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Surprisingly,
some of the readers are under the impression that I am against democracy.
The article was not about democracy or dictatorship. I do not feel I have
to keep repeating that I prefer a democratic system over dictatorship or
any other type of autocratic rule. I am a supporter of democratic system
just as any one else would be. But the important point that many have
missed is the emphasis on the American control of Pakistan and its future
to a point that it may become another Iraq or Afghanistan. Pakistan
certainly does not need the kind of democracy Iraq and Afghanistan
currently have. The single most important point that I had tried to make
was that Washington is pushing a puppet to be instrumental to remove the
nuclear technology out of the country. Most people often confuse the
nuclear technology with nuclear weapons. It is not necessarily so. Soon
the world is going to run out of oil and natural gas, the nuclear power
may be the only viable source of energy to generate electricity, without
which the survival of any country is almost impossible.
Mr. Rafi Aamer have quite correctly stated
that Pakistan has always been under American influence right from the time
of its inception in 1947. But, ever since 1980s, the external influence
has been a major force in setting its direction. During 1980s, Pakistani
society experienced an unprecedented pressure to preach and promote
religious views to create strong sentiments against the Soviets in the
name of religion. The whole nation was mobilized to fight the Soviets in a
proxy war. Then came 9/11, the subtleties have now been put aside;
Pakistan has been forced to become an American colony; its armed forces
are being used as mercenaries to support American war on terror. I do not
support Musharraf as a dictator, but do support him as a leader who is,
against all odds, trying to safeguard the country and its assets. I
believe, a strong and secure Pakistan comes first before the types of
government. A democracy introduced by an American installed puppet is the
last thing Pakistan needs. But it seems, that is exactly what is going to
happen. The moment the new puppet is going to try to handover the nuclear
infrastructure to the US, there will be another military coup – this time
to save Pakistan’s most important assets. I will most certainly be in
favor of that coup to defend the country’s sovereignty.
In this regard, I agree with
Mr. Ahmed Qurashi’s article.
Mr. Rafi Aamer is right, my article is not
complete – then, I have never seen an article, an essay or a book that can
be considered complete. There is no such thing as a complete knowledge on
any subject written into an article or a book. In any article, we review a
specific point, we write the basic, most pertinent pieces of information
that apply under the given set of conditions, that is all. The point of my
article was that American fascism is now so much out of control that they
have arranged to send in a person to be elected as the prime minister, who
had dozens of corruption charges pending against her. That is an attempt
of highway robbery in broad day light. Obviously, this person has promised
to deliver some thing to Uncle Sam – would it be too difficult to guess
what could that be?
Mr. Ashen is also correct in saying that
before you can expect to see the democracy tree taking root, it has to be
sowed first. Good point. But would you plant a tree knowing full well that
the seed has no chance to grow in the (poor soil) current environment. The
country needs social stability, industry and jobs for the unemployed
masses to improve social and economic conditions, the religious parties
need to get rid of extremism. A democratic system needs a political
maturity not simply counting votes like counting the sheep. None of this
can be accomplished if the country is run by the puppets installed by
external forces. It will be very naïve to assume that the regime in
Washington is losing its sleep over introduction of democracy in Pakistan.
The big powers keep the people of the third
world engaged in one problem or another simply for self serving motives to
ensure the poor stays poor and for ever keep providing cheap labor and
inexpensive raw materials to a few developed nations. Ever since the
discovery of the Americas, a handful few nations have learned how to
exploit the weak and keep them weak to sustain the exploitation while
using their raw material and services for which they pay next to nothing.
All this, combined with the industrial revolution has changed the globe
for ever during the last 200 years and the world is split into a few
highly developed nations, while the 90% world population is living in
poverty and helplessness. The rich and the powerful do any thing to make
sure that the socio-economic conditions stay as they are.
A note for my good friend Mr. Rafi Aamer:
this response, I am afraid, is as incomplete as was the original article –
basically a reflection on my own incomplete knowledge of the world and
what makes it tick.
Regards,
Javed I. Chaudry |