Dictators in all forms and garbs irrespective of their clothing and origins must be shunned.
SHARJAH: This is with reference to Asad Rahim Khan’s piece “How I learned to love coups” (July 9). I want to thank Asad Rahim Khan for such an unbiased and crystal clear article. Dictators come in many forms and garbs. The generals can be easily identified by their uniforms but, perhaps, the worst dictators in history were those who rose to power from the political arena. Hitler, Stalin, Mao, Kim Il-sung and Saddam Hussain, to name just a few; they all came to power through the political process.
Dictators in all forms and garbs irrespective of their clothing and origins must be shunned. All rulers must clearly understand that they rule in the name of the majority, hence their actions must be supported by the majority — not out of fear but of their own free will.
Tariq Shamsi
Published in The Express Tribune, July 10th, 2013.
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