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Communism and Political Islam or religious Extremism are the other options but for Muslims generally and Pashtuns specially I prefer the westren model of democracy , human rights, liberty, liberalism, utilitarianism. equalitarianism, egalitarianism, fundamental rights , all baisc freedoms like freedom of speech, modern education, development, scince and technology, economic prosperity, wealth in private hands, free market economy, competition, western dress, no confinement of women to homes, no child labour , rule of law, strong justice system, no discrimination etc etc
For Islam only its status as a religion can be maintaned which means only beliefs in supernatural entities, prophets etc,, worship and a kind of morality. Only Quran and only those Hadith which dont contradict Quran and reason are recommendable and interpretaion of Quran that it can be adjusted with modern times is the dire need of the time. islamic sufistic and spiritual elements are also worthy to be followed.
Communism is not at all to be considred which ignores the basic human instinct of private owner ship and believes only in utopias, barbarims, brutality and blood shed.
All other ideologies like Fascism, Nazism , Anarchism, extreme Conservatism, Rexism, Utashas, Zbor are equally not worthy to be considered like Communism and Political Islam and religious Extremism for Muslims and Pashtuns.
All this I recommend keeping in mind that Pashtunwali with its positive values should not be foresaken. Pashtunwali can remain our cultrure and Islam as a religion and spiritual system.
I dont understand that why we dont accept West as our model and why dont we leave all this stuff in shape of Religious extremism and other evils. Whats bad in learning from West. All of us as indivisuals wish to be in developed countries of the west then why dont want the same west for our countries and our people?????
When I talk of Liberalism then I mean the following
(taken from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberalism)
Liberalism is a broad class of political philosophies that considers individual liberty and equality to be the most important political goals.
Liberalism emphasizes individual rights and equality of opportunity. Within liberalism, there are various streams of thought which compete over the use of the term "liberal" and may propose very different policies, but they are generally united by their support for constitutional liberalism, which encompasses support for: freedom of thought and speech, limitations on the power of governments, the rule of law, an individual's right to private property, and a transparent system of government.
All liberals, as well as some adherents of other political ideologies, support some variant of the form of government known as liberal democracy, with open and fair elections, where all citizens have equal rights by law.
I dont find any harm if we label ourselves as Liberals, democratic etc . Its just matter of nomenclature and describing your ideology and approach in more formal and terminological way.
I believe in cultural and political relativism and even in religious relativism. All cultures, societies , religions, polity etc have their own requirements as things are relative not absolute.
Thats why with democracy, free market economy , liberalism etc I merged Islam as a religion and spiritual system and Pashtunwali as culture and social code for Pashtuns. Pashtunwali have mainly social and cultural elements but no political( except Jirga system) economic, religious ,philosophical etc dimensions. These short falls in Pashtunwali can be added from democracy, liberalism etc and Islam as a religion( beliefs+worship+morality) and spiritual system.
some one may give the example of Iran but its is not suitable here. I oppose both Shah as he was a Shah(king), a dictator and also the Islamic revolution purely on religious grounds. If the revolution was supported by communists then again it was fueling the fire further. If Shah was supported by USA then USA has the right to choose between Shah and religious clerics in their own national interests. There are some good things too in the Islamic Revolution but the human rights situation and the role of religious scholars are the main two negative aspects.
Private owner ship and free market economy with democracy and liberalism have made west and the developed world as they are now that's why I consider it as pre requisites for becoming like west in development and prosperity.
When I say West is my model then from the west I don't mean only USA but first the G8 countries(Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia(with out the remnants of communism and dictatorships), the United Kingdom, and the United States) then some of the G20( besides the G 8 ,also Argentina ,Australia ,Brazil ,Japan, Mexico, South Korea) + countries like Switzerland, Sweden ,Norway, Finland , New zealand, Spain etc.
One can oppose few policies of USA but for me its the dream land of humanity. a country , a state at its climax , an ideal to be followed by others.I look at all these countries as economic and political models for Pashtuns and Muslims. As I mentioned for culture and social aspects , the model is Pashtunwali with few reforms and for religion and spirituality Islam , again with reforms.
For Islam only its status as a religion can be maintaned which means only beliefs in supernatural entities, prophets etc,, worship and a kind of morality. Only Quran and only those Hadith which dont contradict Quran and reason are recommendable and interpretaion of Quran that it can be adjusted with modern times is the dire need of the time. islamic sufistic and spiritual elements are also worthy to be followed.
Communism is not at all to be considred which ignores the basic human instinct of private owner ship and believes only in utopias, barbarims, brutality and blood shed.
All other ideologies like Fascism, Nazism , Anarchism, extreme Conservatism, Rexism, Utashas, Zbor are equally not worthy to be considered like Communism and Political Islam and religious Extremism for Muslims and Pashtuns.
All this I recommend keeping in mind that Pashtunwali with its positive values should not be foresaken. Pashtunwali can remain our cultrure and Islam as a religion and spiritual system.
I dont understand that why we dont accept West as our model and why dont we leave all this stuff in shape of Religious extremism and other evils. Whats bad in learning from West. All of us as indivisuals wish to be in developed countries of the west then why dont want the same west for our countries and our people?????
When I talk of Liberalism then I mean the following
(taken from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberalism)
Liberalism is a broad class of political philosophies that considers individual liberty and equality to be the most important political goals.
Liberalism emphasizes individual rights and equality of opportunity. Within liberalism, there are various streams of thought which compete over the use of the term "liberal" and may propose very different policies, but they are generally united by their support for constitutional liberalism, which encompasses support for: freedom of thought and speech, limitations on the power of governments, the rule of law, an individual's right to private property, and a transparent system of government.
All liberals, as well as some adherents of other political ideologies, support some variant of the form of government known as liberal democracy, with open and fair elections, where all citizens have equal rights by law.
I dont find any harm if we label ourselves as Liberals, democratic etc . Its just matter of nomenclature and describing your ideology and approach in more formal and terminological way.
I believe in cultural and political relativism and even in religious relativism. All cultures, societies , religions, polity etc have their own requirements as things are relative not absolute.
Thats why with democracy, free market economy , liberalism etc I merged Islam as a religion and spiritual system and Pashtunwali as culture and social code for Pashtuns. Pashtunwali have mainly social and cultural elements but no political( except Jirga system) economic, religious ,philosophical etc dimensions. These short falls in Pashtunwali can be added from democracy, liberalism etc and Islam as a religion( beliefs+worship+morality) and spiritual system.
some one may give the example of Iran but its is not suitable here. I oppose both Shah as he was a Shah(king), a dictator and also the Islamic revolution purely on religious grounds. If the revolution was supported by communists then again it was fueling the fire further. If Shah was supported by USA then USA has the right to choose between Shah and religious clerics in their own national interests. There are some good things too in the Islamic Revolution but the human rights situation and the role of religious scholars are the main two negative aspects.
Private owner ship and free market economy with democracy and liberalism have made west and the developed world as they are now that's why I consider it as pre requisites for becoming like west in development and prosperity.
When I say West is my model then from the west I don't mean only USA but first the G8 countries(Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia(with out the remnants of communism and dictatorships), the United Kingdom, and the United States) then some of the G20( besides the G 8 ,also Argentina ,Australia ,Brazil ,Japan, Mexico, South Korea) + countries like Switzerland, Sweden ,Norway, Finland , New zealand, Spain etc.
One can oppose few policies of USA but for me its the dream land of humanity. a country , a state at its climax , an ideal to be followed by others.I look at all these countries as economic and political models for Pashtuns and Muslims. As I mentioned for culture and social aspects , the model is Pashtunwali with few reforms and for religion and spirituality Islam , again with reforms.
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