FutureWork and Burma........ (r)

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On 5 Apr 1995 TMYINT@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

> From: Tun Myint <TMYINT@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> 
> >From:	PO2::"burmanet-l@xxxxxxxxxxx" "Conference 'reg.burma'"  5-APR-1995 11:53:03.31
> >To:	Recipients of burmanet-l <burmanet-l@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> >CC:	
> >Subj:	Re: FutureWork and Burma
> 
> >From: Eng-Soon Chan <lds107@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>  
>  
> *> >> People who do not
> *> >> participate in revolution just focus on their daily lives and improvement of
> *> >> their living without considering fair or unfair way of making money. Mostly
> *> >> those kind of people are foreign immigrants such as Indians and Chinese. 
> 
> *> >You know, this is not necessarily true. My grandparents are Chinese, but 
> *> >my mother almost got shot saving some students' lives. My mother worked 
> *> >at the Thai-Burmese border with the student groups, and our family is 
> *> >totally devoted to Burma. I know many other "chinese immigrants"  
> *> >who are as devoted for the country as "Burmese", if not more.  
> *>  
> *> >Pwint
> 
> *> Dear Pwint:
> *> 	As I expected such point can be made in my posting, I am ready to say I
> *> don't mean to single out such honorable citizens. I am trying to find the way
> *> that can help Burma-born deserved citizens to get justice and fair share of
> *> life in Burma. There are also some Burmese especially who are imbued and
> *> satisfied with SLORC ideology say "I cannot take care of my aunt's cows, being
> *> eating my own rice" as Burmese saying goes. It is very certain that we have to
> *> face the problems such that there are many Chinese in Mandalay and northern
> *> Burma who took the opportunity by cooperating SLORC. They have been buying
> *> almost the whole part of Mandaly. They are just opportunity-takers. We have to,
> *> including Burmese citizens like you, have to think that it cannot be tolerated
> *> in terms of justice.
> *> 	I think you have misinterpreted upon my lack of more clear explanation.
> *> I cannot personally let Burmese(100%), who are military elites and its followers
> *> getting and collecting property, have as they are just because they are Burmese
> *> too. They all have to face the future policy or laws of democratic Burma. I am
> *> trying to find what sort of policy, and laws can help to settle justice in
> *> Burma in order to help all deserved Burmese.
> *> 	Thanks,
> *> 	Tun Myint
> *> 
>    
> {**Hi, 
> **I am new to this discussion. I am a chinese decent from Burma. I think 
> ..the way Mr.Tun Myint describe is extremely unfair as chinese and indians 
> ..in Burma are all opportunitist and they are earning money in unfair way. 
> ..Also such as"100% Burmese". I think this is racist. Like my family have 
> ..been the fourth generation in Burma and they have contributed to the 
> ..country since their arrival. As they became 
> ..Burmese citizens and they lived and died in Burma. Their wealth is 
> ..Burma's wealth. I believe they should be perceived as Burmese regardless 
> ..of ethnic origin as there are many ethnics minority in Burma. I don't 
> ..think it is fair to decide who get more priveledge by the time of 
> ..ancestral migration to Burma. My father and mother were all born in Burma 
> ..and lived their lives through Burma. Burma is their country and they are 
> ..Burmese Citizen. Their property is Burma's property. They may look 
> ..chinese but have nothing to do with China. To deny their right is 
> ..unjustice and narrow minded. Thanks.
>  
> ..Soon.***}
> 
> Dear Soon;
> 	First, I want to thank you for participating in this discussion. 
> I think you have not read my first posting. If so, you have mistakenly
> intepreted the core point of the whole discussion that I have done so far. I am
> not trying to find the way to deny anyone's rights in Burma. I am trying to
> find the way to settle justice and fairness for any Burmese citizens who have
> been fighting for it by triyng to get rid of the military dictatorship regime
> and, citizens who are victims of 33 year-old army-dominated politics.
> 	I replied to Pwint of Washington by saying even 100% Burmese who are
> taking unjust benefits by cooperating SLORC or  supporting SLORC's atrocities
> against Burma's innocent citizens can not be allow to have those property that
> they made unjustly. For instance, Slorc's top leader Gen Khin Nyunt has set
> up Timber Co.Ltd with a thai woman, and some other generals too. We have to
> have policy or law to justify such a situation. Because they robbed those
> properties from citizens of Burma. I wish that answer to the point that Pwint
> of Washington made that I excluded many of deserved Burmese-Chinese who are
> participating in revolution.
>        You accused me that I am a racist. I have never said Chinese and Indians 
> in Burma cannot be treated as Burmese because they are not Burmese. This is a
> stament that would be made by a racist. You have pointed to that direction and
> I am sorry to  hear that. What I discussed was that Chinese, Indians and even
> 100% Burmese who suck the blood of citizens of Burma for 33 years by
> cooperating the Generals of Burmese Army and collecting property unjustly have
> to face the law and policy of future democratic Burma. 
> 	Is that clear enough? If not,....
> 	There are many of my friends in Burma who are both Indians and Chinese.
> They are doing businesses such as trading, car work-shops, farming and gardenig 
> and they are no more different from me or you. We share with each other as 
> friends and care as frineds, even like brothers and sisters.  One of my frined 
> was arrested when he got back to Burma in 89 from border with the duty. He is my
> beloved friend and all of foreparents are Chinese.
> 
> 	After all, Burma's democratic citizens will decide what they want.I 
> wish this clear you up what I stand for.  
> 	Thanks
> 	Tun Myint.
> 
> 
> 
> 	
Dear Mr. Tun Myint,

I agreed with you that after all, Burma's democratic citizens will decide 
what they want. The reason I reply to the message is that I am concern on 
the way you mention which you may not mean it but it could be misleading 
and manipulating. Such as "Many Chinese in Mandalay and northern Burma 
who took opportunity by cooperating with SLOC. They have been buying the 
whole part of the Mandalay". It sounds like the Chinese in Burma are 
sucking the blood of ordinary Burmese citizens. It is very similiar to 
the medias in north America like the way they mention about crimial gangs 
like "Asian Gangs", "Latin Gangs".Like they are catagorised by ethnic 
origin so people will unknowingly perceive that most Asian are crimials or 
so on. After all they are Burmese citizens and if they violate the laws 
they should be treated as Burmese citizens. I don't intend to defend 
those who violate the laws. But I do believe that public should not be 
manipulated. I still remember the experience which I faced in 1967, 
during which a lots of chinese in Burma were killed and I have to run and 
hide like crazy. As far as I recalled and understand it was a 
manipulation by the government and a lots of innocent people were killed. 
Two of my cousins were killed. I certainly would not like to see that 
happen again.

After all my request it that all Burmese citizens regardless of their 
ethnic origin should be treated without discrimination in Burma even in 
this BBS. Thanks.


Soon.