Re: Support for secularism growing in Pakistan!
In Honor of Henry Kissinger's Realpolitik; lets define what Pakistan is rather than what it isnt.
What Pakistan Is:
1. poor
2. feudal
3. south asian/indian culture - has elements of caste system
4. dirty - lack of hygiene
5. elitist
6. family/tribe oriented
What Pakistani Politics are:
1. backstabbing
2. feudal
3. corrupt
4. elitist
5. deceitful
6. power hungry
7. self-concerned; self-oriented
8. tribalized/ groups/ compartments of self interest
In a nutshell, Pakistan isnt Islamic, Democratic, nor nothing.
What it is is Feudal, Uneducated, Elitist, Power Hungry.
I would actually argue that the military and government officials (who are compromised of both business men, religious figures, ethnic figures, and land lords from big farms) prefer keeping the populace stupid and illiterate as it prevents ideas coming into their heads.
The Senate is only a bunch of men, not elected by the people in most cases (rigged elections arent real elections guys) rather coming from their own self interests, who push their own agendas among men who alternately have seperate agendas.
We understand how wheat price fixing, high economy, low economy, etc happen is because people of interest work with others to artificially create such events.
So what Pakistan IS: Its a nation where people in influential positions control the government. The army is in power, very symbolic for a nation; because it means the people of that country respect force, not civic discipline.
In a nutshell, the Mughal Era of Ranks (Mansabdari System), the Mughal philosophy of Strong Military produces strong economy and sense of national discipline, the Mughal practice of killing brothers/sisters/court officials so they dont hinder your power are all present in the Pakistani ethos.
Once known, we now have recognized the problem.
Now, why wont Islam work? Because no one practices it. The ones who say they do are the ones who result in these suicide bombs around the nation.
Why wont Democracy work? Because no one practices it.
Why wont Secularism work? In a sense, it does actually.
Good luck with that question, I have been asking but haven’t heard something yet (other than the usual “Hudood” ordinance).