tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3876030204011866371.post5834017981621219554..comments2023-08-11T19:08:44.499+05:00Comments on Assorted Mundanities.: What do we do now?Majazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12940659902381143803noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3876030204011866371.post-55245904182215147132008-11-20T21:21:00.000+05:002008-11-20T21:21:00.000+05:00You made two really great points. Points which wer...You made two really great points. Points which were really cosntructive feedback to my post.<BR/><BR/><I>No amount of letting go will bring any relief from this misery - as it is, letting go means just that: letting go - what needs to change is the people's very thinking!</I><BR/><BR/>And...<BR/><BR/><I>But when the nation starts talking of past losses as inevitable - even good, as I have heard some of talk of East Pakistan, and gets into the mindset of losing more, it is already lost.</I><BR/><BR/>I'll only respond thusly...<BR/><BR/>... change thinking? How? Is it that easy? With a shameful literacy rate and a disastrous economy, is it going to happen anytime before Riedel wants us to reconsider Kashmir? What are the 'thinkers' doing now as we continue to be bombed in NWFP?<BR/><BR/>... secondly, these losses are not reflective of Pakistan's current state of mind. They are reflective of strategies that were aimed to maim Pakistan's stability. They must be dealt with effectively before they get the better of us. Fighting a lose-lose battle in Kashmir for years is exactly the roadblock we were presented with. Unless we have a bloodless resolution for it that works within a period fo 90 days, it's better to live today and fight tomorrow.Majazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12940659902381143803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3876030204011866371.post-54152871687319260892008-11-19T03:40:00.000+05:002008-11-19T03:40:00.000+05:00But perhaps we make the same mistake again that we...But perhaps we make the same mistake again that we did then - of scoffing and ridiculing the not so sane and the not so biased.<BR/><BR/>Letting go of Kashmir, FATA,...? what else? Perhaps, the sane are still at the wrong side of the stadium. <BR/><BR/>A nation that 'elects' Zardari and his gang of goons to office has a bigger problem on its hands than a few territorial disputes - however large or old they might be.<BR/><BR/>No amount of letting go will bring any relief from this misery - as it is, letting go means just that: letting go - what needs to change is the people's very thinking!<BR/><BR/>Did you see the PPP flags and BB's posters being flashed by some during the recently concluded Cricket Series in Abu-Dhabi? A nation that honors its own plunderers with such fanfare is wrong exactly there. <BR/><BR/>A saner, more humane and less corrupt nation would never have been dictated to by every tom, dick and harry the way Pakistan is today. <BR/><BR/>We may not be as big as our burlier neighbor, but we are not too small either. Smaller nations have gone out and ruled the world. Still do. Size does not matter all that much when a nation stands as a nation. <BR/><BR/>But when the nation starts talking of past losses as inevitable - even good, as I have heard some of talk of East Pakistan, and gets into the mindset of losing more, it is already lost.<BR/><BR/>I hope and pray we have not slid that far down.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3876030204011866371.post-19991448763450471932008-11-17T19:41:00.000+05:002008-11-17T19:41:00.000+05:00as long as we are being able to fulfill our basic ...as long as we are being able to fulfill our basic necessities, no one really cares whether its dictatorship or democracy...the problem is we do a lil better under dictators. as for revolutions...wat revolution? i dont think we'd be seeing anything like the french or the iranian revolution any time soon in pakistan. revolutions only become a reality if there is a leader with a vision, i dont think we have one as yetAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3876030204011866371.post-62758752283724943372008-11-17T11:06:00.000+05:002008-11-17T11:06:00.000+05:00why should we follow the british method, lets do i...why should we follow the british method, lets do it our own way, jugaroo style ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3876030204011866371.post-69219245415185676802008-11-16T14:43:00.000+05:002008-11-16T14:43:00.000+05:00Sigh, you're right, Hira. I'm afraid if it's a rev...Sigh, you're right, Hira. I'm afraid if it's a revolution it's going to be maha-South-Asian style. Blood, gore, street-shouts.Majazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12940659902381143803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3876030204011866371.post-36336454057348532942008-11-16T14:36:00.000+05:002008-11-16T14:36:00.000+05:00not if it's french or russian style. And we're too...not if it's french or russian style. And we're too dumb to follow the British method of revolutions.<BR/>And i agree with Majaz. No matter how dumb one's government is, if the people have the basic amentites of life and religious and social freedom, there will be no need for a revolution. The only political system people care about is one that works; be it democracy or dictatorshipHira S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08943207076572127607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3876030204011866371.post-5367207297450573722008-11-16T13:13:00.000+05:002008-11-16T13:13:00.000+05:00Apparently they are!And WWWIII? Didn't the first t...Apparently they are!<BR/><BR/>And WWWIII? Didn't the first two quench the world's thirst for destruction?<BR/><BR/>A revolution is much better option. Less blood.Majazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12940659902381143803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3876030204011866371.post-21442878535262953672008-11-16T04:20:00.000+05:002008-11-16T04:20:00.000+05:00are the rich really losing money?! Thats great new...are the rich really losing money?! Thats great news :D<BR/><BR/><BR/>The world is going kinda crazy, we need like a major revolution or a world war 3 or something! Anything!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3876030204011866371.post-50382425235610541692008-11-15T22:22:00.000+05:002008-11-15T22:22:00.000+05:00Add the entire FATA to the list. we don't need the...Add the entire FATA to the list. we don't need them either.Hira S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08943207076572127607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3876030204011866371.post-19909760182739788252008-11-15T18:10:00.000+05:002008-11-15T18:10:00.000+05:00Thank God you chuckled.Fury of whom? Pakistanis? W...Thank God you chuckled.<BR/><BR/>Fury of whom? Pakistanis? We don't really care, if you think realistically. The people hardly give a crap whether a military chief or a certified insane man becomes President. <BR/><BR/>And why should they? Who cares if it's a monkey who rules as long as you get your power and food on time and on requirement?Majazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12940659902381143803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3876030204011866371.post-78636389609292365262008-11-15T16:59:00.000+05:002008-11-15T16:59:00.000+05:00Last line made me chuckle.We Pakistanis have alway...Last line made me chuckle.<BR/><BR/>We Pakistanis have always hoped for the best and always forgotten to prepare for the worst, which is what we are doing right now as well while waiting for whatever it is that Obama and co. have up their sleeves.<BR/><BR/>Letting go of Kashmir will not be without pain, and that pain will not be little. In my opinion, Pakistan will limp on for a long time after giving up on Kashmir, and one of the main reasons will be its own people. Their fury will be too much.<BR/><BR/>It's a pity, though. Pakistan's geographic location could have very well been a blessing, but we just <EM>had</EM> to make it a curse.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com