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Ex-PM #ImranKhan addressing a rally. Entire focus is on incitement, using vocabulary reminiscent of 1960s Mideast: conspiracy+colonialism+anti-Americanism+religion; & 15yo drone attacks. Xenophobia was used as a political tool for yrs. Khan has hijacked it to unsettle #Pakistan.
Besides the above, ex-PM's strategy is to present himself as a victim of alleged international conspiracy instead of accountability for why his govt crashed under inexperience+mismanagement, squandering an impressive 2018 victory. /2
Part of the victimhood narrative is a claim that a pro-#ImranKhan TV channel is blocked in cable broadcasts across the country. But moments ago, #Pakistan's TV regulator called out this disinformation: /3

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To take the tehreek of #امپورٹڈ_حکومت_نامنظور forward, there’s a unique need for PM @ImranKhanPTI to describe this movement in ideological terms.

A “Pakistani Cultural Revolution” is apt ideological description of this campaign to rid our country of vestiges of colonialism.

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IK should declare key points of this cultural revolution at #LahoreJalsa & seek nation’s support for a 2/3rd majority in the coming elections.

#امپورٹڈ_حکومت_نامنظور

These changes may take decades to implement but ideological campaign to struggle for’em should begin now!

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Suggested points:

1-Transition from a parliamentary electoral process to a presidential process. (To bring an end to dynastic politics & allow grassroots democratic choice of Pakistani voters to choose their national govt leadership)

#امپورٹڈ_حکومت_نامنظور

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