Would you vote for a Hindu or Sikh candidate in an election in a particular western country that you live in? Why or why not??
I live in Canada and support the Liberals. But if in a hypothetical scenario, the liberal party’s candidate in my area was a hindu or sikh and the Conservative party’s candidate was a white then i would vote for the Conservatives. The reason is that while hindu or sikh candidates claim to represent all south asians but in reality they are only representing the interests of indian community and are by proxy promoting the interests of india. As a patriotic pakistani i do not want my vote to benefit india.
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Would you vote for a Hindu or Sikh candidate in an election in a particular western country that you live in? Why or why not??
I live in Canada and support the Liberals. But if in a hypothetical scenario, the liberal party's candidate in my area was a hindu or sikh and the Conservative party's candidate was a white then i would vote for the Conservatives. The reason is that while hindu or sikh candidates claim to represent all south asians but in reality they are only representing the interests of indian community and are by proxy promoting the interests of india. As a patriotic pakistani i do not want my vote to benefit india.
If I agreed with his policies and outlook yes, I would vote for him.. Could not care less which religion he follows as long he's doing his job well..
You sound right-wing rather than simply patriotic..
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in 2000, US muslims en masse voted republican coz joe lieberman's a jew.
and george dubya bush repaid them for 8 lovely years.
aur karo c-yapa.
I did not know that Stat - anyway Gore picked a lame VP - notthing related to religion - but Lieberman has been very hawkish and more sympathetic to the right.
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Do you really think "south asian" unity between pakistanis and indians living in America or Canada is realistically possible??
Personally, I've seen Desis, regardless of religion, get along as well as, if not better than, Pakistanis and other Muslims. A lot of people will not admit this, but our cultures are so similar that outside of the boiling pot of South Asia we get along quite well. I've also found a lot of Arab Muslims to be far more liberal than your average Pakistani, in that they have the occasional beer, wear bikinis etc, but this is probably just my personal experience.
And I would certainly vote for a Sikh or Hindu if I liked their policies.
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Absolutely. Religion isn’t a criterion I’d look at when voting. I don’t even live in Canada and I was cheering for Jagmeet Singh when JusReign started a youtube campaign for him May be it’s because I have close ties with the Sikh community where I live and I have nothing but positive things to say about them.
Posted on November 10, 2003
**Republican Bobby Jindal’s campaign to become the first Indian-American governor in American history has touched a nerve with some Pakistani-Americans, who are lining up to support Democrat Kathleen Blanco of Lafayette in Saturday’s runoff.
The support culminated during an Oct. 21 fund-raiser for Blanco in Lake Charles sponsored by the Pakistani-American Business Association of Louisiana, which gave Blanco $50,000 for her campaign.
**One attendee said Jindal’s Indian heritage has some Pakistanis worried, given the decades of animosity between India and Pakistan.
“I think it’s a kind of unforeseen fear that if Bobby Jindal gets elected he might push things that are against the Pakistani interest,” said Ashraf Abbasi of Port Arthur, Texas, president of the Pakistani-American Congress, an umbrella organization for Pakistani-American groups.
Blanco spokesman Bob Mann confirmed that she attended the fund-raiser but could not verify how much was collected.
Mann said the subject of Indo-Pakistan relations never surfaced. “What I was told is it was a social function in which people came and mingled and spoke with her.”
**rediff.com Newsdesk | **November 05, 2003 23:07 IST
The fight for the November 15 gubernatorial election in Louisiana has got keener with the Pakistani American Congress and Patriot Muslim-Americans vigorously campaigning for Democrat Kathleen Babineaux Blanco.
Republican Piyush ‘Bobby’ Jindal of Indian origin is the frontrunner for the post.
According to a Web site, www.paknews.com, PAC president M Ashraf Abbasi said Jindal “is a highly prejudiced person who could be a future threat for Pakistani interests in the United States”.
The Web site said that the PMA asked its members to vote for Blanco “for a progressive, tolerant and prosperous Louisiana that is free of hate, bigotry, ethnic profiling and discrimination”.
“Support to Blanco means a Louisiana that can offer better and affordable health, better education to everyone. A leader who is capable and has proven records for two terms as lieutenant governor and a leader who has boundless love and passion to shape and revive the economy of Louisiana, to provide jobs to all willing to work, a promise for our youth, and ensure hope and a future for those willing to come back to Louisiana,” it said.
“Kathleen Blanco is a leader having a clear vision for the future of Louisiana and plans to tap its resources and exploit its potentials to the maximum to make Louisiana a great and prosperous state and give its citizens the pride they rightly deserve.”
The PAC (Washington, DC) is an umbrella entity of Pakistani Americans and Pakistani organisations in North America since 1990.
May be it’s because I have close ties with the Sikh community where I live and I have nothing but positive things to say about them.