Comments on: News.

By: QuoinMonkey

QuoinMonkey — Sat, 29 Dec 2007 22:24:07 +0000

I’m greatly saddened by this event. But, yes, we knew it was coming. She knew it was coming, too. I wrote about her in one of my writing practices. (Because of the nature of our mission and vision, we don’t write much about politics on our blog.) She knew it was coming. She stood up for what she believed in. She died trying to make her country a better place for all to live. I’m struck by how much courage she had. In some strange way, she is still inspiring me to do the best I can toward change in my own backyard.

By: aos

aos — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 23:34:14 +0000

Her assassination was a terrible thing and though she was much better than her opponents, by her actions, in this country she would have been considered corrupt.

By: bibliomom

bibliomom — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 14:21:29 +0000

I know that all the focus is on the meaning this has for the world but all I can think of are her kids. How life altering losing a parent can be. She talked about how her own fathers assassination sparked in her the need to be a spark for change. no matter how noble the cause losing a parent is heart breaking.

By: Narnie

Narnie — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 08:36:31 +0000

It is a sad fact however, that her death may be her greatest achievement to push democracy forward… she was a remarkable lady and I am heartened by how many people care – really care.

By: Molo

Molo — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 20:31:43 +0000

None of the above.

However, it’s not the why that bothers me, it’s what will happen. Her death will either be the spark to begin some massive flame of change in Pakistan (and the surrounding regions), a rethinking of what has always gone before and the consequences those bring, or the spark which signals an end to freedoms in the area. History might favor the latter, but there always has to be some hope. I think.

By: rtd13

rtd13 — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 19:20:10 +0000

I was too busy responding to a post on Robin’s, she beat me to the post.

I don’t think any of those three are mutually exclusive. so yeah, all of the above, unfortunately.

R(etc…)

By: Robin

Robin — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 19:17:46 +0000

I’ve been out of touch with the news today.

Probably all of the above.

What a crap world this can be at times.