I hope Benazir Bhutto enjoyed life. I hope that she had plenty of private vices, and overindulged whenever possible. I hope that her riches, gained through fair means or foul, were used for her own pleasure, with no regard for her future health.
I wish this for her as she was obviously never going to live until old age. Her determination to be a martyr was clear for all to see, an ambition she finally realised last Thursday at the hands of either al-Qaeda or a more sinister assassin.
She must have known that her frequent public appearances were inviting attempts on her life, and that the odds against her survival were diminishing with every rally. Brave or stupid, or both? Brave to face the gunmen and bombers maybe. But otherwise stupid. Really stupid.
Stupid to believe that her martyrdom would help the country and people that she constantly proclaimed to love. Stupid to believe that the democratic cause would be furthered by her death. To die for a cause may be noble, but in Bhutto's case it was a selfish act - an act from which no one will benefit.
Saturday, December 29, 2007
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A selfish act? Yeah ok then, if you say so.
The fact is she could have avoided this. Pakistan will not be a better place as a result of her death. It may have been ego or a sense of invincibility that made her consistently put her life at risk, but in terms of bringing peace and democracy to the country, it was completely irresponsible.
Whilst I broadly agree with your comments I don't agree with your tone or sentiments in that I don't believe she went back to be martyr and it was a completely selfish act.
She must have known that assassination was a big risk but I also suspect that those driven by power believe that they will survive. Despite corruption she managed to lead Pakistan twice without being killed.
The only villains are the ones who organised this cowardly act.
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