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The ‘shoey’ Side of Politics

Ather Naqvi April 9, 2008

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#97 Posted by zeemax on April 12, 2008 4:25:28 am
hamidm2,

Please make your position clear re my #83 re your #70!
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#98 Posted by tahmed32 on April 12, 2008 4:27:59 am
#95 hamidm: I think you need to have more confidence in yourself my friend - you are heir to the indus valley civilization, my friend. which flourished while hitler's ancestors were swinging from trees. and from which the very name india is derived - with the rest of india, now a democracy, being historically seen as the backyard of the civilized part of the subcontinent.

and dont get me started on genetics - like i told this right-of-hitler prof in business school who was talking about how american indian kids are prone to fighting even if brought up in white households about how things are reversed in the Pakistan - with the white skinned folks from the north being the underclass. The prof turned red on hearing this and mumbled something about my being a foreign student and not familiar with US culture, thus proving that color is skin deep only.
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#99 Posted by tahmed32 on April 12, 2008 4:32:59 am
For purposes of clarity, the last sentence in #98 should be: "The prof turned red (thus proving btw that color is skin deep only) on hearing this and mumbled something about my being a foreign student and not familiar with US culture."
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#100 Posted by dost_mittar on April 12, 2008 4:41:30 am
hamidm#95:

You must read "The Continent of Circe" by Nirad Chaudhry, if you haven't read it yet. You will love it.
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#101 Posted by mohar11 on April 12, 2008 4:50:30 am
Re: # 58 IB

Sindhis eat lizards?... hmmm... well, that would explain why HP is so stupid...
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#102 Posted by mohar11 on April 12, 2008 4:50:30 am
Re: # 58 IB

Sindhis eat lizards?... hmmm... well, that would explain why HP is so stupid...
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#103 Posted by ahmedmadani on April 12, 2008 4:53:20 am
Re: # 90 Number is over emphasized.
Hindustani muslims are jews of pakistan educated and they protect their interests. How many jews are in usa ? Look is not every thing. Even in animal kingdom bottom chain number is great. Dears and rats number is great but few lions. Generally more number is sign of problem in humans. As you go down social economical ladder the of children per child goes up again weakness is counter balanced by numbers. Standard , poison ,bionomial distribution curves at both ends cover major length but not much area. There is confusion of quality and numbers. Every body should be treatedequally is accepted principle and number adds collective security.

It was relief to see Altafbhai with drew resignation. Now Hindus had MK gandhi ,Pathans had Sarhad Gandhi, is it second coming of Hindustani Muslim Gandhi . Nobody should hold breath if he fastsnext time and gandhiyan ways will YLH fuming. Good evening and good night.
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#104 Posted by hamidm2 on April 12, 2008 5:10:56 am
Re: # 98

tahmed,

........ i will believe you when i see a quarter horse or a draft horse run in the kentucky derby ...... there are fundamental differnces - in physical characteristics, temperament and tolerance for democracy - among people (and horses) ...... in people the differences are further aggravated by religion and culture ......... the sooner we recognize this, the sooner we will begin to work on a solution ........ there is no question in my mind that, generally speaking, karachites are more refined than punjabis - the differnce might be more cultural than genetic, but it is there ......... there is no point in dneying it ...
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#105 Posted by zeemax on April 12, 2008 5:13:50 am
#103 Posted by ahmedmadani,

Excellent post ahmedmadani saheb. If only someone would read it.
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#106 Posted by dost_mittar on April 12, 2008 5:37:04 am
hamidm2:

"there is no question in my mind that, generally speaking, karachites are more refined than punjabis - the differnce might be more cultural than genetic, but it is there ......... there is no point in dneying it ..."

If so, then chowk does not seem to have a representative sample of either.

Yes, I agree that Punjabis are an emotional lot, especially Sikhs, followed by Muslims and then Hindus. But this does not mean that we lack intelligence or enterprise. In India, we Punjabis have done quite well for ourselves whether in Bollywood, businesses, dhabas or agriculture. We are only 2% of India's population but have more than our share in almost all fields of life and that too without any special favours from the government.

Even in the silicon valley, we have our share of the elite, such as Sabeer Bhatia, Rikhye, Vinod Dham and Vinod Khosla. I am sure there are similar examples from Pakistan but I am not knowledgeable enough to give similar examples.


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#107 Posted by slyder. on April 12, 2008 5:37:59 am
#105 Posted by zeemax on April 12, 2008 5:13:50 am
"Excellent post ahmedmadani saheb."

ha ha, I agree! this penchod hingboo has created the most elaborate troll possible
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#108 Posted by zeemax on April 12, 2008 5:41:37 am
#107 Posted by slyder,

ahmedmadani saheb is a hingboo???
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#109 Posted by zeemax on April 12, 2008 5:43:18 am
err ... Slyder, I think this is a great insight:

Now Hindus had MK gandhi ,Pathans had Sarhad Gandhi, is it second coming of Hindustani Muslim Gandhi . Nobody should hold breath if he fasts next time and gandhiyan ways will YLH fuming.
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#110 Posted by arjun_5 on April 12, 2008 6:25:12 am
so gandhi is responsible for the whole jihadi lal-masjid ninja chik barbecue thing?

and mohajirs who came from india are responsible for the rest of the shit?

heh...
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#111 Posted by bjkumar on April 12, 2008 6:26:57 am
Hamidm miaN,

I must say that, even by your usual high standards, your interacts on this board appear to fall in a league completely of their own!!

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#112 Posted by hamidm2 on April 12, 2008 7:31:22 am
Re: # 106

dost-mittar ji,

.... there are always exceptions, but they do not make the rule ..... and 'refinement' has nothing to do with how 'successful' you are ..... a punjabi remains a loud-mouth thagga regardless of which luxury car he drives .... as a matter of fact, the more expensive the car, the more obnoxious the punjabi ...... for example, i drive a beat up old buick regal, zeemax drives a mercedes clk ..... i rest my case ......
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