I think that our reliance on dynasty is part of the problem here, because dynasty is inherently undemocratic. It's a very entitled thing to suggest that only one member of one family can save a country of 180 million people. It has to be about people who live in constituencies coming forward to represent them, not the sort of parachuted, elite class that comes in, wins elections and then leaves.
In a country like Pakistan where is politics is often an art form of the elite, and it's often very dynastic, it's hard to explain to people why I do… - Fatima Bhutto
In a country like Pakistan where is politics is often an art form of the elite, and it's often very dynastic, it's hard to explain to people why I do…
- Fatima Bhutto
We didn't have an indigenous Taliban before 2008. We didn't have a war in Swat before 2008, we didn't have a war in Waziristan. We never, in our 63-y… - Fatima Bhutto
We didn't have an indigenous Taliban before 2008. We didn't have a war in Swat before 2008, we didn't have a war in Waziristan. We never, in our 63-y…
There are two things. There was the moral responsibility, and that, first, is creating an atmosphere where the security forces can kill with impunity… - Fatima Bhutto
There are two things. There was the moral responsibility, and that, first, is creating an atmosphere where the security forces can kill with impunity…
I think we can build democracy in Pakistan. But it will take time. And it will be a Pakistani democracy. Not one that's imposed by...someone else. - Fatima Bhutto
I think we can build democracy in Pakistan. But it will take time. And it will be a Pakistani democracy. Not one that's imposed by...someone else.
If you ask most Pakistanis, they believe earnestly that Republicans are the best, because they'll give us a lot of money, aide and weapons. The avera… - Fatima Bhutto
If you ask most Pakistanis, they believe earnestly that Republicans are the best, because they'll give us a lot of money, aide and weapons. The avera…
In any conflict area, it is always the women who are the first point of attack. But I think the more they have seen of oppression and violence, they … - Fatima Bhutto
In any conflict area, it is always the women who are the first point of attack. But I think the more they have seen of oppression and violence, they …
In fact, if you look at people within our government, they seem to be quite enthusiastically fighting the war against their own people at the behest … - Fatima Bhutto
In fact, if you look at people within our government, they seem to be quite enthusiastically fighting the war against their own people at the behest …
Certainly, if we believe in democracy and democratic systems, when [Benazir Bhutto] failed to pass any legislation, really, at all in her first two y… - Fatima Bhutto
Certainly, if we believe in democracy and democratic systems, when [Benazir Bhutto] failed to pass any legislation, really, at all in her first two y…
I think that our reliance on dynasty is part of the problem here, because dynasty is inherently undemocratic. It's a very entitled thing to suggest t… - Fatima Bhutto
I think that our reliance on dynasty is part of the problem here, because dynasty is inherently undemocratic. It's a very entitled thing to suggest t…
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