We shall overrun: The young, urban, middle-class Pakistani’s manifesto

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The problem with the Taleban, or the reason they are extremists is not that they ‘insult’ people. Nobody accused Taleban, to my knowledge, of cracking off-colour jokes.

If that is the case then JUI or JI are not extremists either. Lets start this on equal footing. Ideologically this author and the Taliban are different sides to the same coin. In action the Taliban blow people up. This guy does not. It however does not mean that their views are not extreme.

Might be my funny bone, but what exactly is the problem with the text you posted? He’s commenting on the contradiction between people’s religious ostentations and behavior. There is nothing ‘extreme’ about that, it isnt a comment on religion but on people, at best ostentatiously religious people. If he said something like ‘namaz ka koi faida nahi’ I would maybe grant your point. Go read some Rumi, you’ll be surprised at how ‘extremist’ people like him were.

As far as the second story goes. You can read it two ways. DONT crack jokes about other religions if you take cracking jokes as a sign of respect for the faith. Respect all faiths equally. Likewise for ethnicity. What is extremist about that?

This is all such milquetoast stuff that you lot are coming up with. He put missile as a middle name for Bin Qasim. He told a story about his friend using a bus driver’s sticker to shame him about his driving. Hes the other side of the Taleban.

Like I said. Humor is not egalitarian. One does not crack a joke to balance political views. You ever seen George Carlson go “Hey i need to fulfill my white man jokes quota?” Or see Russell Peters comment on how he has done enough Hispanic jokes?

The story was to show that Muslims will mock other people but not themselves, which is actually a very common thing. Ever seen a group of white/black/brown/yellow people make fun of themselves? Like I said in the first post in this thread. He pulls the same old stuff and thinks its brand new.

I have no problem with his satire, or the post posted. But his views on a regularly emphasize ridiculing Muslims and those who practice the faith. One side of the same coin as the Taliban.