Myanmar
 

This whole situation is mind-boggling, to say the least. I realize there are alot of f*cked up political and military regimes in the world, but this junta is above and beyond twisted. I just find it very difficult to be open minded about something like this. Some type of strong Internaitional presence needs to converge, tell this Gen. Than Shwe "we are coming in, whether you like it or not. Your citizens need to be taken care of in a much more timely manner."

They are saying 100,000 dead.
Over 1 million displaced.

And they wont even let reporters in
to get accurate accounts of what is
going on and where. This is a situation
where the press can really help out.

How so Pat? I just don't see them giving a rats ass about what the rest of the world thinks of their actions.

The press could fan out to all sorts of places in this region.
Burma will let China and a few other nations help out. If China
is given the chance to show a humanitarian side it is right now
before the Olympics. But it is very helpful to know exactly what
is needed and where. The press is very good at getting this type
of info out.

China could get a lot of mileage out of this.
Even if they dont care about the suffering.
And China can bully Burma if they really want to.
Easily. Im waiting for them to step up.

Their record speaks for itself in Tibet and Darfur, I seriously hope you aren't holding your breath waiting for them to take any action in Myanmar.

They apparently are helping. Since Burma will not accept
US aide or planes, the US is using Chinese planes to get
aide in.

On the other hand the Chinese have pledged a whopping
1 million US dollars. Maybe this goes a long way in Burma.
So I guess China will get few boxes of rice in on their
own. Jeez.

while accepting food aid (but not anyone to oversee distribution) myanmar continues to export rice (an industry controlled by the junta).

http://www.latimes.com/news/nationwo...,7491910.story

on the other hand, it's hard to dislike a military with such jaunty hats.

i'm torn.

they really are great hats.

if i were burmese, i'd be very tempted to join the military if i could wear one of those.

assuming i wasn't starving and all.

Reports are saying the military leaders are keeping all the good food that is coming in, for themselves, and rationing out the food that is barely fit for consumption to the people that actually need it.

Where did you find the quote at the bottom of your posts? Its a really thought provoking quote.

Each mind is so different, actuated by such different motives, controlled by such different circumstances, influenced by such different sufferings, you cannot know all the influences that have gone to make up a personality. Therefore, it is impossible for you to wholly judge that personality.
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You have just explained away GardenSnake.







MAESTRO!!

And you understand me?

That must mean our minds
are influenced by the exactly the same
set of motives, we have suffered
the same, been influenced the same way,
had the same set of environmental stimuli
at exactly the same delicate stage of
neuronal development.


But I have never eaten the bright
mushrooms in my backyard... nor have I
made tea from other identified or unindentified
fungi?????

I have never taken
dung from the Yak that
has eaten the hallucinogenic
Mountain Laurel Bean and rolled
it into a cigar?

And then inhaled...

Don't take aspirin for your headaches......find out what your students feel like for a change.




http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3LdwGUXoXyA

I polled them.

Euphoria was the most common response
upon learning about inducing magnetic fields
using coiled wire.

I guess that's why they call them inductors.

No they call them students.
So what right hand rule were you taught?