Culture has been described as one of the two or
three most complicated words in English language. Being one of the most complex
words in the English language, the term “culture” has more than hundred
different meanings.
Since childhood the general and probably
the most common definition of the word culture use to be which said a group of
people who share experiences, language, and values which allows them to
communicate things that cannot be communicated with people outside the culture.
What I was thought regarding culture was the fact that it can include things
such as beliefs, arts, morals, law, customs and any other habits that have been
inherited from the society. Being raised in a traditional country like Pakistan
where culture plays an important part in the upbringing of a child, my parents
considered it their utmost responsibility to taught me the basic pros and cons
of the Pakistani society. But after reading, visualizing and understanding the
text written in the book to my full capacity I derived at the conclusion that
either my knowledge of the word culture is simply incomplete or the usage of
this word in a political view is completely different from a layman’s understanding
of this so called simple word.
Political culture means the norms of
political society in Pakistan. As far as politics in Pakistan is concerned, it
is simply not considered to be a very respectable field. Most of the people who
are part of the political system are labeled as corrupt and dishonest. A type of
monarchy is being practiced in the political culture of Pakistan where the
power is passed on to the later generation by the heads of the political
parties which are in power. Although election do take place and the common
public vote for their leaders, but these leaders are least bothered about the
problems of the poor people as they themselves belong to an elite class and have
never gone through the same time as the poor people. One phrase that is
considered to be the most common point in the Pakistani political culture which
has been said by many different politicians is that “politics is not a game of
the poor”. Another common phrase used by the general public is “Jo kuch nahi
ban pata, who politician ban jaata hai”.
In this rapidly developing world and
continuously changing scenarios, globalization has become extremely common and
cultures are changing rapidly. Most of the eastern countries are trying to copy
western countries and have somewhat merge their own culture with the western
one. As far as politics is concerned, fortunately or unfortunately we have remained
quite stubborn in it. It won’t be wrong to say that political culture in
Pakistan has deteriorated in the past 65 years. The issue that needs to be solved
is that whether these monarchies keep on dominating the political culture of
Pakistan or will there be a change ………..
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