Yet the vigour in which you constantly attack the man who is at least trying to do something is quite perplexing.
Is Imran not contesting elections? Is Imran not holding to account those who choose to operate outside the democratic system?
In fact, what democracy are you talking of? The one with rigged elections? The one Imran is trying to clean up?
You're right, no one man can do that. However, as far as I'm concerned, a vast majority of Pakistani's are traitors to their own nation when their vote is bought for a plate of biryani, or with bradri allegiances, or by those who have enough money, that should the surface be scratched, their life of exploitation and corruption would come to the surface.
The House of "Democracy" you wish to protect by backing the corrupt system is a house built on rotten foundations.
For all his good and bad, Imran is like a bulldozer who will destroy that house of corruption, and will build the country afresh with new foundations. It will not be a perfect country. No country is perfect. It will be a darn site better than the pathetic nation it is now. Pakistan, for all its potential, could have been something great. That's probably the saddest part of it all.
Who knows, maybe if the Army trusts that a decent leader has finally come to power, they won't have to instigate a coup.
Imran is not going to destroy the house of corruption by surrounding himself with all the good for nothing lotas that they has collected from other parties. These people are opportunists who have done nothing good for the country during their previous stints with various parties, and just because they have now been dry cleaned by Imran does not mean that they will now start working for the country.
The reason why I criticize Imran is because he fails to look closer to home. He has conveniently brushed the ill-doings of his party members under the carpet, and he sacked his own judiciary when they exposed the rigging within PTI. Not to mention the lavish lifestyle Pervez Khattak's family is living in Peshawar on the coffers of the provincial government. There are many, many other examples, but PTI supporters have been brainwashed into believing that there are no bad eggs within their party.
The problem with Imran is that he looks for shortcuts. if PTI does not win the election next year, he will once again flood the streets and get on top of his container. That is not democratic.
There is no doubt that rigging took place, but it is was a systematic failure. PTI's own members were caught rigging but that was swept under the carpet because Imran had favors to repay. Besides, PML-N were still going to win anyway because they hold the key to Punjab, and if you have Punjab you have Pakistan. Democracy does not mean electing a leader that I or you want, but it is only the majority that counts.
Another point that we need to understand is that the people who vote for Nawaz are not corrupt and neither are they benefiting from the system. People in Punjab vote for the Sharifs because they have doing it for generations and they do good work in their province. Not everyone is going to look at the bigger picture and take the whole country into account, and you can't blame them.
We in KP voted for PTI because it was the next best alternative. For years, PML and PPP ruled in KP and in between - the right-wing IJI - basically PML's brainchild to weaken PPP, had a stint as well. The ultra-conservative MMA government was a low point and although the left-wing ANP had a positive start, they were not able to live up to the billing and were pretty much destroyed by the TTP.
We voted for PTI simply because of the lack of alternatives. That is not true for people in Punjab, and they are largely satisfied with the performance of PMLN.
All this romanticism of Imran building the country for from fresh foundations etc. are meaningless. I grew up in Pakistan and lived in KP all my life except for the last year and a half. I am aware of the ground realities and the things that are not always covered by the media. I am not relying on PTI's social media pages and second hand accounts. I voted for PTI in 2013 because I believed in their manifesto, but I have been left disappointed in the last 4 years and I don't have faith in them anymore.
Finally, it is not the Army's job to 'trust' a leader. Their job is on the borders and they are not responsible for evaluating the performance of the federal government. Unfortunately, PAK Army is the most corrupt institute in the country and they thrive on chaos and instability. Good foreign relations is bad for our army, and they will never settle for peace talks with India or Afghanistan because they will lose their relevance and power.
They have done more damage than any civilian government.
