stupidity to sit on a bowl of fire and be complacent about it, all those who have struggled against years of suppression should not let the opportunist slither in their ranks

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My friend, who would not agree with you on that , you made a very "eutopian" pie, but forgot to write the recipe. Can you give one example in the hsitory of human civilaztion where by an agent of change has struggled against the supression in his bedroom?
The battle for the rights of proletariat has always been faught in the street of slum, or has it been manufactured in the living rooms of palaces?

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One,
Zulfukar.

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khufia haath ki kai ungliyan hain, zardar and altaf are one of them.

Atleast both are getting some recognition in public for their roles.

Here is zardari’s bit.