Unhappy the land that needs heroes

[Amal]

Re: Unhappy the land that needs heroes

Ravage your argument about having a real hero verses finding a sham is theoretically correct. But it may not be applicable for all practical purposes. There is no universal yardstick for the characteristics of a hero. Somone who helps you out in a dire situion maybe a hero of yours while he is a nobody for the rest of the world. Imran is a mere mortal and that’s how he should be seen. What kakaballi says is absolutely true for Imran:

@kakaballi

…It is not the charisma of IK or his leadership skills or his political acumen or a brilliant team or a very enticing agenda for ‘change’ that has attracted people towards him. It is rather been the disgusting vulture-like behavior of the alternative political forces over the last couple of decades that forces people people away from them and expect a ray of hope from PTI.
Not a hero… but a little less merciless politician, maybe?

When you assess Imran, do not negate your circumstances or you will arrive at a wrong conclusion. The present political context is what we need to see Imran against and once you do it, you may feel an urge in you to make a fresh start — or a fresh mistake instead of repeating old ones. The theory of siding with the lesser evil comes into play in our part of the world when we see sharks all around us. We are simply not talking about handing the reins over to an angel, we just want to save the reins from the known scoundrels.

Imran may not be the best — but he is surely not the worst.