[lbo-talk] Mumbai bombings

[Sujeet Bhatt]

On 7/15/06, Aditya Mopur <mopuradityabharadwaj at yahoo.com> wrote:
> As one my father's friends, who was at one time a resident of bombay (rather hard-heartedly methinks) remarked, for a nation of a billion people and a city of 15 million, the no. of deaths are pretty small to have an impact on anyone. while harsh, i have to agree. also, the main reason this got serious attention was because of ze terrorists. otherwise, there are plenty of train accidents all across india every year that go completely unremarked by anyone and get a small 1.5 inch mention on the 7th page of the local paper.
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> Aditya
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I have heard my share of reductionist garbage from self-styled
leftists over the years, but this takes the cake. Thanks for putting
matters in such succint perspective. When are you in Mumbai next? You
deserve a public felicitation, preferably  outside Matunga Station
where the first blast took place.

- Sujeet