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So here we are… over a year since the bastions of democracy were crying blue murder after the 3rd of November debacle and governments have changed… Pakistan lost a good leader… in my opinion and yes I am aware many disagree but that’s ok… we are all free to have our opinions… and here we are… where exactly? 

 

I find more people depressed about Pakistan today. There is an air of despondency everywhere… no matter where you’re at…we have a so called democracy in place… and yet… we are worse of than before… in every way… and oh yes…did i happen to also mention that the media does not have the same kind of freedom it had a year ago?  so… what does that mean? what was all this screaming in the streets for? has the Judiciary been restored? These were the “mature” politicians who wanted the betterment of the country so many were clamouring for…. the politicians have matured… certainly … and know better how to get the best for themselves… where does that leave us….? Sometimes it seems like the media were screaming out for the return of these politicians just to give them more material to work with for television… but as someone wisely said… Nations get the leaders they deserve… and Pakistanis today have Zardari…. what does that say about us..

sigh…don’t know how many of you saw or heard of this news or are even surprised by it… what does surprise me is those clamouring for an independant judiciary didn’t raise an eyebrow or make a comment…..nothing… civil society…lawyers… does anyone have any comment for this development?

wow… the last couple of days have been filled with nothing but exhaustion… a classic case of too much to do and not enough hours in the day and certainly not enough energy to match the plans one needs to take care of…

Some of you sent me emails about how disappointed you were that I don’t only blog the political…:) well to be honest….I get bored with it sometimes and when one has been doing nothing but talk and hear politics as a constant…i feel good about taking a breather and talking about more banal material…like childbirth hahahahaha… as uncomfortable as that may make some of you feel

But i’m back and i’m in a mood. Which generally is not a good thing. On the last show we talked about something but I don’t know how many people got a chance to hear and react to it… were you aware that the head of the lawyers association or bar, (forgotten what its called) has threatened show cause notices to the lawyers (where the lawyers licences can be revoked)if they don’t join the demonstrations? So if there is any lawyer out there who doesn’t agree with their tactics and doesn’t want to join in their hangamas… he is in danger of losing his livelihood

And this is their version of calling for democracy? In other words… what I am understanding is …if everyone agrees with me…that means we are democratic but if you don’t…you will have hell to pay for it.?? are people seeing through this whole charade and again even by the lawyers…its all about a show of power and politics… not really about freedom of thought and expression. People who believe in a cause will be there…people who don’t…won’t … i hope the lawyers who don’t believe in the cause are brave enough to not join the multitudes who enjoy bashing the police and their cars and court arrest and then scream foul…

my two cents…. now .. ready for you to launch your comments :)

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