[DAWN] MANY people in Pakistain, seething at Donald Trump's proposal to ban Muslims from entering the US, are rightly upset. In the same vein, those few who point out similar discriminatory practices against the Ahmadi community right here in Pakistain are also rightly upset. When the few were bold enough to make their grievance public, the state apparatus surprisingly took action. They proceeded to remove a hate-filled sticker in a commercial establishment and tossed in the clinkMaw! They're comin' to get me, Maw!
the person who'd put it up.
In response, the many erupted into the streets to 'protect' their right to discriminate. They've now decided to escalate matters by asking the state to distinguish 'real' believers from 'fake' ones using ID cards (and maybe down the line, they'll force them to wear hats and badges). They've put up a few hundred more stickers and many new banners asking for everyone to discriminate against a particular community. The many say it's an obligation. This difference in numbers between the few and the many is one of the principle ideological chasms this country struggles with on a regular basis.