Comments on: Inciting revolt http://burmadigest.info/2007/10/04/inciting-revolt/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 22:12:04 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Tettoe Aung http://burmadigest.info/2007/10/04/inciting-revolt/comment-page-1/#comment-134 Tettoe Aung Fri, 05 Oct 2007 02:03:31 +0000 http://burmadigest.info/2007/10/04/inciting-revolt/#comment-134 It's true that it takes time, it takes money and there will be loss of lives. It reminded me of images of Buddhist monks in South Vietnam setting themselves alight in protest against the Catholic despotic ruler in the South Ngo Dinh Diem. In our case it's the generals whose pictures in the news and TV were not short of making donations to the monks; renovating this pagoda and that pagoda; in books and magazines the list of how much money they have donated and such and such when it comes as a threat to their hold on power did not hesitate to shoot and kill even if they were monks. The people have make their sacrifice; they have set their goal too; hope for freedeom in their hearts have never been in need to question so they are about to reach their destination and they are not alone this time. It’s true that it takes time, it takes money and there will be loss of lives. It reminded me of images of Buddhist monks in South Vietnam setting themselves alight in protest against the Catholic despotic ruler in the South Ngo Dinh Diem.

In our case it’s the generals whose pictures in the news and TV were not short of making donations to the monks; renovating this pagoda and that pagoda; in books and magazines the list of how much money they have donated and such and such when it comes as a threat to their hold on power did not hesitate to shoot and kill even if they were monks.

The people have make their sacrifice; they have set their goal too; hope for freedeom in their hearts have never been in need to question so they are about to reach their destination and they are not alone this time.

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