The poll can be found on the right side of the page, under the blog archive. If you want a little bit of background, research Pakistan's current political climate over news sources and read this post.
I'd probably not be polite if I said the following outright in an open debate regarding Pakistan's state of politics:
Has Pakistani President GENERAL Pervez Musharraf flipped his lid?!?!?!
Alright, I'm going to tone it down now. There's a debate that has been surfacing over the past few weeks regarding his decision to curb freedoms in Pakistan amidst growing protests against his rule that have been instigated by his rivals, some of whom wish to see Musharraf behind bars or 6 feet under (or maybe even 20,000 leagues under the sea with an anchor tied around his legs and secured around his neck, but that's stepping over the line). One could see why: the growing unpopularity and insecurity surrounding this tyrant lead him to initiate such intimidating protocols. The detention of the chief justice didn't help calm things down, either.
I would personally like to see this debate settled somewhat. In light of Blogger's new poll application, I set up a poll with several options. The question is on whether Musharraf is right in what he is doing. I personally strongly disagree, the reason being that Musharraf has no right to curb the freedom of his people and at the same time preach freedom and democracy the way he does when he's not facing (legitimate) opposition. It shows how incompetent he is in handling a situation such as this, when all the people want is a different leadership.
On the bright side, this issue is bringing to light the typical loathsome politics used by almost all government leaders and politicians to date. Fingers are pointing all over, and advertising campaigns are pointing out the incompetence of not only the subjects of political advertisement, but also its perpetrators.
But I want to hear your input: do you (strongly) (dis)agree with Musharraf on this one? Comments, opinions, suggestions, compliments and insults are welcome.
Salaam, from Saracen
I'd probably not be polite if I said the following outright in an open debate regarding Pakistan's state of politics:
Has Pakistani President GENERAL Pervez Musharraf flipped his lid?!?!?!
Alright, I'm going to tone it down now. There's a debate that has been surfacing over the past few weeks regarding his decision to curb freedoms in Pakistan amidst growing protests against his rule that have been instigated by his rivals, some of whom wish to see Musharraf behind bars or 6 feet under (or maybe even 20,000 leagues under the sea with an anchor tied around his legs and secured around his neck, but that's stepping over the line). One could see why: the growing unpopularity and insecurity surrounding this tyrant lead him to initiate such intimidating protocols. The detention of the chief justice didn't help calm things down, either.
I would personally like to see this debate settled somewhat. In light of Blogger's new poll application, I set up a poll with several options. The question is on whether Musharraf is right in what he is doing. I personally strongly disagree, the reason being that Musharraf has no right to curb the freedom of his people and at the same time preach freedom and democracy the way he does when he's not facing (legitimate) opposition. It shows how incompetent he is in handling a situation such as this, when all the people want is a different leadership.
On the bright side, this issue is bringing to light the typical loathsome politics used by almost all government leaders and politicians to date. Fingers are pointing all over, and advertising campaigns are pointing out the incompetence of not only the subjects of political advertisement, but also its perpetrators.
But I want to hear your input: do you (strongly) (dis)agree with Musharraf on this one? Comments, opinions, suggestions, compliments and insults are welcome.
Salaam, from Saracen
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