Electoral Politics, Revolution PTI Supporters and the Left - Aasim Sajjad Akhtar - #TPE 336

The Pakistan Experience

Aasim Sajjad Akhtar comes back on The Pakistan Experience to break down electoral politics and discuss what a Revolution will look like. On this deep dive podcast, we discuss Voters, the Politics of Mainstream Parties, Digitization, Elite Status Quo, Uniting Dissenting Voices, Nationalization, Left vs Right Politics and Elections. Aasim Sajjad Akhtar is a teacher, left wing politician and columnist based in Pakistan. Akhtar is associate professor of political economy at Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan. He is deputy general secretary of Awami Workers Party. The Pakistan Experience is an independently produced podcast looking to tell stories about Pakistan through conversations. Please consider supporting us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thepakistanexperience To support the channel: Jazzcash/Easypaisa - 0325 -2982912 Patreon.com/thepakistanexperience And Please stay in touch: https://twitter.com/ThePakistanExp1 https://www.facebook.com/thepakistanexperience https://instagram.com/thepakistanexpeperience The podcast is hosted by comedian and writer, Shehzad Ghias Shaikh. Shehzad is a Fulbright scholar with a Masters in Theatre from Brooklyn College. He is also one of the foremost Stand-up comedians in Pakistan and frequently writes for numerous publications. Instagram.com/shehzadghiasshaikh Facebook.com/Shehzadghias/ Twitter.com/shehzad89 Chapters 0:00 Introduction 2:00 Electoral Politics and Understanding Voters 12:37 How Progressives and the Left can impact Politics 19:17 Politics of Mainstream Parties in Pakistan 31:50 PTI Supporters and Digitization 38:50 What does a Revolution look like and Elite Status Quo 46:54 How to unite all these dissenting voices 1:04:30 What does a New System Look Like 1:09:00 Nationalization 1:16:00 Left vs Right Politics and Global Trends 1:29:00 Audience Questions