Wow, I am actually shocked by the views expressed by this thread and the analysis done of these findings. I thought some Pakistanis would be alarmed but really they just validate the findings.
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Why would we be alarmed? The survey only confirms what we know ourselves.
Pakistan is a deeply Islamic culture and while many of Pakistanis do not follow the religion with perfection--they still value Islam's central role in construction of Pakistan's identity, traditions, and culture (and respect it as well).
People actually bragging about having a backwards, regressive and intolerant culture......only in Pakistan!!
That's the dumbest thing I've ever heard in my life.
Rejecting alcohol/drugs consumption, valuing the institution of marriage instead of promiscuous sexual encounters, and looking down upon things like gambling etc is not "backwards"...
If anything, these things are a predictor of a more
fitter or better social culture from social evolutionary point of view.
Pakistan is a culture that is expanding faster india while maintaining it's traditional values/heritage and attaining higher levels of prosperity by engaging in global marketplace. While India is not only losing its indigenous outlook and getting foreignized, it is also much poorer.
In South Asian context, that is a
successful social culture relative to india.
(For idiots who'd bring ISRO and other dumb things into comparison, we here are talking about
social culture, not material domain where both India and Pakistan have their successes and failures. So please google what does
social means).
I used to think the differences between India and Pakistan were minimal and largely down to recent historical events but as time has progressed it has become apparent to me that India and Pakistan have massively diverging trajectories and are becoming fundamentally incompatible.
To some extent, yes. And that divergence has been remarkably positive for Pakistan and not so much for india.
Again, talking about development of social cultures here.
Pakistan outperforms india is majority of categories relating to social culture--whether it's racism/ethnic bigotry, rapes, social protection of fellow citizens, individual resource sharing, family structures, valuing family, divorce rates, social protection net, marriage rates, healthy fertility etc. etc. etc.
And again, better results in all of the above social categories
alongside achieving higher wealth and prosperity as a society
There is a reason Pakistanis consistently report 'happier lives' than Indians.