Maelstrom in Myammar
Yah..thought I should just voice out my thoughts on the current situation in Myammar, a country that is just a few hours by air away from peaceful Singapore, yet one of the poorest and most oppressed countries in the world.
Living in a relatively free and democratic society, naturally I'd be biased when I hear about a country that completely disregarded the results of a national election and placed the winner of that poll under house arrest for over a decade! While some folks might say that the Singapore gahmen is equally oppressive by shutting out opposition voices, the fact that idiots like Chee Soon Juan is still walking around yelling mad stuff, clearly show that we in Singapore are still "enjoying" more freedom than those poor souls in Myammar.
I cried when I saw those soldiers or whatever hitting monks and civilians, and shooting innocent people. And I felt proud when OUR Minister of Foreign Affairs and Prime Minister spoke out against what the Myammar government is doing. Usually, they are much more restrained and would say things like "we are concerned and monitoring the situation closely"!
I think it's never a good idea for the army to take over the governing of any country, since the tendency of a soldier is to rule by fear and the gun. Just think of all those countries in the world that are currently run by soldiers, or were run by soldiers in the past. Never a good idea, right?
God created us to be free. Let us each spend just a moment now to pray for peace and freedom in Myammar, and all the other oppressed nations of the earth.
Living in a relatively free and democratic society, naturally I'd be biased when I hear about a country that completely disregarded the results of a national election and placed the winner of that poll under house arrest for over a decade! While some folks might say that the Singapore gahmen is equally oppressive by shutting out opposition voices, the fact that idiots like Chee Soon Juan is still walking around yelling mad stuff, clearly show that we in Singapore are still "enjoying" more freedom than those poor souls in Myammar.
I cried when I saw those soldiers or whatever hitting monks and civilians, and shooting innocent people. And I felt proud when OUR Minister of Foreign Affairs and Prime Minister spoke out against what the Myammar government is doing. Usually, they are much more restrained and would say things like "we are concerned and monitoring the situation closely"!
I think it's never a good idea for the army to take over the governing of any country, since the tendency of a soldier is to rule by fear and the gun. Just think of all those countries in the world that are currently run by soldiers, or were run by soldiers in the past. Never a good idea, right?
God created us to be free. Let us each spend just a moment now to pray for peace and freedom in Myammar, and all the other oppressed nations of the earth.
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posted by Heather @ 5:00 PM
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