Long March 2008 vs Long March 2009 and the Fox
Not very long ago I declared 14th June 2008 as the 23rd March of 21st century. It was due to the fact that on 14th of June 2008 , people from all over Pakistan peacefully assembled in the heart of capital defying the fears of establishment stooges and the myths of establishment. The long march of 2008 had a lot of parallels with the 23rd of March 1940, but the most important aspect of this march was the peaceful assembly in the capital. I was exteremely excited during the long march of 14th June , people from Karachi to Multan and then travelling through Punjab and NWFP they reached Rawalpindi, the leadership of Long March was in the hands of people like Aitzaz Ahsan and Munir A Malik , political temperature between the two political arch rivals ( Nawaz Sharif and Asif Zardari) was very cold and the long march objective was very clear and peaceful i.e. Millions of people assembling in the heart of Capital and showing the world what they want.
Long March 2009 is similar in nature and its objectives. The only difference is that of the proverbial fox exploiting the genuine and natural political differences between the two major parties. I earlier wrote that why is it so that democracy is always considered a glasshouse which can always be broken by a single throw of the stone. What if millions of people march towards the Islamabad in order to snatch their basic rights from the rulers , what if the ruthless rulers try to stop them by use of force , what if the fight for the rights of people is fought in the streets of Islamabad , it is the people of Pakistan who are fighting. They do not need any “Messiah” having the gun in his hands to get them their rights. The people of Pakistan know how to defend themselves and their rights. We don’t need any self righteous messiah helping us in achieving our goals.
