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[benchilada]

Stop it.
Please.
Stop it.

Why do they WE do this?

And I can't think of anything I can do from here to help stop it...

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[anvilchorus]

*sigh*

[kali921]

I JUST posted about this. I went from exuberant this morning, looking at all the pictures on Reuters and Associated Press of smiling, beautiful and joyous women in the streets of Pakistan, waving at Benazir, to looking at dead bodies.

FUCKERS.

I am so enraged right now that all the color has drained from my face. You right wing militaristic fundamentalist woman-hating greedy PIGS.

[mwissa]

I doubt there is anything to be done from here to stop it. Even if we were there to stop it, we would be more likely to be killed then ever come close to making peace.

Even if we could, someone would still find a way to kill her or the people around her.

Over 110 lives lost, it's unbelievable/devastating/humbling.

It's makes all of my worries seem so small and worthless.

[assclouds]

And maybe more to the point, anything we try to do will probably turn into a nasty backlash and make it even worse. Cynical? Yes. Recognizing the world we've built up around us? Definitely.

Like it or not, I firmly believe that this is something we (fuckin' Americans) have to leave them (Pakistanis/Iranians/Ethiopians/any other embattled society that has been used as social pawns of the USA) to do for themselves. Democracy and social justice are as much about the time it takes to get everyone on board with a new way of thinking as it is about making change in government. Pakistan is fighting that fight right now. Iran is making great progress. If the US shoves it's nose in to coddle/manipulate things some more it gives more credence to the notion that reform movements are just puppet actions towards more US control of the region.

Trust and faith are hard things for this country to come to, but let's give it a chance.

[plumeriandeity]

I was surprised. I come into work in the morning and I see all the happy people, wanting to shake Bhutto's hand.
Then, before I leave work, blasts in Pakistan.
And the worst part, for me, was the traffic there. It was amazing, blasts and all and people had not been evacuated. Cars were stuck in traffic...for the love of, get the people OUT OF THERE!
I knew something was going to happen, but so soon?
Sigh.

[plumeriandeity]

Oh and the traffic bit was about 4 hours ago, when I was still at work and was watching CNN...back then, only 30 were dad. And now it's 110...
Pram.

[blackrabbitpix]

obama save us!

(i'm kidding)