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L'etat, c'est moi & ma famille

Benazir Bhutto took the mantle of democracy from her father, and now that mantle has been passed to her 19-year-old son. See a pattern?

The Bhutto family represents a commitment to its own royal prerogatives, not a commitment to the poor citizens of Pakistan. And its fanbase goes along, despite the many contradictions.

As the NY Times pointed out on the day of her death, she jealously micromanaged her party from afar during exile. She did not groom worthy successors, as the elevation of a teenage son exemplifies. That was never her intention.

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