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Originally Posted by Crompsin
If it isn't white people getting bombed, we don't seem to care a whole lot.
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Well, two Aussies killed means it was hardly non-whites. For us Aussies, this attack didn't strike as hard as Bali, where lots of Aussies died.
Why didn't this make as many waves? Personally, I think this is a little like hearing about a bombing in Gaza - the news of it just doesn't mean anything anymore, as it is so common.
Bombings in India and Pakistan are both fairly regular occurrences and maybe this was seen as 'just another attack'. Obviously this one *is* different as the targets are considered Western and Touristy.
There was a sizeable 20/20 cricket tournament supposed to be starting in India shortly, but the Aussies who were supposed to be attending have stayed home, and the English Cricket team (who were in India at the time), immediately flew home. This is quite unexpected (though just about no cricket country has toured Pakistan for a while, India was seen as safer).