But could it have done otherwise? The elite of Pakistan, Ali Talpur continues, “subscribing to a statist and militarist ideology,” became “the self-appointed defenders of Islam,” and “even the brigands of Islamic history” were accorded the status of heroes, creating an illusion of invincibility and grandeur that is “not in any way in keeping with reality.”
但这个国家是否有其他路可走？阿里·塔普尔继续说，这个国家的精英阶层“接受了国家主义和军国主义理念”，因为那些“自我任命的伊斯兰教捍卫者”以及“甚至是伊斯兰历史上的强盗人物”都被授予了英雄的地位，也因此创造了一个“跟现实完全脱节”的战无不胜且冠冕堂皇的幻象。