Why I chose to ignore the blasts ?
Bangalore is my city.I earn and live here.Anything that happens bothers me as much as it does all others here.Similarly India is my country and ahmedabad/Surat is just a part of it.Right after the blasts the blogosphere exploded with analysis, opinions, condolences,confusion and lots of other activities that gave the entire incident a separate attention than what the visual media already shoved down your throat in the name of TRP.You want it or not there were blast news everywhere followed by condemning and empty promises from political leaders to bring the guilty to justice. Been about two years since the last mumbai blasts,no one knows who did it.Same with the rajasthan blasts…..
Anyway,I just took up this obligatory post almost against my will since I personally think that there will be some smart ass terrorist with an impish grin rubbing his hands with glee after reading each new blog entry made on the topic and possibly dedicate a toast to his fellow jihadis.This is what they want.They want the media to cover it , they want the bloggers to cover it.They want to have every bit of attention that they can get at the cost of lives and we , the bloggers with all our social responsabilities etc are actually helping them.I know we are faced with the dilemma that the loss of countless life deserves attention but at the same time we cannot ignore the fact that this is what they want us to do…. its their well planned negative method of jihadi advertizement.
Well written and well said