ozzy_gurl, sorry to hear that. It is a military regime after
all.
This is a rather strange protest to begin with. Who are the monks
rallying under? I find it strange that there's no leader behind the
protests at all. With the protests reaching to Aung San Suu Kyi's
"residence", it almost seems as though they are trying to get her
to step up in defiance to the military government.
I doubt a UN resolution that would force the military government to
step down would ever be passed. It is not that the democracies
around the world doesn't care, but that there are 2 autocratic
nations with veto powers that inhibit it. China has strategic
interests in Burma, and would well veto any move to a "regime
change" in that country.
The effectiveness of UN is being questioned when it can't even act
against what is obviously wrong and immoral because of the above
mentioned. If there is a time where a coalition of the willing is
needed, its now.
On the other hand, I doubt whether Burma is ready for a full
democracy after years of oppression. Democracies typically take off
well when the country is doing well, and level of public education
is high. While there have been many Burmese students that have fled
overseas for their educations, there is little indication of many
returning to their homelands.
Also, there have been many rumors and talks of Singapore's ties
with the Military govt in Burma. Many suggest that the ties are
deep and that Sg has aided them in their oppression against their
people. Whether that is true, we don't really know. However, there
are indications of strong ties given the rather "neutral" statement
by us. I wonder, does that statement represent how the majority of
Singaporeans feel about the situation there?
