Recent Events in Myanmar

[firstfloor]

https://www.theguardian.com/commenti...hingya-myanmar

[Sparko]

Ah yes, hair and age means they are both evil dictators bent on murdering people.

Oh and CNN and the MSM are the ones who started the whole "fake news" hysteria to try to discredit any conservative news. Trump just turned it back on them.

[firstfloor]

[Bill the Cat]

Why is this in Civics? It is padded room material.

[firstfloor]

Ah yes, hair and age means they are both evil dictators bent on murdering people.

At least you and I are pulling in the same direction for once.

[Sparko]

At least you and I are pulling in the same direction for once.

Personally I never trusted bald people.

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[mikewhitney]

Pray that Myanmar may have freedom and peace.

[Darth Executor]

Myanmar isn't doing anything out of the ordinary. They've simply decided to respond to Muslim violence with violence of their own and they don't play around. It's the west's position of bringing in various third world savages, including Muslim rapists and murderers to harm and humiliate their citizens that's abnormal.

[demi-conservative]

Suggestion: retitle thread 'progs no longer love heroine of theirs!!!'





Sad!!!

[firstfloor]

Myanmar isn't doing anything out of the ordinary. They've simply decided to respond to Muslim violence with violence of their own and they don't play around. It's the west's position of bringing in various third world savages, including Muslim rapists and murderers to harm and humiliate their citizens that's abnormal.

[Bill the Cat]

Suggestion: retitle thread 'progs no longer love heroine of theirs!!!'





Sad!!!

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[siam]

The people referred to as Rohingya are indigenous/ethnic peoples of Rakhine state (Arakan) Originally it was an independent kingdom---later taken over by Burma. In around the 8th century, Islam came into this area because of Trade, and during the colonial period, many "British Indians" were encouraged to settle in the region---as usual, with all things British---ethnic faultines developed between pro-Japanese vs pro-British groups in Rakhine (The Rohingya being pro-British). After Burmese independence, the Rohingya sought recognition as the indigenous ethnic group (one of many ethnic indigenous groups in Burma) Discrimination was heavy and so separatist emerged. In 1982 a law was enacted which stripped the Rohingya of Burmese citizenship rights. This set the stage for economic discrimination. In 1991/92---the military cracked down and 250,000 Rohingya were displaced. The stage was set for long-term state oppression. This, combined with a lack of economic opportunitites for those in Rakhine state (both Buddhist and Muslim) it made it easy for the Buddhist to make the Rohigya Muslims the scapegoat for all the ills of society. This was also convenient politics---because if not for the Rohingya---then the government would have to take the blame for the public dissatisfaction. So oppression (and genocide) is convenient for the State. It gives them a (conveniently weak) "enemy" and distracts people....increasing nationalism/patriotism. Also---the Buddhist Burmese can feel "superior" and this can make them feel better ---distracting them from their dissatisfaction with the State and their economic conditions.

This means---there is no incentive for the Burmese State or for the Buddhist Burmese to change their ways---prejudice and oppression works for them---at least for the short-term....

[siam]

It may be a bit naive, but here is one attempt to understand the structural aspect of the problem:--

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eight_stages_of_genocide

[firstfloor]

[Zymologist]

Weird seeing firstfloor criticize the modern left. Have you become a Nazi, firstfloor?