Comments on: Helping Burma is a Matter of the Heart http://burmadigest.info/2009/02/28/helping-burma-is-a-matter-of-the-heart/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 22:12:04 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Nag http://burmadigest.info/2009/02/28/helping-burma-is-a-matter-of-the-heart/comment-page-1/#comment-17275 Nag Thu, 23 Jul 2009 12:25:31 +0000 http://burmadigest.info/2009/02/28/helping-burma-is-a-matter-of-the-heart/#comment-17275 Hi, Soon your dream comes true and you all will have great days. -Nag Hi,

Soon your dream comes true and you all will have great days.

-Nag

]]> By: Maura http://burmadigest.info/2009/02/28/helping-burma-is-a-matter-of-the-heart/comment-page-1/#comment-15129 Maura Mon, 02 Mar 2009 20:15:22 +0000 http://burmadigest.info/2009/02/28/helping-burma-is-a-matter-of-the-heart/#comment-15129 What a beautiful poem by a passionately committed young activist. I wish there were more like him! What a beautiful poem by a passionately committed young activist. I wish there were more like him!

]]> By: Yebaw Day http://burmadigest.info/2009/02/28/helping-burma-is-a-matter-of-the-heart/comment-page-1/#comment-15114 Yebaw Day Sun, 01 Mar 2009 13:25:17 +0000 http://burmadigest.info/2009/02/28/helping-burma-is-a-matter-of-the-heart/#comment-15114 I like that part about "International aid must fall like rain" ---if the US, UK, and French had airdropped the humanitarian aid in parachutes soon after Gen.Than Shwe protested against it, it would have symbolized a show of opposing force against his stubborness, and would have invigorated the People as well as his own soldiers to join in a nation-wide rebellion and toppled him. That's because of superstitious beliefs that when white men arrive, Than Shwe is desperately paranoid that he WILL fall. So even if it were food packages dropping from the sky, it will look like Army paratroopers are jumping down into action and self-fulfilling prophecy would have occurred. I like that part about “International aid must fall like rain”
—if the US, UK, and French had airdropped the humanitarian aid in parachutes soon after Gen.Than Shwe protested against it, it would have symbolized a show of opposing force against his stubborness, and would have invigorated the People as well as his own soldiers to join in a nation-wide rebellion and toppled him.
That’s because of superstitious beliefs that when white men arrive, Than Shwe is desperately paranoid that he WILL fall.
So even if it were food packages dropping from the sky, it will look like Army paratroopers are jumping down into action and self-fulfilling prophecy would have occurred.

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