Democracy and extremism are incompatible. The plant of democracy withers away in the sickly sweet atmosphere of radicalism before growing to gigantic fruit tree with deep and firmly entrenched roots. A true democratic society can never be an extremist society and vice versa. Fanaticism acts as blight that pervades the society and hollows its foundations. Therefore, it is a venomous recipe for a nation that does not permit its grooming on moderate and modern lines. Radicalism is considered as an attack on the foundations of democracy. Therefore, democracy and immoderate zeal can never stay alive together as water and fire can never co-exist. Democracy teaches its followers tolerance by indoctrinating to accommodate opposite point of view. While extremism trains its live wire devotees to adopt hardheaded approach without considering the views and sentiments of others.
When extremism transgresses certain threshold level it generates violence. A militant having violent behavior easily flares up. Violence breeds violence and the vicious cycle never ends. If bloodshed and brutality is fire then fanaticism provides fuel for it. Democracy can act as fire extinguisher and a moderator by instilling the emotions of tolerance and forbearance. Therefore, establishment of democracy is mandatory to spruce the nation on balanced lines so that its individuals can patiently put up with differing political, religious and social outlooks without behaving aggressively and wildly. In order to unite dispersed individuals, with divergent opinions on life and off life, as rosary beads in a thread it is binding to bring them in the mainstream political life by instituting democracy through conducting free and fair elections under the aegis of a powerful, impartial and unprejudiced election commission. “Since my release, I have become more convinced than ever that the real makers of history are the ordinary men and women of our country; their participation in every decision about the future is the only guarantee of true democracy and freedom.”1
Western democracy engrossed in blind nationalism is tremendously perilous for the global peace. The western countries practice democracy inside their borders but outside their boundaries their rulers practice rigorous feudalism to safeguard their vested interests and to extend their hegemonic designs in the world. They exploit the weedy nations under the guise of pseudo democracy. In Iraq and Afghanistan the western powers invaded to establish democracy and in Palestine and Lebanon they triggered gun battles among the political rivals to oust the democratically elected government of Hammas and the legislators of Hezbullah in the driving seat. These double standards reveal that these greedy double barrel crooks and fraudulent gangsters have nothing to do with democracy and for them their egocentric preoccupations are the topmost priority. The ulterior motive behind every war inflicted and every clash ignited by the power boozed crocodiles among the political rivals, ethnic groups and sectarian factions of the cash-strapped emaciated countries, having advantageous geostrategic location or rich natural resources, is to advance their interests in the world. The phony champions of democracy are pampering handpicked stooges and autocratic rulers in several countries of the world who can look after their concerns in their respective regions. Therefore, in these developing countries the fate of democracy is in the doldrums and culture the fanaticism is ruling the roost. Thus extremism is byproduct of follies of war monger counterfeit moralists and sham champions of democracy and human rights.
The atrocities perpetrated by the brutal soldiers of the Allied forces in the Abu Ghraib prison and Guantanamo Bay have broken all records of barbarity and savagery in the history of mankind. The POWs were inhumanly tortured and ruthlessly tormented for the sin of belonging to the most backward countries of the world. Although the white soldiers belong to the most advanced and so-called civilized countries of the world. But these democratic countries have not trained their individuals to consider other persons of the world even human beings. Therefore, whenever they got opportunity to inflict unjust wars on other countries to exploit their resources, their soldiers behave like savages of Stone Age. They consider their nation and cultural values are supreme. This blind nationalism and canopy of ethnocentrism resulted in the ignition of two horrible world wars claiming millions of lives.
Pakistan is paying a high price for the rabid policies of America in the region. Uncle Sam wants to extend it malicious hegemonic designs under the guise of war against terrorism. Before Nine Eleven there were no incidents of suicide bombing in Pakistan. But now hardly a weak passes without a suicide attack or a bomb explosion. Pakistan has been harvesting the bitter fruits of torrent of suicide attacks and bomb explosions due to providing undue support to America after 9/11. Twin suicide attacks on the PPPP rally that was arranged to provide red carpet welcome to Benzir Bhutto is the worst form of violence in the current spate of suicide bombing. This tragic calamity has resulted in more than two hundred casualties and gravely wounded more than four hundred people. The miscreants threatened Ms Bhutto for assassination because they consider that America is the intermediary of deal between President Musharraf and Benzir Bhutto and both the leaders would work for the accomplishment of American agenda in the area after the general elections. It is irony that our leaders think that road to ascending to throne in Pakistan passes through Washington and no one can remain in power without consent and pleasure of the White House.
