
Originally Posted by
evilbau
I just wanted to add one more comment if anyone thought my earlier remarks were callous: This obsession with celebrity and outpouring of interest for a relative non-event to me is rather sad. Yes it is sad that a young family has lost their father, and fans won't get to see anymore of his movies, but this has almost zero impact on the world. Bhutto gets two pages, which has the effect of changing the political scene in one of the most volatile nuclear powers in the world, and the star of A Knight's Tale gets 6 (and counting). This is like Anna Nicole Smith all over again. Bhutto's three children honestly face the prospect of assassination if they try to follow in their parent's footsteps in any type of activist role. It has the immediate effect of changing the global political scene and our foreign relations in the region. Domestically it affected the Presidential elections.
But who am I stop with a national(/global?) obsession. I just wanted to inject a little perspective.