Military Intervention vs. Institutions’ Growth

#8 by amit on August 20, 2004 8:28am PT
It is interesting to see that Pakistanis are finally realizing the futility and impotence of military rule

And its so frikking irritating to read pompous, condescending Indian fags constantly vax about the perceived shortcomings of Pakistani people. Please remember that Pakistanis have given their lives fighting against Martial Laws of Ayub Khan and Ziaul Haq, and Pakistani journalists have been flogged for demanding freedom of speech, unlike the Indian eunuchs who wouldn`t even whimper during the emergency. Who said about Indian journalists, ``They were asked to bend over and they started crawling``. Thousand year old habits die hard, don`t they?

P.S. Dude, have you been sniffing Hino bus exhausts in Lahore with Veeresh Malik?

It is interesting to see that Pakistanis are finally realizing the futility and impotence of military rule to deliver anything for their nation. The military establishment may have good intentions for Pakistan. But as the saying goes, the path to hell is lined with good intentions. When you don`t have accountability, you are subject to the whims and fancies of an individual or his cronies. Even if that person starts out as a decent person, power corrupts people and makes them ineffective. Sooner or later, they become complacent and start taking the people for granted. As a result, there is no premium on performance and the status quo continues forever.

Take a look at India. When the recent elections were held and the BJP lost power, a lot of people were behaving as if the world was coming to an end. Posters on chowk were making dire predictions about the economy, some were asking people to leave India, the stock market was crashing and everyone was lamenting that Sonia would become PM. If it were Pakistan, the military would have stepped in right away to ``correct`` the situation. But notice how things finally shaped up. Dr. Manmohan Singh took over with Chidambaram as Finance Minister. The situation calmed down, people`s anxieties about the economy were taken care of, the stock market went back to normal and things are looking good again. As a result of this exercise, Modi and other thugs will face prosecution for the Gujrat riots and the poor farmers in AP and elsewhere are getting relief. The BJP has been forced to rethink its policies and become more competitive. The Congress has got power but it has also learnt the tough lesson that the people can boot them out for non-performance. So overall, it is a sobering lesson for everyone that no one can be complacent and you have to perform. All this without firing a shot or dealing with any so-called messiah.

This is the best socio-political piece concerning Pakistan put up by chowk this year! Shabaash! You did not make any apologetic arguments for military take-overs and that really strengthened the article.

This is the best socio-political piece concerning Pakistan put up by chowk this year! Shabaash! You did not make any apologetic arguments for military take-overs and that really strengthened the article.

Let me state from the on-set that I hold no brief for Mushrraf or his junta; but the views expressed by the writer are generalized and one-sided. True Mush and co are the main culprits of the present imbroglio, but what about the feckless, lotas and turncoat politicians? Just take one example: most of the lumanaries of the Nawaz government are today merrily holding the coat-tails of Mush. The bellicose, vociferous and incessantly pontificating Mullah-Brigade is cutting deals with Mush ( rem LFO?).
By the way the ``heavy-mandated`` Nawaz was the creature of the army, and his mandate was secured by heavy rigging courtesy of the intelligence agencies and the presidency of GIK.
Did Jamali resist the humiliation meted out to him? Why did he join a dictatorial dispensation? What about the feckless and gutless judiciary?
You article could have been more objective had you named all the culprits.

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``Jamali came with a smile and left with the same smile on his face. Between his two smiles nation lost some 19 months. Who should the people hold accountable for that?``

Themselves.

so true FerozK. it`s the attitude but as the great dulla bhatti once said when his party was ambushed and he was at the verge of losing his freedome fight: ``resistance wherever possible.`` now, tell me how many people know the names of the people who ambushed him or his people while we all know the great dulla!

even the dog will have his day! we are human beings!!

``...freedom for the state (read civilian) institutions to evolve with a freedom to make mistakes and learn from them in complete absence of any kind of dictation``

This is the problem! There are people in Pakistan who have a ``father knows best`` syndrome and they are not willing to allow for mistakes to be made. Once the the powers of Pakistan realize that democracy is the right to make a mistake and then have the option to correct it later, things will improve.

Ciao