Why Western donors are snubbing Pakistan after giving to Haiti

[marc1888]

because they hate us for our freedoms

 

[LibertyVox]

It's not about the leader, it's about the people. I've been to Pakistan several times. I saw parts of it as a perfect anarchist experiment: how people conduct their business in the complete absence of a government.

But let's face it, Pakistan isn't the right place for a libertarian movement. Most Pakistanis live without government but take no pride in that - unlike people in Somalia, or parts of Iraq, or Palestine, who take pride in the fact that they are stateless.

As far as I've seen in Pakistan, people feel "government-deprived" rather than "government-free". They CRAVE government. They CRAVE someone "taking care" of them. That's why they always fall for the next charlatan who promises to.

You are right. I think in places such as Somalia and Palestine people have already tasted life without a functioning state. And again you are right, in Pakistan the parts which have the least governance and have been able to sustain themselves especially in the after math of the country's acquiescence to the WOT are ones where one can see good examples of stable and sustainable anarchy. The rest of the country especially the more urban centers and cities where the middle class exists is one which feels it has the most to lose and crave government. Then there is the problem of ethnic diversity. Not all cultures within the country have the same interests. Even then there was massive movements of solidarity (though not nearly soon enough) and agitation against Musharraf once he started to bomb the north western parts of the country, in that he was forced to resign. And Zardari wasn't really elected, he was brokered in by Armitage and Boucher. And I guess the energy of removing Musharraf followed by this subterfuge by which Zardari came into power has fizzled out the initial euphoria.

 

[LibertyVox]

In the end , I think you will find the donations to be generous.

Actually I think in that country, the prevalent collective wisdom is hostile to any aid being given to the Pakistani government.

 

[oyarde]

Actually I think in that country, the prevalent collective wisdom is hostile to any aid being given to the Pakistani government.

The aid will have to come from the private organizations on the ground.The govt. is a waste.

 

[oyarde]

We have 19 US helicopters working now , rescuing people.

 

[Imperial]

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[oyarde]

Looks like one fifth ofthe country is stl under water.