instead of so negative that you are, you better think of how things can work out. for instance LG is essential part to create leaderships, student unions in universities is another platform where leaders emerge, so we can make environment peaceful for them to thrive, that is the job of establishments.
Off course. LG is important
And perhaps a good mayor has a better chance to be a good CM later on. .
And a good CM has a chance to be an excelllent PM.
Howevver such transitions are not possible for lower middle class politicians.
Mustafa kamal example shows that such powerless people without any family support, are easilty sidelined or worse killed.
So many MQM leaders today are behaving as bheegi billi (wet pussies) in the face of tirades from the mad man Tafu.
Why?
None of these MQM middle class politicians have balls or family support to stand up to the mafia boss
On the other hand, Immi Khan is being challenged right and left by the powerful politicians within the party.
Why?
Those challenging Immi Khan are powerful from family or wealth or both.
Hope you understand.
So you started this thread to trash Altaf? Are you not satisfied with countless other threads where Altaf is being trashed 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and year around? Why did you choose to give his example in this particular case? Other party leaders are any better when it comes to nurture politicians from lower or lower middle class? Could you not give example of Nawaz who does not believe in politicians other than his own and very close relatives and then those who belong to his Kashmiri biradri? What about Zardari?
Why singling out politicians? Anybody who once had started out his career at lower social stature continues to climb through as the time goes by. Is this not very natural and logical?
This is true in many institutions. army in Pakistan is a prime example. So is bureaucracy, professor ship, medical profession or engineering.
However in Politics, forces at work are much much much more powerful.
And lower middle class politicians with few exceptions cannot face those powerful forces, and thus easily trampled upon, swept aside.
This almost like putting a 75 pound boxer being put in the ring with 300 pound heavy weight boxer.
Hope you understand.