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Print Print 2016-10-04

PARTLY FACETIOUS: There's no democracy within parties

"Democracy must never be held hostage to the ambitions of a dictator."
Published October 4, 2016

"Democracy must never be held hostage to the ambitions of a dictator."
"Wow, that's profound."
"Don't be sarcastic I really am worried..."
"Don't be silly, besides democracy is a concept that is defined differently by different entities, differently by the same entity at different times, and differently in different contexts."
"Hey, democracy means government of the people, for the people and by the people."
"Right that's the concept but it is defined as holding general elections only in Pakistan though no elections are held for the party leader implying that there is no democracy within the party and that's not true democracy, I mean I don't think the First Family has bothered to show any documents relating to any of their conflicting claims to the Triple One Brigade (TOB) - carefully selected defenders of the First Family..."
"Speaking of the TOB reminds me of the TORs."
"TOR doesn't mean Terms of Reference with respect to Panama papers by the TOB but To Overpower by Rhetoric."
"You are being facetious."
"Anyway as you know the PPP defines democracy as not allowing the third force to take over come what may, the US, the oldest democracy in the world, considered as the main defender of democracy world-wide has been selective beyond its borders - Hamas win in the general elections in 2006 led to the break-up of the Palestinians because Hamas was not palatable to the US and Israel and..."
"Oh can it! Foreign affairs of individual countries are motivated sorely by self-interest and..."
"Speaking of foreign affairs and self interest we don't really have any foreign minister and granted that key decisions are being taken at GHQ..."
"I am sick and tired of complaints that we don't have a foreign minister. You morons out there the prime minister is our foreign minister I mean the post is held by our chief executive officer, the emphasis is on chief..."
"But then he isn't doing a good job, all SAARC countries backed out of attending the summit in Islamabad and what if India holds a summit and doesn't invite us, then there are deteriorating relations with the US and..."
"India's hegemony in the region..."
"Don't give excuses, give results."
"And we come back to democracy my friend - the elections show that PML-N won all bye election seats post 2013 and..."

Copyright Business Recorder, 2016

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