Joyce @ #22: Kashmir is always an issue. It's never gone away, it's
never gotten any better. It's not talked about anymore because it's
not an immediate concern for anyone. It's not "sexy", it's not
"topical". Kashmir is a very mineral-rich piece of land, but
because it doesn't have the same top-level immediacy of say oil
producing countries it's not really thought of by the outside
world.
My mom's family is originally from Kashmir and I've had to resign
myself to the fact that I most likely will never be able to visit
it in my lifetime, never see it for all it's apparent beauty. All
because certain parties refuse to stop fighting and start
talking.
As far as the Bhutto situation goes, it's very sad on a humanistic
level. It's very sad on a democratic level. I will say though, as
an outsider (born and bred in Canada) with a lot of family in
Pakistan, I'm also well aware of how bad Bhutto was while in power.
I'm well aware of the way one religious sect of Islam was basically
demonized and persecuted fully under her hand with her
encouragement.
So yes, I'm torn because this is tragic and does not speak well of
the country as a whole, and that does outweigh the fears I had at
the thought of her coming into power again.
And yes, it does appear like there should be a 'But' right about
now, and I want to write a 'But' but I have no idea how that
sentence would end.
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