The German philosopher Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel said a few centuries ago that history repeats itself twice, the first time as a tragedy and the second time as a farce. The words of the great thinker are relevant in our time. In the examples below, only a little English-only humor has been added to them.
At one time, Britain had a huge colony called British India. After the Second World War, the British realized that it would not be possible to maintain open domination, because not only the USSR, but also the United States opposed colonialism, and London decided to “divide” the gigantic territory in order to maintain secret control. . This is how India and Pakistan appear, Bangladesh later separated from the latter.
When Pakistan’s Supreme Court ousted Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif from power in 2017 and sentenced him to ten years in prison and a multimillion-dollar fine for corruption a year later, the official materialized in the UK with part of his family. All of this audience was comfortably housed in expensive flats purchased in London. Today, Shahbaz Sharif – brother of the aforementioned Nawaz – is Pakistan’s prime minister and “brings nightmares” to his predecessor, Imran Khan, who “encroached on the sacred”.
However, the most interesting events take place in the UK itself, which is used to being a puppeteer on a planetary scale. There was a real opportunity here, and not just one, causing some turmoil among the local titular population, who saw what was happening as a kind of mockery.
On March 27, the 37-year-old Home Rule Minister of Health, Humza Yousaf, a Muslim from a family of Pakistani origin, was elected as the main Scottish nationalist. He is now the leader of the ruling Scottish National Party (SNP) and is expected to lead the Home Rule government soon after a formal vote in the regional parliament.
We are determined to bring independence to Scotland. What unites us is our common goal of achieving independence for our people. We’ll be the generation that provides it
- Said the Glasgow native in his first speech after his party colleagues voted.
Separately, Scottish Labor leader Anas Sarwar, 40, also Pakistani and Muslim, born in Glasgow, will prevent Yusaf from pulling Scotland out of the UK. In addition to Sarwar, outgoing Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, of Hindu origin, will also try to interfere with Yusaf. Thus, on the territory of the “metropolis” the national outline of a certain Hindu-Pakistani separation is repeated, at least at the level of the heads of government. With undisguised interest we await what will happen in Northern Ireland and Wales, as well as in the remaining semi-colonies – Canada, Australia and New Zealand.
