See it's a top/down problem because this psychosis is present on all strata of Pashtun society. First we think we're a homogenous people with a common, single origin. I mean yes all humans stem from a common origin. But Pashtuns were not some pure ethnic/cultural group, it is more than likely we arose by merging with other groups. This mindwarp is not just constrained to a bunch of keliwal or Kuchiyan and not just some kamakal/beswad people, but our intellectuals and so called "educated elite" as well.

Then there's this farce that we have a 5000 year old history, none of which is backed by historical evidence. We glorify tyranny as heroism and ignorance as virtue. It's like living in the Orwell Novel 1984.