Here's a tidbit from a thought-provoking blogpost by Megan Carpentier:
And, of course, there are much, much larger political
implications to Bhutto’s assassination and so
the news tonight will likely focus on the implications for us as a
country and on the campaign and blah blah blah, yes,
it’s all really important. But, also, a lot of
regular people died today, too. Some of them were poor, some were
old, and they died taking advantage of their (current) right of
free assembly, which most of us probably take for granted. They
died and were horrifically injured participating in the political
process of their country, even knowing that in the end it might not
make any difference because they might still end up under the thumb
of a dictator.
(Warning: at the bottom of the link, there are thumbnails of a
graphic nature....)
Anyway, the thought that not just Bhutto, but quite a few of her
supporters and people who just wanted to participate in making a
difference in their country...that they all died alongside her,
seems to make this even more personal. I can't imagine what life
here would be like if I feared to participate in local rallies, and
I hope it never comes to that.
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