Is Pakistan becoming Fascist? The Left's vision and Online Spaces - Asim Sajjad Akhtar - TPE # 132

The Pakistan Experience

Asim Sajjad Akhtar is a professor, writer and political worker. Asim Sajjad comes on The Pakistan Experience again to discuss fascism, the left, identity politics, online spaces, economics and Marx. What does the left need to do to respond to the challenges? Is Democracy prone to majoritarianism? Are Pakistanis too 'jahil' for democracy? Find out this and more on this week's episode of The Pakistan Experience. The Pakistan Experience is an independently run podcast. Please consider supporting us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thepakistanexperience And Please stay in touch: https://twitter.com/ThePakistanExp1 https://www.facebook.com/thepakistanexperience https://instagram.com/thepakistanexpeperience The podcast is hosted by comedian and writer, Shehzad Ghias Shaikh. Shehzad is a Fulbright scholar with a Masters in Theatre from Brooklyn College. He is also one of the foremost Stand-up comedians in Pakistan and frequently writes for numerous publications. He can be found on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and Tinder. https://www.facebook.com/Shehzadghias/ https://twitter.com/shehzad89 Chapters: 0:00 Introduction 1:20 Is it fine to use the word fascism for the current regime? 6:00 It's not like the previous regimes were any better 9:00 Is the worst democracy better than the best dictatorship? 18:00 Is Modi delivering economically? 22:00 Patriarchy and fascism 26:30 Politics of constituency 31:00 Are people in Pakistan too 'jahil' for democracy? 37:00 How to avoid Majoritarianism in a democracy 49:00 Why doesn't the left weaponize the hate for the bourgeoisie 53:30 Do we live in a simulation and big tech 1:00:00 Liberty and New World Order 1:05:40 Identity Politics 1:14:00 The politics of victimhood 1:23:00 Online allegations 1:26:00 Why democratically elected leaders become authoritarian 1:34:30 Marx, economy and culture 1:38:20 The final imagination of Marx is a stateless society 1:43:00 Questions