Public Opinion in Wacko-land

Just a passing comment, and don't read too much into it, but it's a strange thing that passes for public opinion in some of our sister countries.

The Toronto Star carried a story today about the storming of the Red Mosque in Pakistan. The story itself was depressing enough, but what about this little nugget buried about halfway down the column:


"But a major loss of life at the Red Mosque could further turn public opinion against the president, who already faces mounting opposition for his bungled attempts to fire the country’s chief justice."

Hmmmm. One wonders what it would take to turn public opinion against the extremist group causing the problem. I mean, they've armed themselves to the teeth; fortified their holy place; run about the streets abducting women; held citizens hostage and subjected them to torture; used children as shields; fired on the police; and generally behaved in a lawless, violent and dispicable manner.

Yet all this, apparently, is not enough to turn public opinion against them.

Guess "the public" just figures, Well, yes, they're behaving a bit badly, but at least they're not smokers.

Wacko-land.