Bilawal Bhutto

[aggienaut]

   While its a little after the fact now, I thought this webcomic (or specifically the author's commentary) pretty much summed up my wtf reaction to this development:

" In the wake of his mother's death, the Pakistani People's Party has named 19-year-old Bilawal Bhutto to be its new leader.

It is somewhat unclear what exactly this means in practical terms. The Pakistani constitution doesn't allow you to hold political office unless you are at least 26, so he can't run for prime minister. It's also unclear how much the kid knows about the political realities of Pakistan, considering he lives in England.

I also don't understand how installing a teenager as leader-for-life of a political party based on the principle of hereditary succession is somehow allowing "democracy to get its revenge" as the Bhutto boy has claimed." -Filibuster Cartoons

Comments

[mia76.livejournal.com]

when she passed away, i didn't even THINK he'd be continuing her work. no offense. but i was wondering WHO would continue but never even thought it would be him because i thought all her children were too young.

apart from that: does he really want to do this or does he secretly feel like he has no other choice. what if all he wants to be is an accountant?

[emosnail.livejournal.com]

Yeah I definitely think its pretty strange. And the fact that she specifically willed it to him really made me think less of her. Really it should go to someone else who's been involved in the democratic movement there for decades, not her 19 year old son who lives in England. d=