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"I must study politics and war that my sons may have liberty to study mathematics and philosophy." - John Adams| “Where was the outrage?” she said.

[Hussain Nadim @HNadim87]

The dilemma of this military regime in Pakistan is that it wants to have elections, but it also wants to rig them.

This dichotomy is deeply problematic because a rigged election is far more dangerous to national stability than having no election at all.

Elections are the single most important trust- and consensus-producing events in a country. Every time they are rigged, manipulated, or stolen, they contribute to the erosion, and eventual collapse, of both public trust and societal consensus, which ultimately leads to state collapse.

By definition, therefore, the only real anti-state elements are those within the state who rob the public of their mandate and, in doing so, undo the country itself.

[Assadᡣ𐭩🇵🇸 @Ijussdontcare]

A non elected, accidental politician like Mohsin Naqvi deciding what's right, what's wrong, and how this country should be run shows Pakistan is over.

[Uzair Kazmi @kazmiuzair]

Woh aik banday ki officially dictatorship soft launch kr rha hai aur yahan masoom log bhangray daalna shuru 😭

[K. @On_the_edge0]

We have all seen this movie way too many times.

[AMJAD KHAN @iAmjadKhann]

یہ سسٹم collapse کر چکا ہے آپ مانیں یا نہ مانیں ! محسن نقوی ۔۔

[AkbaR @Aakbar84]

جو سارا سسٹم چلا رہے ہیں وہ کہتے ہیں سسٹم تباہ ہوچکا ہے

جو سیاسی پارٹیاں اکٹھی بیٹھی ہیں اور لوٹ مار کررہی ہیں وہ کہتی ہیں کہ سب کو ملکر بیٹھنا چاہیے

[HealthRanger @HealthRanger]

When Iran launches missiles at U.S. military bases (which are clearly valid military targets in a time of war), the action is described as a "surprise attack" to insinuate that the attack is somehow unethical or immoral.

Yet when the U.S. launches surprise attacks on Iran, including attacks on civilian schools, or assassinations of Iranian leaders, or the bombing of critical civilian infrastructure, those are called "strikes" to imply they are a routine, justifiable part of warfare.

When it comes to the actual moral code of what's happening in this conflict, the U.S. consistently proves itself to be immoral and unethical:

- The U.S. launched the illegal war in the first place, even though Iran posed no imminent threat to the U.S.

- The U.S. deliberately targeted and bombed a school with 170+ young girls (children), then double-bombed the target when parents and teachers showed up to try to rescue their injured children.

- The U.S. has repeatedly invited Iran negotiators to travel to a negotiation site, and then bombed them or used explosives to kill them, while blaming Iran for refusing to negotiate.

- The U.S. has no intrinsic right to control the Strait of Hormuz, located nearly on the opposite side of the planet as the United States of America. If that were true, then Iran would have the right to control the Gulf of Mexico.

- Trump routinely orders the U.S. military to strike civilian targets like bridges and power plants, committing act war crimes under U.S. law, while claiming he isn't bound by any laws or rules at all.

- To avoid requiring Congress to declare war, Trump pretends that each military action lasts only 60 days, at which point he declares the action to be concluded, and then the next day he declares a new action has begun, thereby stringing together a series of 60-day emergency actions, effectively usurping the power of Congress and concentrating the power to wage war in the hands of the executive (himself). While the war grows increasingly unpopular, Trump betrays the very Americans he is supposed to represent, and he pursues actions that most Americans find abhorrent.

Summary? The U.S. actions against Iran are illegal, unethical, immoral, unjustified and place the entire world at grave risk of famine, industrial collapse, economic depression and social strife stemming from those conditions.

Trump and Hegseth both need to be removed from office and prosecuted as war criminals. In a world of real justice and peace, perhaps they would share a jail cell with indicted war criminal Netanyahu.

[K. @On_the_edge0]

@Abuzar_ii Tf! 8 hermes? 😲

[Faizan @faizannriaz]

Congratulations! Both ruling parties now agree the mandate is fake.

One still gets the Presidency, the other the Prime Minister’s Office. What a remarkable democracy. Welcome to Pakistan.

[H. @pseudowitch6]

We inch closer and closer to the mango crate. I don’t even wish anything else at this point. Anyone with the playbook of “mowing grass” (where you allow periodic violence and killing to keep populations at a baseline fear) should find his end in that pretty sweet crate.

[Hussain Nadim @HNadim87]

Of all the grave crises Pakistan is facing, nothing is more existential than the crisis within its intelligentsia.

Decades of state repression, tyranny and personal ambitions have disconnected them from their own reality, taking away not just their voice and credibility, but their ability to imagine and offer a better alternate to direct and indirect military rule.

Today, some can't, many won't, and most others simply don't want to speak about the problems at home. Hence, they compensate by showing solidarity with victims or expressing outrage against oppressors elsewhere around the world.

Their dilemma? Silence at home is becoming costly; speaking out on issues abroad is becoming costlier.

[Azeem Sabzvari @Azeem_Sabzvari]

Meanwhile new visas for Pakistanis in Kuwait will remain suspended. While for Indians stay open.

Kuwait will still sell us oil at premium rates

[K. @On_the_edge0]

@sadsnaqvi Lol that's true i guess. Not too big not to small, just the right size so why not.

[King Kang @Abuzar_ii]

Dharmendra Pradhan resigns

Big win for democracy in India

Fuck Pakistan, fuck Pakistan's army and fuck its elite for depriving us of these rights

[Abdullah @michaelscottfc]

Fellas, don't discredit yourselves. What you pulled off on Feb 8 was incredible. They banned your party, took away your symbol, arrested your leaders and you still won against all odds. At the end of the day you don't live in a democracy. What followed next was tragic.

[Iranian Observer @Ms_Iranian]

Mark my words: even if Iran completely surrenders its nuclear program to the U.S., they will still try to erase us from the map. Global politics has no principles.

Look at Gaddafi—the moment Libya abandoned its nuclear program, Western powers betrayed him and celebrated his death on live TV.

North Korea saw that fate and rightfully understood that strength is the only language the West respects; now, no one dares touch them.

For nearly five decades, we've endured false accusations, brutal sanctions, and constant pressure to seize our capabilities. Why do we refuse to bow down? Because we know our enemy.

They don't care about international law—they only care about preserving their absolute dominance and eliminating anyone who stands up to them.

People ask why we don't just yield to avoid conflict. But this is a fight for our survival. History has taught us that these powers will never be our true allies. We have studied history well, and unlike others, we refuse to fall into the same trap twice. That is why Iran will never back down.

[Haroon @ThisHaroon]

The biggest trick this regime pulled off is "Khouf", itna dar phila do k koi bhi apne haq k liye bahir na nikle, koi awaz bhi uthaye tou usay ghar se utha lo, overseas se koi awaz uthaye tou yahan usk ghar walo ko utha lo.

[Z @ZartashChaudhry]

"Indian youth protesting ".
Pakistani journalists: "yay! Great!"

"Pakistani youth protesting".
Pakistani journalists,: " the youth is misguided and brainwashed ". 😏

[K. @On_the_edge0]

I miss Pakistan and Pakistani Twitter of 2018. What a hopeful time it was. Someone rightly side, no joy compares to the feeling of ownership of one's land and no despair compares when that feeling of hope is taken away.

[Mohsin Hijazee @MohsinHijazee]

دہلی میں احتجاج حلال ہے۔
اسلام آباد میں احتجاج حرام ہے۔

من جانب انجمنِ طفلیانِ بوٹ و تسمہ۔