I do agree that a pure democratic government can help and increase a country’s chances to jump on a track of progress and development, but what do we do if the ‘democratic label’ itself is being used in a deceitful manner. Why are all the so called ‘democratic’ political parties of this country are known by the name of their leaders? Isn’t that dictatorship within the political party itself? Shouldn’t every party have an internal system of elections to nominate the party leader for specific tenures to ensure that the respective party is democratic?
I don’t think that any political party in Pakistan has a proper internal system of elections to rotate the system of their leaders. The complete political scenario has turned into ‘dynastic politics’ in the name of ‘democracy’ and the masses who vote for them are not even sure of what democracy should actually stand for. When a political leader in this country starts increasing his/her popularity points through media, the next step involves the relatives stepping into the scenario by taking on lead roles within the government or the political party. And then, everyone talks about ‘merit’… yeah right!
Wow… What a democratic system is in the making for this country… eh? Making everyone a fool out of the situation? So is it really about democracy, or the hunger for popularity, power and money that drives dynastic politics? A party being run through dynastic politics can never implement democracy, as they don’t understand the need for internal elections to maintain a democratic stance. They rather believe in submitting their will to the ‘kings’ of the party. If this was the democracy we have been talking about, I think we were far better off under dictatorship. Because eventually these chosen ones, ensure that they make the civilians pay a price. This is just a sad state for all of us as a nation, as we are literally hanging in the middle of nowhere.
It is about being the ‘chosen-one’ for these politicians within their parties, where they are being treated as the ‘kings’ with huge mansions enjoying the luxuries of life. We live in a country where the political party leaders are larger than the name of the party itself. And when these leaders pass away, their role is passed on to their heirs as a legacy. Isn’t their a difference between feudalism and democracy? Maybe they have overlapping definitions in Pakistan. Its more of a personal power and popularity hunger rather than democratic efforts by the politicians, and we are stuck in the middle of no-where as a nation because we are always made to go for things that are a beautiful representation of something deceitful. As the saying goes, ‘everything that glitters is not gold.’
