Disregard My Last Post "The Burmese Situation"
Once again, realpolitik wins over truth.
If we were steadfast, we would threaten a boycott of the 2008 Olympics and pass punitive measures against India, China and ASEAN. The gist of the article, that we have no clout in the region, is nonsense. If we wanted to have clout, we would have clout. It would take sacrifices on our part, but we could do something.
But, people of Burma, we care more about cheap goods to increase the luxury of our own lives than we do about your fundamental rights as human beings.
On behalf of western society to the people of Burma, I would like to say the following, meaningless as it may be to you as you suffer unjustly at the hands of a brutal regime.
I am sorry.
If we were steadfast, we would threaten a boycott of the 2008 Olympics and pass punitive measures against India, China and ASEAN. The gist of the article, that we have no clout in the region, is nonsense. If we wanted to have clout, we would have clout. It would take sacrifices on our part, but we could do something.
But, people of Burma, we care more about cheap goods to increase the luxury of our own lives than we do about your fundamental rights as human beings.
On behalf of western society to the people of Burma, I would like to say the following, meaningless as it may be to you as you suffer unjustly at the hands of a brutal regime.
I am sorry.
posted by Vivek at 5:27 PM
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