Was reflecting on the death of Lo Hoei Yen who was killed by terrorists in Mumbai a few days back and it dawned on me that honestly, the life of an average Joe like me isn't really valued. Ms Lo was instructed to convey a message at gunpoint to the Government to be conveyed to the Indians, and our Government did just that (I believe) but could we apply more pressure? I'd believe that the Government would have reacted differently if any of our principals were to be there because these people would be deemed as 'high-value assets' for the nation but for an average Joe or average Jane, the Government has no obligation to do much when the blame could be placed on tragedy as well as the works of the terrorists, in another country.
I believe it will be the same in other foreign countries because the Government looks at the big picture but I used to believe that the lives of Singaporeans (and Americans) were valued higher than that some in the third world country.
It was all propaganda, the Hollywood portrays the American President making irrational decisions to send troops to save a single American stranded in a hostile country and depicts that Kim JongIl would never do that because the 朝鮮人's lives aren't really valued. But does it really happen in reality? No, we're no different, unless it shows the incompetency of the Administration or it promotes some political agenda.
A little sad and perhaps, the old saying is indeed true, 'ignorance is bliss'. And I pray for the family of Ms Lo because I feel for them: it could well be any of us going there for holiday or a work trip.
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