Poor People are Dogs or Even Worse!

We may not like it but the conventional wisdom ``Inn haramzadoN ko ziada sir par nahiN charhaana chahiyay`` has some truth to it. The truth is that that the technique seems to work quite well. Any ideas for an alternative and similarly effective but proven technique?

Mubashir,
Anger stirring, but lends an air of helplessness in the end. Being a native multani, I could understand that roughness in the punjabi dialect without the need of the translations, but it only infused more disbelief to the whole saintly image that was built up in the first few paragraphs.

I agree with Temporal that we should be wary of the mere lip service types, but godot`s comment left me wondering.. chances are people like Aqil read this post on chowk and satiate their sense of intercon-socialism. How do we tell them apart? Hell, you just might find a post from one of those here raving about this very same article. Like I said, anger stirring.

Mubashir –

What a heart-breaking story. How does one instill humanity in ignorant minds?

While Aqil would most certainly make a shining Chowkie and his fans will be going wah wah, one would never know the reality. What a pity.

Mubashir:

…as they say in urdu “qual aur fay’el maiN tazaad”…

…this person wants to talk the talk…but walking the walk is what differentiates imbeciles from men or women

…tariq ali, while interviewing bhutto in dacca intercontinental circa 1970 coined a word …intercon-socialist… there is no dearth of intercon-socialists

…but lest this gives the impression that it happens only in pakistan, let me say the world is full of those who pay lip service to ideas and ideals…we all must be wary of them

rgds

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In rural Punjab (of which I am a proud native) shyt runs downhill. Everyone from Kalsoom to all the way to Nawab of Kala Bagh, everyone does tatay Chuknay (testicle lifting) of those more affluent than they are. Our society is pathetically hierarchical. Child labor is instututainalized in some parts of Punjab. The only way to deal with it is by humiliating those who are engaged in this. First offence, take one tractor and one cow away, 2nd offence, take a piece of land away, 3rd strike take their Hooka away.

This was really poignant and so very sad. I have on question though...if this person is (was) such a good friend of yours and you had bonded on social issues in the past...why didn`t you call him on his mis-treatment of the child? I am just curious.

wow.