Pakistan-India - Page 12

Originally posted by: chatbuster

no drastic ideological conflict between various taliban-type parties in pakistan and secular indian philosophies?😛 how old is taliban.. how long it may last... how old is islam... so all idealogies may span a few generations after which eveyone is tired...

with india and pakistan, the only thing common between the two people for the most part is shared history, that also some of it negative. and yes, some of the whisky and gazal loving types in both punjabs. another thing that some of it might be clandestine on one side😆 all this commonality is big and may count in a big way

only conflicting ideology in the case of the two germany's was economic. rest was the same- race, religion, culture, shared history for most of their existence, a history that was generally positive. even in the area of economic system, there was agreement that after merger, the nation would be capitalistic.capitalism and communism that is big.. one is expecting to be taken care of other is expecting to live by market dynamic.. creates a big void... but because the other things which are common.. it might work.....

as it is, we have regions cry about "foreigners" coming into their state, about stealing jobs, about not getting their fair share of the federal pie or government appointments, about the need for uniform/ non-uniform civil code. Wonder what would happen in a united states of india and pakistan with stark religious differences adding to the toxic mix😊 we have a huge polulation of muslims and thats nothing to make it a toxic mix.. muslims contribute to our culture... with some difficulty Pak is going to blend somewhere only if the people intend..

Originally posted by: qwertyesque

in response to the voids you have up there, what about the void left behind for people who have been brainwashed from when they were kids to blow up kaafirs? they suddenly find peace? all the sad folks who have spent their lives in jehadi training camps? no void for them?😛

as for taliban spanning only a few generations and getting tired, can one dare hope? 😛 what happens in the meanwhile? i mean we can look forward to the next few generations only if they let us, no?😛

Originally posted by: s.priya

Request to all members :-

The topic was started on a particular point and since then it has traveled over various connected issues, some remotely connected... I am not so sure if this would be a topic of debate or "wishful thinking", but be that as it may, right now, the topic is veering towards Taliban and other issues, which can cause some concern in the topic.

Every person loves his/ her motherland and words have a way of hurting and leaving a deep scar.. particularly words laced with sarcasm...

Can we go easy on this post. I am sending PMs to members on this thread, so please bear with me. Lets not close this thread, let it be open, and lets hope that the day is not far when we will be able to constructively debate further on this issue... Maybe we can give this topic a rest for a few days.

This is meant for all members and is not intended for anyone in particular. Please cooperate.

@bold - totally agree, we should respect each other feelings. Any hurt or sarcastic remark from here on will be deleted and action taken. We should value and respect POV's that are not biased on particular religion.

Thanks!