Dr. Michael Murphy proposes “Civilizationism encompasses
two distinct but interdependent strands of development : one technical and
scientific, the other relating to different aspects of the human character or intellect.
In scientific terms civilization refers to a society’s technological and
organizational capacity to dominate its environment and thereby increase its
security, power and prosperity. In its second sense it refers to something like
the cultivation of those traits or characteristics which are uniquely human or
definitive of human excellence.”
But, the point to ponder is whether a grown civilization permits its inhabitants to export & apply their personal mores extravagantly. answer is plain & simple NO as civilizational experience is
one thing, civilizationism is another. Culture is one thing, culturism is
another. Personal bias is one thing, objectivity is another. Uncalled for
criticism is one thing, expression of genuine grievances is another. It’s
astounding how some ill-informed non-resident/overseas brown people with Pakistani origin, having little
experience with the condition on ground, nominal relevance with the country,
opine - read badmouth - fluently on the state and people of Pakistan.
Pejoratively tagging the residents
as local-brands they presume that people here in Pakistan are semi-civilized
and semi-literate half-wit nincompoops living in the Stone Age, until proven
otherwise.Buck doesn't stops here, they
want these locals to remain connected with their superior form of race fellows only to plead innocence for every
action from national to family politics - before whom to plead innocence, the
ones who presume them ignorant and uncultured morons.
The same “highly
educated”, out-of-bound non-Pakistanis persist – which their white counterparts
abandoned some time ago- with the old habit of seeing others through colonial
prism. The ones who had long ago abandoned their roots and fatherland thanks to
their forays of materialistic asylum abroad.
For they have the honour of living
in civilized worlds, judges in their own cause, these prosecutors and juries
have divine right of prosecution and judgement Civilization is the source rather fountainhead of their
divinity. When some free soul shows them this mirror, their cats come out of the bags. They obligingly reply that not all but ‘few’ -
read majority - of Pakistanis are illiterate, dimwit, uncivilized and
uninformed.
The problem is this very mindset
that believes that not all but some read majority of Pakistanis are semi-literate half-wit
nincompoops of stone-age, rather they have to be in sync to the linking of their civilized
brethren. In doing so they forget that same idiotic personifications could have
been present on their side -actually not their but ‘white’s side’- as well.
They are there in every culture and society. A fact which must not be
overlooked.
Plus, to their apologetic outlook
towards their fellow white-skins, they cannot bear those people who go there
for the purpose of education and earning livelihoods for their families back,
those who send remittances to their homeland, and those who remain concerned
with their country.
People born with opportunity
better express gratitude before almighty Allah rather criticizing these travailed
segments. In spite of acknowledging and valuing these self-made individuals who
generally have to start from the scratch - be it working in takeaways or let it
be doing any odd job. They target them and censure these toiling and hardship-facing
majority of overseas Pakistanis. As if it brings shame to their skin. Let’s
hope if science and technological progress can help them in achieving this end.
One could only wish if they could change the color of their skin!
"Most immigrants have this culture
of hating their homeland cultures. Rushdi was its extreme example. Their hatred
of Islam, Pakistan and India is for some
strong emotional reasons. But their love for West is fake as well as their
hatred for east."
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Naseer Ahmed Mirza
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