A Dosage of Common Sense

Democracy? Or Elected Dictatorship?

There is no such thing as a real democracy. There is no such thing as fair elections.

Everywhere, a certain kind of influence of a stronger, more powerful party over election committees.

We are all always going to be slaves to patriarchy. The only difference is, where we have no choice but to accept the government in a kingdom and such, in a democracy, we are made to think we are actually getting a say in who becomes our leader, when in fact it is already decided and the whole political campaigns is just entertainment put forth for us.

Freedom does not come without a fight. If we see rigging happen in front of our eyes, we need to speak up. We need to resist the government being forced on us against our freewill. That is the only way to get a thing as remotely close to true democracy in our nations. There is no other way.

Proud For The Very First Time

I’m proud of Pakistan. For once, they showed they have had enough and they are not going to sit back and swallow any more bullshit being fed to them. 

We are not just demanding fair reelection, we are demanding the end of corruption, we are demanding freedom, we are demanding our rights granted to us by nature.

We are demanding the eradication of goons who run our cities and provinces like dictators, we want MQM destroyed and kicked out of their reign on Sindh. We want a just and fair authority - one we love, one we respect, one that makes us proud to call ourselves Pakistanis. 

The peaceful protests proved it - PTI’s supporters are educated, civilized, and humane - in addition to being courageous going onto streets where they know they could be killed any moment for asking for fairness.

Pakistan is awake, Pakistan is ready for change. We will fight till we get our reelection, we will fight till we fairly get Imran Khan elected, we will fight till each and every oppressor in Karachi is out, never to return to create chaos ever again. We made Altaf Hussein crack and expose his thuggery dictatorship. Now, we use that against him.

Thank you for making me accept belonging to a nation that isn’t as coward as I always thought it to be. You proved today you are fearless in the face of illiterate leadership. Keep on rising. Keep on resisting.

Boycott Geo

Boycott Geo for its lies.

Boycott Geo for selling out.

Boycott Geo for misleading the nation.

Boycott Geo for abusing its media power.

Boycott Geo for airing the poisonous Nawaz Sharif’s victory speech BEFORE the rigged election results were even through.

Boycott Geo for supporting a terrible future for Pakistan.

Boycott Geo for taking away our freedom.

Want “Tabdeeli”? How Bad?

Yes, voting was rigged.

Yes, Punjab decided the fate of the nation.

Yes, trains and buses and roads and laptops were chosen over freedom and education and civilization and peace.

Yes, several hearts were broken. Several mouths went shut. Several heads turned away and gave up.

But Nawaz Sharif stood right on one thing: change will come when Pakistanis want change, when they are ready for it. So we need to ask ourselves:

- do we really want change?
- are we ready for change?
- what are we willing to do for the betterment of our nation?
- was our job only to vote for the Bat-man of our miserable Gotham City? Were we supposed to stop there and stand back and Imran Khan do his magic?

No! So what if we lost the election? We know it was unfair, we know it was rigged. So now, as true as a PTI supporter is supposed to be, our job is to resist! Is to fight back!

Reject their laptops. Refuse to ride their metro buses and trains. Fuck the new roads. Fight back their corruption. Stand up and unite and show them change is what we wanted, and change is what we will die for.

Never forget: a leader is always a representation of the true nature of its population.

- If we think our duty was only to vote, the leader will decide his job was only to be voted for the chair. And reign on it like a mother fucker.
- If we shut up and stay quiet, our leader will shut up and stay quiet about not fulfilling the promises he made to us.
- If we are really too cowardly to resist, our leader elected will be too cowardly to resist outside foreign imperialism and pressure.

We as a nation are the only ones who can still make a difference. If we want to stop the bloodshed, the rape, the power outrages, the rich and uneducated from taking over - we should not stop on the first sign of defeat. We possess the power of freewill - we possess the power of resistance, we possess the courage to bring the change Imran Khan promised.

Wake up, Pakistan!

Jaago, Pakistan!

More Than A Leader - A Revolution

Vote for one of the most passionate men Pakistan has ever seen. Vote for Imran Khan.

Stop accussing him of having married a Jewish woman. It is written as clear as anything could ever be - Quran permits your marriage to people of the Book, be it Jewish or Christians or Sabians, under certain circumstances.

So, who are we as believers to accuse any man of being a traitor when he is only following the word of the Quran over social constructions?

It is high time for Pakistan to wake up, grow up, and vote for the righteous. Vote for Imran Khan. Who, despite an accident, despite the pain, stands up to fight.

Every other running candidate has already stolen from the country, has already been convincted for several crimes, and if Pakistanis are going to make the decision to vote for any of them, the only thing I have left to say to them can only be said in urdu:

“Paise ke bhooke. Jaahil they, jaahil rahe ge. Koi hal nahi is kaum ka.”

Stand up and do something right. Vote for the man unafraid to stand up for you. Not for someone who runs and hides at first sign of danger.

Saving Face

If you have a chance to see any of the Oscar short documentaries, watch Saving Face.  I’m still haunted by the horrific violation of women in Pakistan.  I can’t even talk about it without getting upset.  It’s very powerful.

While every country across the globe still has strides to make in the equality of women i.e. equal pay, equal job opportunities, equal testimony, Pakistani women just want equality of safety, the opportunity to live without fear, and the opportunity to receive justice for the the injustices carried out against them.

Every year an average of 100 Pakistani women are the victims of acid attacks from spouses and family members, and most likely there are more cases that go unreported out of fear.  Women who have had their faces burned off from battery acid.  Women who have been doused in gasoline and set afire.  Women with spouses who are abusive.  Women with in-laws who don’t want them anymore.  Women who are simply walking down the street.

(Source: heartkindlemyheart)