Dear all,

Recently I have noticed a phenomenon quite a lot. I call it leave the country syndrome. Whether it is Pakistan or India, anybody who talks differently from the mainstream discourse or points out flaws and problems is told to leave the country. I have lived in the west and never did I observe such a thing, people would discuss various ideas, learn from others and try to have a healthy debate about various issues. They would openly point out any flaws in their system and publicly disagree with anyone if needed. But in Pakistan, I have been told many times to leave just because I pointed out some bitter flaws and introduced new and better ideas. So many good people have left Pakistan for these reasons.

If we do this, do you expect others not to do the same e.g Shahrukh Khan was recently told to leave India and go to Pakistan just because he said there is a lot of intolerance in India, similarly racists in the west might tell immigrants to go back to their country whereas everyone is an immigrant on this planet.

Is this plain intolerance of others' views and ideas or is it something much more sinister? Ironic thing is we are moving backwards in time, human progress is not merely physical, it is also mental and social. Research oriented and objective analysis will be highly appreciated.

Progress is being reversed

Phenomenon isn't the recent, you are quite late to notice it.
what I feel.. patriotism flows deep in the veins of those who are harmed less by this system, state policies and nature in any(or every) way...

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"A third of Pakistanis want to leave the country. That's what the Gallup poll says."
~CNN show host

"Why don't the leave then? Who is stopping them?"
~Ex-Prime Minister, Mr. Yusuf Raza Gilani

Nothing more needs to be said. When a sitting PM can express these thoughts with the whole world watching, awaam to phir "baadshah" hotay hain!

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'fa inna ma'al usri yusra.'

Leave Pakistan is not a syndrome. Those who are sincere with you and who have experienced the harshness of this system will advise you to leave Pakistan if you can.

I have suffered a lot in this Pakistani system. Until a year ago I was thinking to leave Pakistan. It was not a difficult task. I could have escaped this system but I thought what actually Pakistan is. Is it a piece of land? No. My family, friends, relatives and the people of my village are Pakistan. They are suffering in this country and they will be suffering in this country forever. I asked myself would I be able to listen to their miseries on Skype while sitting in a foreign land? No.

I chose to bear the pain. I chose to live here and decided to become bureaucrat so that I may save all these people from Pakistani system.

I am patriot. I do not love this piece of land. But I am in love with its culture, with its people. I decided to become shield for them.

If you care about yourself and your immediate family then it is better to leave this country. But if you are ready to sacrifice your life and struggle for people around you then you should live here.

If you are pointing out flaws in the system that simply means you have started suffering here. Those who are advising you leave the country exactly know that it is really difficult to change the system here and trying to change the system may be even more painful experience for you. So they have advised you to leave the country. It is for your good, not because of difference of opinion.

Westerns point out flaws in their system to make it even better. And it is possible over there to change the things according to will of people. But you are living in Pakistan King Falcon. Yahan Tabdeeli Pata Nahi Kab Aaegi.

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That is what I feel like, we have regressed in many ways since 1947. I don't know how a society can reverse progress, it seems quite counter-intuitive.

I noticed many things dear but the urge to open my mouth about such things has increased considerably after I experience life in the West. Anyway, in the modern globalised world, patriotism is an old concept, we are becoming global citizens slowly. They say a country is like your parents, so if you have abusive parents, you might feel a connection with them but not love them a lot at the same time. Patriotism is a two way process.

Exactly Cogito, such kind of apathy/arrogance on part of responsible people is making the young generation feel disgusted. The PM should have been told that going outside is difficult if you are a Pakistani and that such PMs are not found in real liberal democracies.

Haha, NFP is hilarious as always. Great satire and I recommend everyone to check this out.

You know what, I had similar feelings like you and I still do. Even though people over here and around the world in general have given me a lot of pain but that shouldn't change me into something like them, we should care about the ones who deserve it. I have grown up like an orphan in this country, seen all kinds of injustices being done to people, seen some good people too but they are not valued much in our society unfortunately. A poor and powerless person has a dog's life whereas the rich and powerful can get away with anything, there is too much corruption (not just about money but socially/morally, it is funny that our people limit morality to the volume of clothes on ones body but not ones character and ethical values). What I am trying to point out is, someone who criticises the country/culture a lot doesn't mean they are not patriotic, it could very much mean that they have felt a lot of pain and their arguments may be taken under an objective lens in comparison to successful countries/cultures. But the good things is, we have started talking about such things, media is active, people are more aware and connected to the global village and democratic traditions are getting stronger. With more education, global exposure and awareness, democracy and sincere Generals like Raheel Sharif, we are on a road to prosperity!