Pakistanis' chaddi syndrome

by confuzzled dude Tue Nov 24, 2015 9:10 pm

This denial is far more widespread and in some ways even more precarious than the extremism itself. Extremism, IF recognized as a problem, can be fought through a combination of ideas and military action backed by political will. However, if the large chunk of Muslim world is in denial then this attitude inadvertently helps the militants by giving them "soft" support. Most importantly, when you are not able to recognize a problem then there is no way that you can actually expect to counter it.

I vividly remembered what happened in Swat ( region near to Islamabad) around 6 years ago. Militants in a series of aggressive steps took over the entire Swat region near Islamabad. As they kept on annexing town after town by force, stories started to emerge about their degrading attitude towards women, burning of schools and steps to curb even the basic liberties of life.

In fact there was even a flogging video which showed a woman being lashed in public for the "crime" of coming out of her house unaccompanied by a male family member. Despite the clear evidence, a majority of the TV watching Muslim population of Pakistan simply refused to believe it. Every news was labeled as Western propaganda being carried out through their funded NGOs and their own media. In fact even when a clear evidence was presented in the form of video, the entire local media's thrust was on proving it as a fake. The entire nation seemed to be in denial and media was actually pressurizing the government NOT to take any action against militants as according to Pakistani population they were nothing but victims of western propaganda.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/raza-habib-raja/how-moderate-muslims-rein_b_7681418.html

or is it chaddies' Pakistani syndrome?

by Merlot Daruwala Wed Nov 25, 2015 3:45 am

Oh the Pakis are way ahead in surrendering to the religious loonies. The chaddis are wannabes, learning quickly all the tricks of the trade.

Pakistanis' chaddi syndrome

Pakistanis' chaddi syndrome

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