Comments on: Politics for People http://burmadigest.info/2008/03/27/politics-for-people/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 22:12:04 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: David T-Suchart http://burmadigest.info/2008/03/27/politics-for-people/comment-page-1/#comment-6487 David T-Suchart Sat, 05 Apr 2008 16:57:15 +0000 http://burmadigest.info/2008/03/27/politics-for-people/#comment-6487 I believe that the article "Politics for People" is a satire lampooning at the Burmese democratic and ethnic groups, which have been enriching themselves with project money intended for building up people's capacity to participate effectively in the struggle for overthrowing the SPDC military dictatorship. On the other hand, funds handed out by our supporting countries for democratization of Burma are peanuts, by any standard. It is not enough even to effectively treat the symptons, let alone the dicease. Perhaps, we, the freedom fighters failed to explain the nature of the Burmese military dictatorship to our neighbors and sympathizers. At one point in the past, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, labelled the military dictatorship as fascist. it was a correct identification of the nature of the SPDC. As a matter of fact, leaders of military regimes since Gen. Ne Win are all feudal fascists. Their ideology is a combination of extreme racism and militarism. All their policies towad us are based on hate and loathing. No wonder, gentle pressure as the international community has been imposing on the regime fails to push it toward meaningful dialogue. One danger that has been creeping up on us is the ideology of gradual change, through unprincipled peace and development. This line has been pushed strongly by some former fascist countries and their hired hands, in the guise of academics and, sometimes, religious leaders. Through NGOs, governments of these countries provide huge funds to buy up some of us. First, the hired hands pushed for appeasement policy toward the dictatorship. It was to anaesthetize us into accepting the dictatorship as a partner in the solution of the problem, instead seeing it as the root cause of the problem. Now, these hired hands are pushing for collaboration with the SPDC dictatorship, in spite of all the evidence that it is all bent on denying us freedom and enslaving us indefinitely. I believe that the article “Politics for People” is a satire lampooning at the Burmese democratic and ethnic groups, which have been enriching themselves with project money intended for building up people’s capacity to participate effectively in the struggle for overthrowing the SPDC military dictatorship.
On the other hand, funds handed out by our supporting countries for democratization of Burma are peanuts, by any standard. It is not enough even to effectively treat the symptons, let alone the dicease. Perhaps, we, the freedom fighters failed to explain the nature of the Burmese military dictatorship to our neighbors and sympathizers.
At one point in the past, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, labelled the military dictatorship as fascist. it was a correct identification of the nature of the SPDC. As a matter of fact, leaders of military regimes since Gen. Ne Win are all feudal fascists. Their ideology is a combination of extreme racism and militarism. All their policies towad us are based on hate and loathing. No wonder, gentle pressure as the international community has been imposing on the regime fails to push it toward meaningful dialogue.
One danger that has been creeping up on us is the ideology of gradual change, through unprincipled peace and development. This line has been pushed strongly by some former fascist countries and their hired hands, in the guise of academics and, sometimes, religious leaders. Through NGOs, governments of these countries provide huge funds to buy up some of us.
First, the hired hands pushed for appeasement policy toward the dictatorship. It was to anaesthetize us into accepting the dictatorship as a partner in the solution of the problem, instead seeing it as the root cause of the problem. Now, these hired hands are pushing for collaboration with the SPDC dictatorship, in spite of all the evidence that it is all bent on denying us freedom and enslaving us indefinitely.

]]> By: Maung Maung Than [Houston, TX] http://burmadigest.info/2008/03/27/politics-for-people/comment-page-1/#comment-5948 Maung Maung Than [Houston, TX] Thu, 27 Mar 2008 16:18:58 +0000 http://burmadigest.info/2008/03/27/politics-for-people/#comment-5948 We also need to understand the world politic. The entire world is controlled by OIL and GAS. In 2030, the world oil production will be dropped to 50% as the existing reservoirs are drying every day. The alternate fuel would not be sufficient enough to replace on time. As a result of that the mini-third world war will be coming by hook or by crook in 2030. We got to understand seriously. We must have a big daddy to protect us. If not, one of the super power countries will take over us for OIL and GAS. "Our dream will come true if we have crude oil reserve like Iraq." Alan Green Span, the genius Federal Reserve Chairman recently wrote a book "The Age of turbulence" after he retired from the post and commented" The Iraq war is about OIL" not about weapons of mass destruction. You all will still remember about the Kuwait war. I think it was about OIL too. USA will never involve militarily in our country." It is sad but true. So who would be our mentor and saver to feed our poor Burmese? I don’t know We also need to understand the world politic. The entire world is controlled by OIL and GAS. In 2030, the world oil production will be dropped to 50% as the existing reservoirs are drying every day. The alternate fuel would not be sufficient enough to replace on time. As a result of that the mini-third world war will be coming by hook or by crook in 2030. We got to understand seriously. We must have a big daddy to protect us. If not, one of the super power countries will take over us for OIL and GAS.

“Our dream will come true if we have crude oil reserve like Iraq.”
Alan Green Span, the genius Federal Reserve Chairman recently wrote a book “The Age of turbulence” after he retired from the post and commented” The Iraq war is about OIL” not about weapons of mass destruction. You all will still remember about the Kuwait war. I think it was about OIL too. USA will never involve militarily in our country.” It is sad but true. So who would be our mentor and saver to feed our poor Burmese? I don’t know

]]> By: Aung Phyu Kyaw http://burmadigest.info/2008/03/27/politics-for-people/comment-page-1/#comment-5946 Aung Phyu Kyaw Thu, 27 Mar 2008 15:28:03 +0000 http://burmadigest.info/2008/03/27/politics-for-people/#comment-5946 This is the first time I have seen Burma Digest endorses an idea beyond its regular regime-bashing rhetoric. I am glad to see the evolution of rational thinking among the dissidents. It seems the dissidents have recognized the limitation of the UNSC and international pressure. The center of gravity is the change inside the country. You need to think the political calculus based on the available political resources inside the country, not the empty rhetoric of the west. At the end of the day, majority of dissidents will go back to Burma under the general amnesty.At the same time, transition is a bumpy road, and more unpredictable events are awaiting ahead. This is the first time I have seen Burma Digest endorses an idea beyond its regular regime-bashing rhetoric. I am glad to see the evolution of rational thinking among the dissidents. It seems the dissidents have recognized the limitation of the UNSC and international pressure. The center of gravity is the change inside the country. You need to think the political calculus based on the available political resources inside the country, not the empty rhetoric of the west. At the end of the day, majority of dissidents will go back to Burma under the general amnesty.At the same time, transition is a bumpy road, and more unpredictable events are awaiting ahead.

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