AMERICAN CULTURE IS BAD?

I have great difficulty understanding this notion among Muslim people, (well Pakistani, since I am a Pakistani) that deem American culture is bad.

Are we Pakistanis stupid? Do we have lower IQ as a nation or we do have brains but we just refuse to use our brains?

Whenever I say that "I love American culture",  these are few of the responses I get:

1. What? You like 12 year old kids having sex?

2. What? You like single moms?

3.  What? You like Zina? (adultery)

4. What? You like sex before marriage?

To Pakistanis, America is all about "sex". The forbidden word.

And if a Pakistani living in Pakistan said that, I would understand. I know that they do not know better because they have not seen America.

But, these responses come from people who are enjoying their fabulous lives in America. People who enjoy the privileges America gives them gratuitously. People who enjoy freedom and safety that America gives them, day and night. People who would never go back to the country of pure with "higher moral values".  People who have chosen to raise their kids in this country of "immoral" people.

That indeed makes me wonder. Are we that stupid?!

No one forces you in America to have sex. 

No one forces you to allow your children to have sex at age of 12.

On the contrary, in Pakistan, young girls are forced into marriages they don't want. Men flog their wives. Despite women wearing the burqa and hijab, rape is rampant. Honor killings are an everyday happenings. A girl was shot in the head for being an advocate for education for girls. And, America took the girl under their wing never mind that Pakistanis generally abhor Americans!

Malala meeting the Obamas and Pakistani Taliban swore to kill Malala for this. Now, who is barbaric?

Think about that for a moment or maybe let this perspective sink into your brainwashed skull. 

America offers you individual freedom. That is the key people. You are free to live your lives the way you want to - that is the beauty of it. If you want to stay virgin all your lives, you are free to do so.  If you want to have million sexual partners and choose to die from AIDS, be their guest. If you want to wear a bikini, more power to you! If you would rather cover your hair, by all means you have the liberty to do so!

They will not tell you how you should live your life. Most of all, they are not hypocrites and they are honest. Honesty is a rarely found quality among Pakistanis. 

If American values were so bad, they would not be this successful. If our values of suppression were so good, we would not be down in the gutter right now.

Think about it. Think.

America has a culture of individual freedom, a culture of human equality, a culture of honesty and a culture of freedom of expression.

America is a land of opportunity. America is a land where they truly follow and make you follow the laws. America has a culture of cleanliness. They protect your individual rights here. They take weaker party's side. 

So, do not get offended if I say that America is very close to being heaven on earth. Just try to take these values back home if you can! 

The most easiest thing to do in the world is criticizing others and the hardest thing to do is take a good look at ourselves before moral policing others. I am not adulating America - I am just saying that before pointing our forefingers at the seeming faults of America, look at the four fingers pointing back at you! 

Just try to take these values back home if you can!

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