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Comment on Patriotism by Dev!l

Dev!l — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 18:10:39 +0000

U know for once i tend to disagree… patriotism is far more than that feeling though one can sum it up like that but sometimes u have to look deeper than the cover to judge a book no? :P

Comment on Patriotism by Mayhem

Mayhem — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 08:23:54 +0000

Although my sense of judgement rebells against it, since I would like to believe the opposite, it’s very true. *says grudgingly*

Comment on Patriotism by Umer Toor

Umer Toor — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 04:59:51 +0000

Patriotism is ridiculous like that…

Comment on US presence in Pakistan – reality and myth by Salman Latif

Salman Latif — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 04:44:50 +0000

@M.M
I agree. The government is acting like a non-entity with absolutely no writ governing the activities of US embassy within Pakistan.

Comment on US presence in Pakistan – reality and myth by Salman Latif

Salman Latif — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 04:34:54 +0000

@Natasha
I would call those ‘wannabe intellectuals’ careful skeptics who do not spring at the earliest opurtunity to cash on some random piece of unauthenticated news!
Just tell me, why exactly should one believe any of the columnists unless there is an authentic proof to that? Those ‘wannabe intellectuals’ believed it once there was some valid proof to substantiate the claim.
And well…the media should indeed confront the provincial and federal government. However, using this to incite the notions of american/indian conspiracies would only make us dwell in our happy dreams of self-exaltation and thwart us from correcting our own wrongs.

Comment on Media – a false hope? by Salman Latif

Salman Latif — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 04:31:20 +0000

@Natasha
However, at the same time, it has actively been propagating conspiracy theories and false notions, embellished with falsely inflated patriotic crap and anti-US/India rhetoric since media knows people want to see that and well….that makes fine business.

Comment on Media – a false hope? by Salman Latif

Salman Latif — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 04:00:52 +0000

@Natasha
From TV anchors to a common person on street, people love to blame India and US for all this. And when told that Taliban ‘may’ be doing this, they totally refuse to admit even the possibility! Seriously, I must say your experiences may be coming off the online world. Mine, however, come from real-life experiences and I noted them without any embellishments or ‘inspirations.’

Comment on US presence in Pakistan – reality and myth by M. M.

M. M. — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 22:45:49 +0000

Now, as if Pakistan Embassy, USA would ever be allowed similar movements in USA!! Or anywhere in the world!! We’ve become a nation of wimps! Thanks to the corrupts like Rehman Malik!

Comment on Media – a false hope? by Natasha

Natasha — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 12:25:49 +0000

A false hope – certainly not.There are negative things about it (and there ought to be – no media in the world is flawlees.And the Pakistani media has not yet matured) but on the whole it’s played a positive role as far as ‘hope’ is concerned.People are politically aware and clear about what they want and what they don’t.

Comment on Media – a false hope? by Natasha

Natasha — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 12:22:01 +0000

//Same stands true for the recent saga of terrorism who’s reign is stretched all across our nation. Watch as many channels you may, you barely ever hear a categorical declaration of the fact that Talibans are the ones doing it all. Media anchors, the guest that are called to a show and the final verdict, all are heavily clouded with conspiracy theories, with no evidence or sane logic to it. And the result, as is obvious, is that the public too largely dwells in this mood of pretension and denial. While media would have been a very effective tool in making people realize their mistake in the sympathies they formerly extended to Taliban, it’s playing a diametrically opposite role.//

I find this baseless and ‘inspired’ to be very honest.What sympathies are being extended to the Taliban?

Comment on US presence in Pakistan – reality and myth by Natasha

Natasha — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 12:13:42 +0000

And when they talk of american involvement , they(wannabe intellectuals) call them conspiracy theorists.This blackwater debate is nothing new.It’s just that those who made a hue and cry about it (e.g. haroon rashid) were being laughed at initially.They’re being proven right.

The media should strongly confront the punjab government and the shameless Malik.

Frustrating.

Comment on God’s Omnipresence by Salman Latif

Salman Latif — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 07:52:08 +0000

I’d agree to that :)

Comment on Media – a false hope? by Salman Latif

Salman Latif — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 07:50:48 +0000

@Angel
Media truly is a medium which has great potentials, both for the good and bad.
And what’s most distressing is the absence of a proper theory or mechanism to keep a check upon this possible misuse of media.

Thanks for the compliment :)

Comment on God’s Omnipresence by Angel

Angel — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 07:07:10 +0000

Yeah, but if Quantum Mechanics is right and Einstein was wrong, then God(dess/Allah/the gods/IT) DOES play dice with the Universe :)

Comment on Here’s to the Kerry Lugar Bill – a reality check! by Angel

Angel — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 06:58:30 +0000

@Dev!l People are sheep all over the world! Here in America, it’s probably just as bad.