My criteria of judgement is based on detrimental effects to social fabric. Both the liberal and Mullah are essentially inciters of hatred and intolerance. One is open about it and resorts to the pamphlets and sermons...the others have their dinners and social platforms.
But lets take a different approach and look at the different categories of liberals..After all, there are those with views that are quasi-secularists, those with more balanced liberalism.. those that are simply "liberal-extremists".. and so lets say we have those that see injustice and intervene for true humanitarian reasons.. I do not equate them to Mullahs.
Take Taseer for e.g. as he is an oft derided "liberal". Many argue that it was his stand on the Christian woman that got him killed.. however, that seems little for the entire case.. perhaps Taseer was off running his mouth on other matters. He was known to be outspoken on issues that he clearly was ill informed about and even I disagreed with him. One idiot picked up a gun(
or rather one idiot fired while the other idiots watched quietly as they did not have the nuttiness enough to carry it out) and took out his frustration over the matter. This would sound rather dismal as somehow I mean to suggest that one should not even voice their concerns on injustice. .. but have a look at this thread and my reply before you proceed.
Liberal=Fundamentalist
If you are not aware of matters, if you are not aware of the text or the background of the matter. And instead end up venting your ideas on religion without knowledge or matter in an attempt to push your point. You are not just being offensive to those who believe, you are inciting violence against yourself and others.. others who may not even be related(such as Christian villagers).
The above category of liberals however, those that end up saying what they dont understand is one factor. The liberals I refer to as even worse . These people deliberately speak out against Islam based on their own bigoted views in an effort to be recognized by those circles in foreign powers that are willing to finance such voices to incite hatred or degrade the image of the nation abroad.
I am not referring to those that talk of injustice or otherwise. I am referring specifically to those that refer to the prophet as a false man(astaghfirullah) and call the Quran a work of copy paste. These people are regularly seen at the sidelines of civil society gatherings, at Embassy dinners.. and otherwise. I have mingled in these circles, and I know of them. It is also these very people that help connect foreign agencies to activities such as the Baloch insurgency, the Hazara issues.. and so on. Just for a chance to be recognized abroad. And when at the same time, you also see a bearded Maulana from a political party talking of the very same service.. you realize that this is only the side of the same coin.
Your focus is only on the gun toting TTP vs the twitter brigade. I am asking you to open the picture to actions that go beyond just militants.. I refer to financing, promotion, collusion.. and conspiracy. If both Mullah and Liberal is involved... why should I differentiate the damage caused by them both.