Zardari and the Politics of Defiance

#5 Posted by Nikhat,

That's a very defeatist attitude, Nikhat. 60 years are nothing in the history of nations. I know Pakistanis are an impatient lot, but these ups and downs and upheavals are to be expected till any nation finds its direction. Pakistanis have just been struggling to find that out as to which one it is.

If you need to renew your faith in the Pakistani people, you just need to look back not too far at the earthquake.

The political scenario is not deplorable. This is the natural process of weeding out.

Re: # 4 "They will not next time around"
Next time???? and when will that be????????
with all current deplorable political scinario in our country I admire ur optimism and belief in our people.
Apna kaam to chalna hai so chale chalo berhe chalo abhee woh manzil naheen aaee.
Nikhat Riaz

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Zardari was an unknown quantity, and that's why he was able to get away with betraying his own party in the wave of sympathy over Benazir's murder. People were willing to give him a chance. They will not next time around.

#2 Posted by Nikhat,

I don't agree Nikhat. The people have been fooled enough but no one can fool them anymore. The Feb election results are proof of that. And the next ones will be even further proof.

We must never underestimate people. May they be illiterate or whatever.

Re: # 1 Yes Zeemax but unfortunately it appears that majority of people of Pakistan can be fooled by the same people at major times........And majority rules in democracy!!!!
Nikhat Riaz

Naqvi Saheb,

Thanks for the article.

“We do not want bread, we do not want electricity, but we want him (Musharraf) out�

What else? Just a day earlier he had the very last case against him thrown out. Now it is time to say this.

Zardari has fooled everyone successfully so far, surprisingly besting musharraf at Machiavellian tactics as well.

However, the old adage holds "You can fool some of the people all of the time, and all of the people some of the time. But you cannot fool all of the people all of the time"

Regards.