I have not come accross a single person who has any liking firm or border line for the Taliban or their style. In my personal opinion, and I talking with reference to Pakistan only, They are an authentic scum and should be eliminated.
When I say eliminated I do not necessarily mean "dispatched" because "Taliban" is not something physical its a "mindset". We need to address the causes that make people attracted towards that, and in my opinioin it basically starts with anti-US, anti-west feelings/emotions sprouting out of of frustration, anger and helpless ness in the backdroop of negative US activities in Pakistan (drone strikes, attackon civilian/millitary, negative spy/agent activities like RD, Pakistan bashing statements by US officials, etc) and against Islam like peeing on dead muslims, Quran burning, disrespect of Holy Prophet, maing fun of islamic ways etc)
When people think that governmnet is not doing anything against such negative things against Pakistan and Islam by US/West they get attracted to anti-Us/ anti-West propaganda by the extremist groups.
This can be addressed by GOP taking a firm stand on such issue and registering strong protests with the relavent. Keeping quite makes GOP appear as complacent with the US and west and results in anger and frustration of general masses.
I strongly believe a vast majority of Pakistani has a lot of respect for PA and will always look towards them as their saviours and start expecting too much from PA and expect the Fauji's to resolve even the political and economical issues.
I significant portion of populatin who are politicaly motivated and blinded by polital alliances are anti-army because their political leadership, either to appear strong or to fullfil their foreign masters agenda, targets millitary.
A lot of mistakes made by Musharraf also helped create a negative image about army which included allowing US to carry oput drone strikes from within Pakistan and lying to public that these attackes happpened without it's knowledge or acknowledgement, Lal Masjid incident, killing Bugti, sacking CJ Iftikhar, backing MQM in May 12 violence, etc, etc.
Most people do realize that PA is the glue which bonds the nation together, is the only institute in Pakistan which is disciplined and has courage and foresight to safeguard Pakistans interest. People do realize that US can easily control our politicians who will readily sell their mothers for a few dollars or US visas for their family, but they can not control Army and they know to destroy Pakistan they need to create rift between the Army and the Public and they are working on at agenda. The memo gate, bashing PA and ISI, recent attacks by CJ towards army are all part of the same drive.
Its upto masses to understand and act mature and not play inn the hands of oppotunist polotical parties.The need to look at what is happening around them,specially in the muslim world. How they have turned people agsint governments and their forces and those nations are now busy killing each other. Look at how mercilessly Iraqis were mascared, look at how Afghani's are being mascared, look at what is happening in Bahrain and Lybia and Seyria.
There are a lot of armed groups in Paksitan like MQM, BLA, TTP, religious extremist groups, etc which can easily be exploited by US/WEst to start a civil war, I think the only thing keeping them from it is the fear of uncontrollable instability and its possible fallout on the region and the world in the backdroop of alleged vulnerability of nuclear assets.
We need to sensor/ban social media, youtube, pro-west/anti-state media channels and newspapers, remove anti-state poison spitting anchors.
Top ploitical, millitary, and judiciary people should sit and resolve their issues in meeting rooms out of media and act as mature, civilized, patriotic adults.
Sorry to many thoughts and not in laid out in an integrated manner.
Bottom line. No! the majority of Pakistanis are not anti-army or in favour of Taliban.
