personally i dont care much. its not an alternative personality but corruption i felt strongly about. i think democracy does not work in general, and in particular in places like pakistan for a multitude of reasons, not least the incumbent oligarchic kleptocracy and of course the concentration of land ownership.
for me the most educational aspect of his foray into politics wasnt anything to do directly with him, but indirectly because of him - corruption, nepotism, blatant and unashamed kleptocracy has all come more to light; and the press, and most disappointingly, the reaction of what might be thought of as the educated classes. the whole process has highlighted for me how desperate insecurity and the need for attention seems to still sadly be pivotal to the culture, to the extent that people will abandon principle in favour of attention without a care for imminent and catastrophic consequences.
it highlights too how much of a disasterour failure the democratic experiment has been in pakistan. not sure what alternatives would have been better, but certainly democracy i its present form has been utterly catastrophic.
its a clearer argument to make now that the impending disasters and the asymptotically expanding gap between pakistan and its neighbours is deserved by its people. we've seen it so many times around the world already, but all these vocal supporters of the incumbent oligarchs will disappear from pakistan as soon as the economic chickens come home to roost, leaving the stupid plebs holding the can and looking around for who to blame for the flames surrounding them.
