Re: Why Pakistani people have not taken to the streets?
you know what the main problem with dictators is ... they always assume that people aren't coming on streets because they're happy with the policies. on the other hand, no matter how bad a politician is, he/she atleast understands the actual situation.
Its not difficult to understand why people aren't coming to streets:
you may forgot but in reality poeple are still trying to find their missing relatives. So many people are missing - and it scares the hell out of others. who can really take the risk of leaving young children behind and then getting arrested & sent to some unknown place.
These last 8-9 years are the worst years when it comes to inflation. Basic food was never out of reach. Even poor were able to eat atleast a piece of roti. Now they've been forced to spend all their time to just earn one meal a day. They have to work day & night just to pay a utility bill. Do they really have enough time & energy to come on roads.
We have seen the lawyers & journalists on road - educated community. They aren't terrorists/criminals. Their social standing is way better than the majority of Pakistanis. They don't have guns. so what happens to them when they come on roads?. can a poor person take this risk who can't afford medicines, & who will be sent to jail without any legal charges.
and with all this so-called terrorism & suicidal attacks, its not that easy to take the risk. Are you willing to?
by the way, a lot of PA guppies live abroad. How many of them are posting under new nicks now-a-days. what does that tell you.
I just can't understand it. This emergency is supposed to be the worst thing that has ever happened to Pakistan, yet Pakistanis are still not willing to come on the streets. Maybe they are indeed extremely happy with what is happening in Pakistan and the unprecedented development they have seen in the past 8 years. :)