Totalitarianism in Pakistani Society
By: Syed Sharif Uddin
The rebirth of trademark shout “Domination of Parliament” after Election February 2008 is being continuously utilized effectively in Pakistani political context. I strongly opine that society suffers the humiliation in every corner of social and economical life when their intelligentsia thinks from the roots where mediocre politicians get nourishment.
One school of intellectuals strongly inclined that all worse has happened due to the military dictatorship for more than 25 years, although; upon every end of Military regime, allegations and criticism always restricted to one particular personality even by this school of thought. The other opposite school alleges politicians for all current hell and never let them eligible to run political process. They strongly support the idea of dictatorship like the Muslim used to have in past and at present experiencing in Arabs countries.
Whether, it be politician, military dictator, bureaucrats, religious scholars or common men; all are victimized of totalitarian mindsets. The main reason behind this is actually the transfer of inherited totalitarian traits from Muslim Kingships and imperialist attitude to us that was later be associated with religious grounds. Keeping this context in mind, pick every important event and matter of our country and Muslim history, one would significantly find the totalitarian approach. After the domination of western civilization, Democracy took a new form and presented itself the best available solution for human political requirement.
With the pride of our totalitarian approach and accommodate the unstoppable “Democracy “in our societies, we got confused , derailed the national vision and still enable to present the right formula for Muslim Society development. Unfortunately, our country came into being at the time; when western Democracy was at its pinnacle and inevitable to instill on every nation. We find many instances when our founding father showed totalitarian approach in dealing inter-politics, although; he wanted to put the wheel of this country on secularist track. Unfortunately, due to his early departure from world and his alien cultural imposing policies for Bengalis and promoting so called Islamic theories over the rich provincial & ethnical cultures could not enabled us to start political process that actually led the further totalitarianism and subsequently feudalism, Mullaieyat, illiteracy and corruption across the country.
However, the starting point of change is “One Education System for All” truly based on the environment of research and exchanging healthy arguments. This will help us to break the personality idol culture that has engulfed our country horribly. Secondly, we need to break the established dogmas that have become our routine rituals like hating and abusing India, USA, Jews, Christians and etc. From said two aspects, our pride would attain equilibrium and in effect totalitarian would hurt and eventually new healthy blood be produced.
So, Education (remember … Argument & Research based) should be our utmost priority to have the positive change. In absence of this, we will keep make ourselves fool by diverting the real essence of solution towards temporary bigheaded talks like We are Muslim! We can not be defeated or humiliated in world & hereafter…, We are only Islamic Atomic Power … Decide Kashmir & India issues through cricket match…, Crises of power & water are temporary and due to some corrupt people…, Zardari… is all culprit…, Rulers have sold us………Go America Go…, Impeach Musharaf… and so forth. These are trendy talks can be heard easily and depict the mental status of our society that where it stands. We need to stick with positives thereby spreading realistic positivism without any pride is most needed step.
The wrong religious interpretations have also an impact on our development but it requires detail pen sketching that is due for next writing.
In the end: Positive Thinking, Positive Mind Positive Society and Developed & Cultured Country.
Filed under: Uncategorized | Leave a Comment
No Responses Yet to “Totalitarianism in Pakistani Society”