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Benazir Bhutto was assassinated
two years ago, December 27, 2007 |
DID BENAZIR DIE FOR DEMOCRACY?
Or is she being exalted in death to sanitize her successors who have leapfrogged into power?
South Asians are sentimental people. Their romanticism and devotion to revered historical icons and deities over several thousand years has shaped their political psyche of nurturing personality cults. To this add their ignorance about modern day political realities due to pervasive illiteracy and you will understand the reason behind the meteoric rise to power of charismatic albeit controversial leaders in recent history.
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Did Benazir Bhutto stand for democracy in Pakistan?
two years ago, December 27, 2007
DID BENAZIR DIE FOR DEMOCRACY?
Or is she being exalted in death to sanitize her successors who have leapfrogged into power?
South Asians are sentimental people. Their romanticism and devotion to revered historical icons and deities over several thousand years has shaped their political psyche of nurturing personality cults. To this add their ignorance about modern day political realities due to pervasive illiteracy and you will understand the reason behind the meteoric rise to power of charismatic albeit controversial leaders in recent history.
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Tags: Benazir Bhutto, human rights under Bhutto's rule, Neocon agenda, Pakistan, Shahid R. Siddiqi, Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto
This entry was posted on January 5, 2010 at 11:47 am and is filed under Commentary, imperialism, Pakistan, Uncategorized. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.