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The ever growing Pakistan middle class

The development of middle class - was a result of several forces.  The concept of a middle class, rather the middle class being a force to be reckoned with was not realised. It is easy to rule a country - if there are only two classes - the rich and the poor. The rich rule the poor obey. The cliché term 'widening gap' between the rich and the poor' which the pseudo-intellectuals have used - would apply if there was no such things as a middle class. The existence of the middle class negates such perceptions. When Pakistan  came into existence - the middle class was small - it comprised mainly of civil servants.  There were doctors and lawyers - as time went by retired military officers joined the ranks of the middle class. Instead of people plunging into abject poverty - people floated to the surface to form the middle class. With large number of labour moving to the oil rich countries and returning - they started settling in cities  - initially Karachi became first city

Bacha bazi and Western values

http://www.newjustice.net/blog/2010/09/13/bacha-bazi/ When the Afghans were fighting the Soviet Union, they were  best allies of the the ' Free World'.   Their religion was supported and their way of life was never questioned. However after the defeat of the Soviet Union in 1988 - Afghanistan was implicated in an act of terrorism and attacked by the USA and its allies (the invaders) 2001. This war not only involved having soldiers and hi-tech weapons in Afghanistan, it involved starting a propaganda war. The faith of the Afghans down to their way of life started being questioned. A campaign started that the people of Afghanistan are against the freedom of the West.  A tradition which has been around since time immemorial of boys used for sexual purposes. Even  Alexander the Great and his army got caught up in it. Invaders have been defeated in Afghanistan. A leading reason is the feminising of the soldiers. Any soldier would never happy to rejoin fellow soldiers because of

A free life

Sexual repression is a way of life, it is not freedom in any way. The most important aspect of a sexually repressed society is the inability to find sex pleasurable. There is too much guilt and shame associated with it. What is shameful about finding sex enjoyable? Why is it dishonourable to do so? Everyone is, to  a certain degree perverted in one way or another- but everyone wants to give the appearance of being 'just like everyone else' - which is, for all practical purposes impossible. Everyone has some sexual quirk which differs from another person. We live in a world in which norms are dictated by a group of people who have specific values and want others to follow them. A concerted effort has gone to into desexualising children. In the movies of the 1950 and 1960s children were not desexualised. Take for instance the movie Yesterday Today Tomorrow -  Sophia Loren is lying and a boy fingers her.  That would be unacceptable today - because the powers that be are will not

The falsehood of unrequited love

Unrequited love- is really sick. There are emotionally dead people - they are called sociopaths. - no amount of romantic overtures done to them will make them fall in love, because they do not what love is. They can give all the impression of falling in love - as long as it is a means to an end. I fell in love  -many times - those three women did not and could not respond the same way. They were cold as ice. I was young then - thought there was something wrong with me. Or it was my fault. Now I know better. How those women turned. Their careers mattered more to them than anything else. They have lied and cheated to the top and destroyed everyone who came in their rise. These women do not know love or any other emotion. They also can never have any genuine sexual desire. If they do have sex - it is to gain something. They also know how important it is to keep partner happy and be deserving of his love, affection and intimacy. She would be hurt  and very upset if I would give the same

My former friend Baber

I became  Baber's friend - because it was his older sister Chikie whom I was interested in, in my teenage years. She was pretty - it was unrequited love. Eventually  realised  she did not spurn just  my feelings - she had none of her own - was married for a year or so - her true passion was move up in her career and she move to the top, destroying everyone who was on her way - she is phenomenally rich. However Baber poor soul was not nearly as successful. I remember always needing to emain extremely polite with him. This  friendship was growing up to be a nuisance.  With other friends I could say anything I liked, talk utter nonsense for hours, let our hairs down and joke. With him there was nothing like that. I accepted him  for what he was and let it be. Then there were little things which I chose to ignore. Once I went to his place - he was feeding his grandmother. I was talking to with, he exploded in rage. I was taken aback. "Can't you see I am feeding my Naany&quo

The mystery of Hitler

Hitler remains a mysterious figure for people in Asia - because the western 'World War' II remained mainly in Europe and some parts of Africa. For the people of South Asia - Britain was the main occupying force and everyone hated them. So whenever the British suffered a set back - the South Asians cheered. No one was allowed to praise the victories of Germany over Britain. The famous poet Josh Mali Abadi had written a verse in praise of Hitler, which landed him jail for a short time. Hitler has been portrayed as the most horrible man in Western History - however the atrocities of the British were no less in Bengal.  There are so many stories regarding this apparent villain - it makes no sense at all. There conspiracy theories  and there are counter-conspiracy theories.  Is Hitler a human being or some kind collective mindset or an institution. There are stories he was funded and supported by a whole bunch of people to get him power. Why would anyone want that to happen? What