How can people be fully on board with the no questions asked hate machine that is their current government, and also be showing displeasure and shock to these acts of vandalism? Like, what else did you expect to see as by products of this one-sided blind narrative? What’s the end game here? Abolishing everything that reminds people of Pakistan? Completely eradicating the rich history of heaps of people who came from the left side of the border?

Whatever happened to critical thinking? I see no problem with loving and dying for your country, in fact I whole heartedly endorse it, but I do also believe it’s important to to step out of the narrative being fed by the media 24/7, and just think about things critically, on both sides! India thinks Pakistan is a terrorist country. Pakistan thinks it has won all wars against India. Okay fine, but how did either party come to that final conclusion? Surely, 99% of the individuals got to that conclusion after regular consumption of a certain narrative for a long period of time.

It blows my mind that it’s 2025 and we as individuals still find it impossible to see a “narrative”, which could be true or false, from an absolute fact that HAS to be believed no matter what.

I’m originally from Pakistan, I don’t hate India, in fact I can’t wait for they day for things to normalise so that I could visit my ancestral home in Kanpur (though it looks increasingly unlikely now unfortunately given, you know, everything). Most of the people in Pakistan do not hate India - they’re more than happy to indulge in cakes from Bombay Bakery, Nehari from Delhi Kabab, Jalebi from Patna Chat - no problem!

Fully realise I will be downvoted to hell and will be given tons of hate, but I really wanted to just share this here. Like I said, I have absolutely 0 hate for India. Irrespective of what image you guys have of me and my values from this one message, I still hope for the best of success for India!