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You could say there is no central figure as modi is in India. Imran Khan was the closest but Pakistani politics is fractured.
Plus the actual political power lies with the military here. So they chose who they want as president. They wanted Khan and they bought him in, he became a threat and they kicked him out.
Right now khan would dominate the public vote but where is he? In prison.
The people here are very culty and rage plus hate fueled. Its less visible bc it's not that big online.
Infact we keep banning social media sites since literally every government is a religious fascist anyways. Twitter was big here and they banned it. YouTube was banned years ago.
The people in power are genuinely a combination of vile and stupid. The media .... just as bad
I agree India is a problem. The culture is rotten to the core. Modi is one of the most disgusting modern figures and yet flies under the radar
Ahh fuck. ๐ญ
wth who's making those pakistani youtube videos of factories then?
Even the PRC pays people to produce content to upload to YouTube for international optics, and I'm sure it's easier to get a VPN in Pakistan regardless.
That's a shame, I didn't realize how culturally isolated they were. I appreciate the redirection of my black and white analysis to a more nuanced one. I would always research a topic much more if it wasn't specifically about my general vibes on it.
How do you feel about Qatar's labor abuses such as confiscating passports?
I see that https://rch.qa/qatar-labor-law-can-your-employer-legally-keep-your-passport/ shows this is now strictly illegal, but also understanding how employer employee power dynamics affects legal systems I'm dubious of real change having happened.
In regards to Qatar: Yeah there is some pressure to end it from up top. And the people are afraid of the qatari government, especially if you don't hold a qatari passport.
My dad knows the industry VERY well. The issue hasn't been eradicated. The smaller businesses especially those owned by non qataris (and i won't get into the business structures required since its beneficial to have a qatari have 51% ownership) are too scared to fuck around and find out, yet they do sometimes.
Bigger companies can do whatever tf they want as is the case everywhere in the world.
When I was in school my school took our teachers passports. Thats when I learnt of this rule. Bizzare. But Qatar treat foreigners, particularly south Asians and Africans as disposable.
'Westerners' are valued and seen as human, will be paid 10ร what a black or brown person would.