The Karma Yoga of Activism/ the Fin (r)

[susuhuang@xxxxxxxxxxx]

Subject: Re: The Karma Yoga of Activism/ the Finance Minister's US Visa?

dear dawn star,

please excuse bad words to gentle people on burmanet. i agree, vulgar 
language is no good. i lose temper, sometimes bite, sorry.

also, special sorry to indiana! you are in bad mood because have no penis, i 
think. so sorry indiana! you grow new one maybe? good luck!

oops sorry bad word! excuse me!

love to all, susu bad girl

>From: Dawn Star <dawnstar@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Reply-To: dawnstar@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>To: Sue Huang <susuhuang@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>CC: bina@xxxxxxxxxxxxx, dohrs@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, burmanet2-l@xxxxxxxx,       
>  burmanet-l@xxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: Re: The Karma Yoga of Activism/ the Finance Minister's US Visa?
>Date: Thu, 07 Oct 1999 10:13:04 +0100
>
>Susu, you should refrain from ignorant and vulgar language, it is not
>polite, it is insensitive, it offends many people, and this is not the
>place for it, go to the gym! and restrain yourself, it may be hard, but
>you are a fighter, so its easy, ds
>
>
>Sue Huang wrote:
> >
> > so right indiana! not possible for half-burmese half-chinese woman to be
> > smart, think! i go back to being white boy's ideal brown girl, like you 
>have
> > in thailand! you racist, big white man come to poor asia, how kind thank 
>you
> > thank you white man!
> >
> > i am so sorry for reading book, only white college professor should do 
>that,
> > like you say! please come and save burma for me white man, i will be 
>your
> > slave i nwill be so grateful. you wanker boy.
> >
> > ok, sorry i accuse you of masturbating! but listen to what YOU say: "I
> > sometimes see us all as characters in a drama, playing (unconsciously) 
>our
> > pre-scripted roles.  We are also the audience, who see how Truth (and 
>the
> > denial of Truth) are played out in so many ways and through so many
> > personalities."
> >
> > ha! phony wanker! that why you so mad? but why make fun of how i talk?
> > honest, at least! not phony like you!
> >
> > ok, go away white boy i am tired of you.
> >
> > susu the professor
> >
> > >From: Indiana <bina@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > >To: "Sue Huang" <susuhuang@xxxxxxxxxxx>, dawnstar@xxxxxxxxxxxxx,
> > >dohrs@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, burmanet2-l@xxxxxxxx, burmanet-l@xxxxxxxxxxx
> > >Subject: Re: The Karma Yoga of Activism/ the Finance Minister's US 
>Visa?
> > >Date: Thu, 07 Oct 1999 08:38:33 +0700
> > >
> > >Hey, SOOSOO,
> > >
> > >Sheee-it!  Wheah you from, girl?  I aint heerd that kinda talk since 
>mah
> > >days in the HAIGHT!  Now, you aint really a 45 YEAR OLD WHAIT PERFESSUH
> > >COLLEGE TEACHER, is you girl?  How come you know so much about dem 
>whait
> > >Burmese historians?  Where you been brought up, girl?  Wheah you been
> > >educated, an who PAID FOH IT?  WHEAH'S YOU MAMA?  SHeee-it caint hardly
> > >believe mah ears and eyes!  Whut kinda way is that foh a nice Chineese 
>girl
> > >tuh talk.  EXACTLY WHUT COLOR IS YOU, GIRL?  Yellah, whait, chokolat?  
>Or
> > >BLUE??? Shee-it!  Wheah you at, girl?  I gonna come and see you foh
> > >mahself!!!!
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >At 01:55 PM 10/6/99 +0000, Sue Huang wrote:
> > > >i never heard so much two people who love the sound of their own 
>voices!
> > >you boys -- "everybody bad, uncaring capitalists, except us!"
> > > >
> > > >i tell you, this is self-serving twaddle. please take hand out of 
>pants
> > >and get to work!
> > > >
> > > >ok you two? love, susu
> > > >
> > > >>From: Dawn Star <dawnstar@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > >>Reply-To: dawnstar@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > >>To: Indiana <bina@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, dohrs@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx,
> > >burmanet2-l@xxxxxxxx,        burmanet-l@xxxxxxxxxxx
> > > >>Subject: Re: The Karma Yoga of Activism/ the Finance Minister's US 
>Visa?
> > > >>Date: Wed, 06 Oct 1999 10:58:15 +0100
> > > >>
> > > >>Dawn Star wrote:
> > > >> >
> > > >> > Dawn Star wrote:
> > > >> > >
> > > >> > > Indy, time is limited, the day is short, you need your rest at
> > >night,
> > > >> > > yes, do the important things first, there is always work left 
>to be
> > > >> > > done, and try to get to that next, yesterday i sent a card to
> > >rachel,
> > > >> > > this morning i emailed the chap at yale to organize yale 
>students
> > >to
> > > >> > > campaign for the Supreme Court amicus brief, try to get as many
> > >people
> > > >> > > as you can on this brief action
> > > >> > > everyone has an agenda of action to complete each day.
> > > >> > > remember, this is choice, action, determination, thoughtfulness 
>and
> > > >> > > consistency. Daw Aung San Suu Kyi is most certainly right in 
>her
> > >wisdom,
> > > >> > > vision and understanding of the principles of her faith and 
>party.
> > >The
> > > >> > > generals are theives and bandits, gansters raiding the store,
> > >pirates
> > > >> > > that have occupied the fort and sell to the cheapest bidder the
> > >loot of
> > > >> > > their crime.  Expose that crime, expose that parter, I 
>sincerely
> > >beleive
> > > >> > > that americans do not condone the generals, but they are cynics 
>and
> > > >> > > despite their apparent naive nature, they can be generous when 
>they
> > >want
> > > >> > > to be.
> > > >> > >
> > > >> > > America must never abandon the Burma struggle. Write groups
> > >throughout
> > > >> > > the country to heed Simon's call. And do it! We are all with 
>you.
> > > >> > >
> > > >> > > I dont know too much about Karma, but i do know that time is 
>short,
> > >and
> > > >> > > tomorrow is near.
> > > >> > >
> > > >> > > We must be more attentive to the SPDC people entering into the
> > >states.
> > > >> > > How is it that they had the VISA for the IMFand World Bank? And
> > >that
> > > >> > > there werent demos, Mitsui, Mitsubishi, that is Washington DC
> > >territory.
> > > >> > > And it was a miss.
> > > >> > >
> > > >> > > After Asia Society, there should have been better organisation 
>on
> > >that.
> > > >> > > I am part at fault as I did not post news about IMFand World 
>Bank,
> > >and I
> > > >> > > knew. But not the minister, i did not know.
> > > >> > >
> > > >> > > ps, dont be too theatrical, leave that to the SPDC actors. but 
>go
> > >to the
> > > >> > > movies or see a play from time to time, its good therapy.
> > > >> > >
> > > >> > > ds
> > > >> > >
> > > >> > > Indiana wrote:
> > > >> > > >
> > > >> > > > At 12:50 PM 10/5/99 +0100, Dawn Star wrote:
> > > >> > > >
> > > >> > > > >These generals just dont seem to get it yet, do they. That 
>their
> > > >> > > > >universal doom is inevitable. That an indefinite situation 
>can
> > >not last
> > > >> > > > >forever. That the center cannot hold and that all things 
>will
> > >fall
> > > >> > > > >apart. That nature seeks balance and harmony.
> > > >> > > > >
> > > >> > > > >Everyone knows they are on a doomed course of logical
> > >disintegration. If
> > > >> > > > >only the world press would stop giving them a voice, but
> > >unfortunately,
> > > >> > > > >many of those world press companies, are investor-held, and 
>run
> > >by the
> > > >> > > > >same administrators and individuals in the banks and
> > >institutions that
> > > >> > > > >invest in their illegitimate regime.
> > > >> > > > >
> > > >> > > > >And anyone who doesnt know this is just not paying 
>attention.
> > > >> > > > >
> > > >> > > > >Which once again is why there should be an international ban 
>on
> > > >> > > > >investment in Burma. Then we might be spared more of these
> > >outbursts of
> > > >> > > > >wounded pride and knee-jerked outrages from the SPDC goons.
> > > >> > > > >
> > > >> > > > >ds
> > > >> > > >
> > > >> > > > Dear DS,
> > > >> > > >
> > > >> > > > Why is the world so slow in seeing the truth?
> > > >> > > >
> > > >> > > > I sometimes see us all as characters in a drama, playing
> > >(unconsciously) our pre-scripted roles.  We are also the audience, who 
>see
> > >how Truth (and the denial of Truth) are played out in so many ways and
> > >through so many personalities.
> > > >> > > >
> > > >> > > > Even the world press is doing its job.  The capitalist owners 
>and
> > >top management are ruthless and insatiable wealth accumulators. What 
>great
> > >character roles!  On the level of writers and editors, these guys are 
>proud
> > >of doing their job and getting the "news" (whatever the "news" is) out 
>to
> > >the people, fresh, fast, and tasty.  Hey, they are enthusiastically 
>playing
> > >their parts!
> > > >> > > >
> > > >> > > > And the "generals" are also doing their assigned "job", 
>difficult
> > >as that may be to swallow.  Who else would dare to play Evil itself on 
>the
> > >world stage?  (I dont want the job!)  They must have been given astral
> > >"lobotomies" by some clever deity, otherwise they would all surely die 
>of
> > >shame and horror to see what they are doing and saying in the light of 
>day.
> > > >> > > >
> > > >> > > > What does the activist do?  He (or she) continuously monitors 
>the
> > >purpose and the results of this bustling human activity, and tries to 
>point
> > >out when and where, in the light of our collective human goals, we may 
>be
> > >going astray.  The activist is not the captain of the Ship, but the 
>child
> > >pulling on the captain's pants leg and pointing to the iceberg drifting
> > >towards them.  You are a tireless example of this yourself, Dawn Star.
> > > >> > > >
> > > >> > > > As the audience, we have bought our tickets, and are settled 
>in
> > >our seats, watching the show, caught up the the vast range of emotions.
> > >Like children at the movies, we scream, laugh, and cry.  It is all very
> > >real to us.  And we feel the pain so intensely.  Why?
> > > >> > > >
> > > >> > > > This fantastic and frightening human drama has got to be the
> > >setting of our evolution in consciousness from animals to gods.  If we 
>do
> > >not understand how the Truth can be twisted, perverted, and ultimately
> > >lost, how can we really know what is Truth?  And knowledge of Truth is 
>the
> > >realm of the gods, surely.
> > > >> > > >
> > > >> > > >  From this perspective, too, the separation between "I" and
> > >"thou" is less clear.  A good actor can play any role.  As Trevor 
>Edmond
> > >wrote in an e-mail a while back (I paraphrase), sometimes I see the
> > >arrogance and abusiveness of the junta generals in myself, albeit on a
> > >lesser scale.
> > > >>Perhaps in my worse moments, if I had their power, I would behave 
>just
> > >as they do.
> > > >> > > >
> > > >> > > > Does this mean I cannot chastise them?  Not at all, I MUST
> > >chastise them!  And be chastised in my turn!
> > > >> > > >
> > > >> > > > We must not stop working, indeed we cannot stop, and stay 
>sane.
> > >But we are also the material to be worked.  The harder we strive to 
>know
> > >the truth, and to reveal it,  courageously and compassionately, to 
>others,
> > >then the faster we move through the pain, and the brighter becomes the
> > >inner light, the deeper the inner peace.
> > > >> > > >
> > > >> > > > So, Dawn Star, why isnt there an international ban on doing
> > >business with the SPDC?  You know very well yourself: If many of "us" 
>do
> > >not yet understand the need for such a ban, it is because those of "us" 
>who
> > >do understand are not doing our job of awakening the others.  I know I
> > >havent yet written to the California delegation to Congress about the
> > >Massachusetts Amicus brief, as Simon Billenness keeps reminding me.  
>Have
> > >you?  Dont tell me you are not a US citizen, we are all Americans at 
>thi
> > > >> > > >
> > > >> > > > The world is a hell because "we" need to know what Hell is, 
>and
> > >we need to work to change the Hell into Heaven.  As we do it, we may 
>notice
> > >that we too are becoming divine.  This ugly and dirty world is our path 
>to
> > >personal salvation.  This is why I can even say, "hurray for the SPDC!"
> > > >
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