Works both ways..
Liberals or "international Muslims" as I consider them need to ensure that they have enough of a flock to identify with.
Extremists wish to make sure that their flock stays rigid and grows...
Each is willing to accommodate the flaws of their kith and kin to ensure they have a people to call their own.
One is willing to consider the barbaric killing of their fellow countrymen as "required"..
Both consider each other's ideology flawed..
The difference comes in the way they deal with it..
The extremist is prepared to blow innocents up to prove their point..
the Liberal is prepared to be cynical and sarcastic to prove their point..
The latter seems less harmful except that it tends to make the potential extremist go even more bonkers than they are..
and go kill the liberal.. along with everybody the liberal every knew.
Would Taseer's killer have turned murderer later in his life??
We can never know.. but his calm demeanor after the act.. his reciting a naat in jail.
THis man knew what he was out to do.. and knew he would be adored for it.
Taseer on the other hand.. not only was not sure of what he wanted to do or how to go about it..
And now people related to him are disappearing.
Nadeem Paracha is an example of sarcasm and cynicism without any constructive input.
I can bash a particular subject on all that is wrong with it once, twice.. thrice..
The fourth time I should expect the other side to hold a grudge against me.
When it comes to Pakistanis and Islam.. you should know your playing field before you .. in the crudest of terms... "take a panga".