Terrorist or Indian??

Relevant news article: Pakistanis are posing as Indians to escape discrimination

If you are an Indian and you read the title of the news article and you got infuriated, then you are too narrow-minded, and should not read the rest of this post.

The title of the blog post refers to a line in the news article:
''I’d rather be called a terrorist than an Indian,'' one Pakistani blogger fumed.

Frankly, I am surprised. Being passionate about your country is one thing, but does this blogger really believe that being a terrorist is being better than an Indian? There have been many news articles in the past, which have shown how the History lessons taught in Pakistan varies very greatly from the actual truth, and how most of the teachings are believed to be anti-Indian. One of the points I remember of the top of my head is: "India was split from Pakistan." (Ok, that wasn't the actual quote. But it was along those lines. It implied that India was the new country formed out of an existing Pakistan.)

Moreover, this Pakistani blogger has actually managed to harm the countries reputation even more. He has indirectly assured the world that stereotyping a Pakistani as a terrorist is acceptable.

Being an Indian, I sympathize with the honest Pakistani-Americans. They have become a victim of their government's doing. Pakistan has had a chaotic governance ever since its conception. There have been alternating eras of democracy and military rule, wherein the only focus of a particular era was to prevent the next alternation from taking place.

The result was, a nation whose rural regions were totally ignored regions and thus excellent breeding grounds for terrorists and militant outfits. Having had 60 years to establish their base, the militant framework is now deeply integrated with the nation, and removing it is not proving to be as easy as one would hope it would be.

IF I were a Pakistani-American (who had received the same education in History I have received now) then I too would probably call myself an Indian if it made my life any easier.

I honestly believe, that the peaceful, mind-your-own business type people of both nations are still the same. The people of an entire nation should not be condemned just because all militant organizations have huddled there.

I hope that Americans do not discriminate against Pakistani-Americans just because of their ex-Nationality. And I hope the blogger who posted he would rather be a terrorist than an Indian get some sense knocked into him.

Let there be Peace. :)

-EDIT-
I managed to find the blogger who said he would rather be a terrorist than an indian. Omkar1984
He of course is foolish and apparently his title on the forum seems to be "Banned member". However, I went through the first two pages of user comments and quite to my surprise and satisfaction, I found logical comments by both Indians and Pakistanis. Its quite pleasing to know that the internet is not just inhabited by mindless trolls. Cheers. :)