people killing people is not uncommon
it happens a lot everyday all over the world
150+ people were killed
over a period of 3 days in mumbai in the terrorist attacks
it took me back to my childhood in delhi during the days of the sikh genocide that happened there in ‘84
i never felt afraid of terrorists but i was afraid of terrorism
i was afraid of being blown away by a bomb
it’s the situation of fear
but this time i didn’t feel shit
everyday you hear of so many people dying
the death count is just a number
some of my friends were betting about the death toll
just like they would bet on the score
that tendulkar would get out on
we are so busy in the stress of making the rent, making the next call time, making out, making plans for the coffee, cleaning up, doing nothing,watching tv, eating home delivery, shopping, doing so many many many things that a terrorist attack like a traffic jam is just another irksome inconvenience
a terrorist attack is just a blimp on
an otherwise limp day
but then such attacks have an influence on the government
i guess
the over concern shown by a lot of media
is quiet see through in its shallowness
they are doing the terrorists job
“hey be afraid
there are terrorists in mumbai
be very afraid”
they manage to spread more terror than the terrorists
ultimately a terrorist attack is like a natural calamity
if you die in it i think you can make an insurance claim
well that’s not going to make my mother feel any better
if i die that way
we cannot punish fidayeen, they are kamikaze
maybe torture them a lot before killing them
maybe give them life imprisonment
what difference is it going to make
there will be more fidayeen
and more attacks and more excited media bullshit
i am not that well informed about international politics
or privy to any of the info that intelligence, foreign affairs or the defense establishment has to analyze the causes of this situation
so i cannot say anyhting critical about all of this
so the only question that comes to mind in the light of this attack
is why there are people ready to die to kill me
and i look towards the governement to come up with some answers
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