The question of men like Zaid Hamid is the first point raised.. National identity and the second is lack of awareness(either due to inability or ignorance) of the ground reality.
People are lost without a national identity, a definition of who and what they were supposed to be.
Perhaps because in true essence most Pakistanis dont know jack about Iqbal or what he wrote apart from Ali Azmat crooning "khudi ko buland kar itna".
Nor do they understand the very philosophy, the very ideals that drove the nation. Because pictures of Jinnah and Iqbal's Mausoleums were enough to drive home some emotions for key power centers.
Now when those images and Noor jehan's songs started proving insufficient.. There was a need for a Zaid Hamid to fill the gap.
The problem is not that he is incorrect in blaming RAW or MOSSAD for a myriad of problems; but that he loses focus in defining how exactly are actually implementing it on the ground. After all, the CIA churned hell and high water to ensure that the Soviet union was destroyed even gestures of peace and "
understanding" were being flagged by Carter so why should we disregard Pakistan's enemies carrying out such activities?
The question of proofs and counter proofs will continue, but instead of painting it within a picture of intelligence scenarios.. Zaid Hamid loses his focus into blaming even a loose screw on RAW..and his credibility drops.
The first few series of Brasstacks did nothing more than restate the suspicions of many thinkers on the problems Pakistan and the Muslim world faced... But once that narrative that did have substantial material to even make a case reached its end..Zaid Hamid needed to continue his line of work.. and for that he got in touch with the military contacts who were more than happy for a mouth piece(which a lot of powers have used across the world) but were not willing to provide him with anything other than photo-ops and taskings to put on his next show(
Because even if you catch a spy or a mole.. you are left two sided whether you should brandish the fact that someone that high up in the command chain is traitorous to Pakistan and face embarrassment at your lack of counter-intelligence or hush it up to avoid looking like fools). So whatever he has to build upon is from his own imagination.. and the man's imagination or intelligence aren't anything more than average... So all he can do like many of the so called religious right wingers is parrot emotional stirrings that is opium to the growing frustrated section of the population. Now if that sermon includes s splattering of Iqbal combined with evil-Yindoozionists then so be it because that gets him riled up and in "
Fuhrer" mode as well as those that listen to his show.
After all, this tactic is used by all measures of politicians.. Imran Khan had a whole university auditorium riled up after giving a brief talk about refining politics and country by making jokes about "
Musharraf Bandar" and "
Zardari bandar" going to the laps of "
Bush Aqa" and "
Obama Chacha".. since that sold to the budding electrical/computer engineers rather than sensible talk.
Meanwhile, the actual efforts of the Yindoozionists by discreetly sparking faultlines along religious and ethnic divisions across the country goes ahead unabated and unopposed since we are too blind to see beyond Kashmir or Jihad.
I wonder why it doesnt occur to people that whether what is being taught at many of these extremist Madressas.. or those evening "scholars" isnt just some random phenomenon and has been encouraged by breeding "scholars" over decades. Yet, as Zaid Hamid and many of those that stem from the same country..and eventually the same religion do not understand is that unlike them , their enemies do not have plans that start and end like first wet dream.. their plans are deep rooted..and take years to mature.. and when they finally hit.. You are left running helter skelter looking for "root causes" within history that has been distorted soo much that you cant make sense of lies or truth.
While you are looking for Kargils and their "victories".. you never sit to think out what will happen in 5 years, or two.. or even 3 months.. and jump in awing in your brilliance, While your enemies plant seeds across your country... that mature in ten or twenty years to tear you apart.. They see effects of you breeding people like Hafiz Saeed and quietly hold out knowing that your own snickering will turn to a bawling ,weeping mess when it blows in your face.
But as we content to blame Yindoozionists for everything while ignoring their actual moves.. we shall continue to see more Zaid Hamid's , More Abdul Rasheed Ghazis and so and on forth.
And yes, the same phenomenon can also be witnessed to a degree in India.. with the Thakreys and others.. because warriors and the need for men to become warriors needs purpose.. Just the defense of the country is not sufficient.. there must be a who.
But as I told my very well-connected and very dear Indian friend Mr. Dash whilst we discussed politics in India & Pakistan to which he expressed his desire that our conflicts should end since common sense dictates that we move on..I disagreed with this quip from Nietzsche
Madness is rare in individuals - but in groups, parties, nations, and ages it is the rule.