Tariq Ali on Pakistan (Oxford Feb 2009) Part - 1/3

[sehaalturk]

Tariq Ali probably did as much for Pakistan as Liverpool FC and Beatles did for

Liverpool. Believe you me, a lot less talented individuals made a lot more by serving the

system.Unlike B Bhutto, he remained loyal to the cause and you should be proud of him.

[ahsan53i]

most of the comments against him comes from indians because he is a pakistani.

[aniketranade]

@ahsan53i Yeah..Tariq openly says things like:

1. Jinnah ate pork and was a non-practicing muslim.

2. Pakistan is a dysfunctional State.

3. Army interventions have ruined the country.

4.Muslim League played along with the british and had no part in Indian freedom struggle.

Of course its the Indians writing the negative Comments!......LMAO!!

Jaahil Paki!

[HanEunJa]

ThnX❤X 4Sharing Saved!! Kind Regards

[jsvjuggernaut]

this gentleman just talks, talks and talks and more so in such preaching attitude that I feel like puking

[vivascargill]

@jvs right will he never just  shut up!

[namaloum]

Dear Pache, Your politeness & objectivity is valued.

Every Pakistani is afflicted with some sort of internal or external cancerous sour.

What's the major cause of this morbid condition? What's the antidote and who has,is or will prescribe it?

I dont' think writing books in a non-native language and lecturing in foreign lands to a majority of foreigners or to be non-Pakistanis could make an iota of difference in saving a nation from the fall.

I'm looking for the first step needed to survive

[namaloum]

Tell us one worthwhile concrete contribution you have made for Pakistan.

How does getting prizes for verbose, entertaining,mentally amusing books affect the situation in Pakistan.

Why after getting independence from the British Rule;these guys left their new homeland and willfully went back to their Master.

[pachelbellringer]

Mr namaloum

I agree that it would be better if Pakistanis had stayed in Pakistan instead of going to Britain. I can tell you that most of the British feel the same, but probably for slightly different reasons. The truth is that British people didn't want millions of Pakistanis living in their country but they weren't given the choice. They have been colonised just as India was. However the difference is that if they resist that colonialisation, they are called racists. How strange.

[666lordbyron666]

Mr.pachelbellringer

LOL

namaloum got pwned

[karamal1]

To thugix: What else can we expect from a THUG like you?? Go and break your own country (which will soon happen). Pakistan knows how to adopt and survive. Everytime we get in trouble, we come out stronger.

Pakistan is not weak like 1971 when our 'peaceloving' neighbour broke us. Now it cannot and that is why 'peace loving' thugs like you are showing their wishful thinking.

[RandomLectures]

Yes, the video quality is not gr8 -:P

Apologies !

[PSmithFortyTwo]

Oops - a real human being who posted the video - consider me ashamed for being rude.

It was _great_ to see Tariq Ali. Thank you very much for going to the trouble to post this.

The video quality was good, actually. Zooming while recording is off-putting. Done very slowly or infrequently works fine. But that is just one opinion.

Nice job. You actually went to the trouble to DO something. Unlike this annoying commenter :-).

[Malangyar]

Heh, yeah, I'm amazed RandomLectures kept his calm.

But yeah, the quality isn't the best but at least you taped it. That's what matters, keep 'em coming mate. Thanks a lot.

[RandomLectures]

thanks dears -:P

[thugix]

this guy sounds like an intellectual but he doesn't realize the reality in pakistan. pakistan cannot co-exist with any country because it is based on the assumption that hindus and muslims cannot live together.

so his idea of pakistan and india being like the european union will never happen. since he's pakistani he's baised for his country but he needs to realize that pakistan is a failed state.

the only solution is to break up pakistan and securing the nukes in that country.

[PSmithFortyTwo]

Tariq Ali IS a Pakistani and a public intellectual. He knows more about Pakistan and the situation than you will learn if you live to be a thousand.