I am being more than reasonable actually . Both the groups are not comparable except that they both want nothing but power and dominance . In such a worst case scenario , what exactly would the Taliban have to offer ? Their self proclaimed Caliph or the FUBAR interpretation of the religion , what ? The promise of a savior , God's rule on his planet or the delusions of a Islamic welfare state ? The political parties get their votes on ' sympathy ' , ' some good past performance ' , ' ethnic/race cards ' or more realistically ' the lesser of the two evils ' principle . Except for the sympathy part from religious over zealous minority , what advantage do the Talibans have here , mate ? The humans feel most insecure when someone encroaches upon their freedom ( of sorts ) and the God's army makes that sure .
Democracy is good for literate people , it isn't good for countries where illiterate masses vote where their tribal elders/sardars/land lords/feudal order them to . No , what you said is true but the question is how long do the Pakistanis want to be pushed to learn their lesson for the success . Everything is reversible , but you need the will and the strength to acknowledge your failures and the problem itself . Yes we have been lucky , but even lady luck has her limits .