Comments on: The Impact of Barack Obama’s Election on the Future of Burma http://burmadigest.info/2008/11/05/the-impact-of-barack-obamas-election-on-the-future-of-burma/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 22:12:04 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: nooooooooooooooooa http://burmadigest.info/2008/11/05/the-impact-of-barack-obamas-election-on-the-future-of-burma/comment-page-1/#comment-13962 nooooooooooooooooa Mon, 24 Nov 2008 18:57:31 +0000 http://burmadigest.info/2008/11/05/the-impact-of-barack-obamas-election-on-the-future-of-burma/#comment-13962 In usa election only person are changed. Chair is as same as previous 1. In usa election only person are changed. Chair is as same as previous 1.

]]> By: Nur Hasim http://burmadigest.info/2008/11/05/the-impact-of-barack-obamas-election-on-the-future-of-burma/comment-page-1/#comment-13608 Nur Hasim Sat, 08 Nov 2008 02:18:23 +0000 http://burmadigest.info/2008/11/05/the-impact-of-barack-obamas-election-on-the-future-of-burma/#comment-13608 Thanks for that. Nur Canada Thanks for that.

Nur
Canada

]]> By: fred gilbert, fort wayne http://burmadigest.info/2008/11/05/the-impact-of-barack-obamas-election-on-the-future-of-burma/comment-page-1/#comment-13531 fred gilbert, fort wayne Thu, 06 Nov 2008 01:10:34 +0000 http://burmadigest.info/2008/11/05/the-impact-of-barack-obamas-election-on-the-future-of-burma/#comment-13531 The author's narrow belief that change with the Obasma administration will be slow does not appreciate the Nargis that has hit Washington. Certainly, President Obama will take the studied route to change, but those who lauded Bush initiatives forget how little was done in the last year, except the last 3 months and nothing since the Olympics. Congressional action in the Jade act was tempered by what Bush would sign and by what would upset the election. Most of what will happen belongs to the "We" in the campaign and Obama's message over the last 8 years. The World Burma community is utterly unprepared for any transition. Turf wars have dried up with the corpses all around. Good people have gone silent or dead. The Monk's Revolution caught everyone off guard, especially the narrow minds camped in Washington and New York. Obama stressed that WE are the ones who will make the change. We can't even talk to each other without secret whisperings of fear and doubt. A post-junta transtion must be assumed by the world Burma community and we must prepare. Our armies of true freedom fighters, ethnic communities thriving in democracracies outside Burma, former military officers and nco's and religious communities must become the WE of Burma...mostly it must be done outside Washington and New York...perhaps Obama will take this chance to find some new voices, too. Leadership does not mean appeasing the entrenched leadership just to find peace. New initiatives against the people of the junta must expand. Direct pressure against the supporters of this genocidal regime must expand...even if it means we feel pain as a result from Chinese retribution. It is really now up to all of us. The bigger the community the more possibility for preparation...serve those you shall meet in your next life...not the selfish pleasures of this. Fred Gilbert The author’s narrow belief that change with the Obasma administration will be slow does not appreciate the Nargis that has hit Washington. Certainly, President Obama will take the studied route to change, but those who lauded Bush initiatives forget how little was done in the last year, except the last 3 months and nothing since the Olympics.

Congressional action in the Jade act was tempered by what Bush would sign and by what would upset the election. Most of what will happen belongs to the “We” in the campaign and Obama’s message over the last 8 years.

The World Burma community is utterly unprepared for any transition. Turf wars have dried up with the corpses all around. Good people have gone silent or dead.

The Monk’s Revolution caught everyone off guard, especially the narrow minds camped in Washington and New York. Obama stressed that WE are the ones who will make the change. We can’t even talk to each other without secret whisperings of fear and doubt.

A post-junta transtion must be assumed by the world Burma community and we must prepare. Our armies of true freedom fighters, ethnic communities thriving in democracracies outside Burma, former military officers and nco’s and religious communities must become the WE of Burma…mostly it must be done outside Washington and New York…perhaps Obama will take this chance to find some new voices, too. Leadership does not mean appeasing the entrenched leadership just to find peace.

New initiatives against the people of the junta must expand. Direct pressure against the supporters of this genocidal regime must expand…even if it means we feel pain as a result from Chinese retribution.

It is really now up to all of us. The bigger the community the more possibility for preparation…serve those you shall meet in your next life…not the selfish pleasures of this.

Fred Gilbert

]]> By: SalaiKipp http://burmadigest.info/2008/11/05/the-impact-of-barack-obamas-election-on-the-future-of-burma/comment-page-1/#comment-13526 SalaiKipp Wed, 05 Nov 2008 19:46:51 +0000 http://burmadigest.info/2008/11/05/the-impact-of-barack-obamas-election-on-the-future-of-burma/#comment-13526 The question now, as the editorial has correctly pointed out, is whether the NLD and the opposition parties will be allowed to take part in the coming 2010 or whether they will be required to re-register. The military dictators are intentionally keeping silent on this even though they hinted, unofiicially, that the NLD should take part. Many election winning parties of the ethnic nationalities have long been outlawed by the dictators. The rules for formation of new political parties and the election laws are not yet announced, intentionally. All these will be announced later in a short notice - again intentionally - so that the opposiition will have very little time even for a proper debate on how best to react. As usual, the dictators will beat their own drums for all others to dance ---- again as usual. Do we have any tune of our own? The question now, as the editorial has correctly pointed out, is whether the NLD and the opposition parties will be allowed to take part in the coming 2010 or whether they will be required to re-register. The military dictators are intentionally keeping silent on this even though they hinted, unofiicially, that the NLD should take part. Many election winning parties of the ethnic nationalities have long been outlawed by the dictators. The rules for formation of new political parties and the election laws are not yet announced, intentionally.

All these will be announced later in a short notice – again intentionally – so that the opposiition will have very little time even for a proper debate on how best to react. As usual, the dictators will beat their own drums for all others to dance —- again as usual.

Do we have any tune of our own?

]]> By: Mike Spanser http://burmadigest.info/2008/11/05/the-impact-of-barack-obamas-election-on-the-future-of-burma/comment-page-1/#comment-13518 Mike Spanser Wed, 05 Nov 2008 17:27:36 +0000 http://burmadigest.info/2008/11/05/the-impact-of-barack-obamas-election-on-the-future-of-burma/#comment-13518 Derek has made a clear point on Obama's policy on Burma when he comes into office. Some oppositions may feel the US's policy on Burma is less tougher. But you have made a point that US's policy will be wiser to Burma crisis under Obama. That's ture, previous US policies did not have strategic visions, only desire to support democracy movement and punish the regime. Derek has made a clear point on Obama’s policy on Burma when he comes into office. Some oppositions may feel the US’s policy on Burma is less tougher. But you have made a point that US’s policy will be wiser to Burma crisis under Obama. That’s ture, previous US policies did not have strategic visions, only desire to support democracy movement and punish the regime.

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