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Nope, today’s not a public holiday. The people of Myanmar are taking part in a “silent strike” by staying home between 10am and 3pm as a show of solidarity with the movement to restore civilian rule to the country.
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#ourcityourrules
#whatshappeninginmyanmar
#hearthevoicesofmyanmar
Humans of Myanmar
Full bellies for life
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Worship should be done with the aim of attaining salvation (Liberation / Moksh). Worldly benefits, prosperity and good health are by-products of true worship. However one needs to have firm faith in true worship of God Kabir given by Satguru Rampal Ji Maharaj. They need to abide by the rules of Bhakti and keep patience and then one definitely reaps the benefits of Naam.
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polyglot-thought · 2 years
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[Burmese->English] @thet_mar_phyo August 4th 2022 Instagram Post - Color Coded Translation
Content Warning: War, Death
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PDF (KALAY) Battalion 6
၀၃-၀၈-၂ဝ၂၂ ရက် ကလေးမြို့
0 3- 0 8- 2 w 2 2 raat kalayy myahoet
သာယာကုန်းရွာ တိုက်ပွဲတွင် ကျဆုံးသွား
saryarkone rwar titepwal twin kya soneswarr
သော ရဲဘော် ဝေမင်းသော
saw rellbhaw way mainn saw
PDF (KALAY) Battalion 6
On 03-08-2022, Brother-in-arms Wai Min Thaw, has fallen in the battle of Tharyakone Village, Kalay City
Literal Translation:
PDF (KALAY) Battalion 6
03-08-2022/Day/Kalay/City/Tharyakone/Village/battle/in/fall/passed away/that/comrade/Wai Min Thaw
POST DESCRIPTION:
Wai Min Thaw, a 19-year-old comrade from Battalion-6 of Kalay PDF, was killed by artillery shelling during fighting between local defense forces & junta troops in TharyarKone village, Sagaing's Kalay tsp. #2022Aug4Coup #Whats HappeningInMyanmar
Rest In Peace Wai Min Thaw
Please correct me if I made a mistake
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fandoomed-len · 4 months
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The fucking audacity of some people to say "well, you can still use the internet so it's not all bad for you!" while I'm literally in Myanmar.
I'm sorry, you, a person who literally lives thousands of miles away from me KNOW and can DECIDE the amount of psychological trauma I've endured??? And you know that from how much internet I can still use?
In Myanmar, people literally take videos of their home being burned down by the military junta. They take videos and pictures of explosions, gunshots etc etc because the fucking dictator doesn't care. They know for sure other people from other countries don't care so they don't even bother cutting the internet off in some cities anymore. They kidnap children so that parents can't run away and we have tons of evidence and they can do nothing. If you go on tiktok and you can see those who fucking killers waving stuff like guns and uniforms around, talking in Burmese about their victories (ie how they kill villagers and childrens). I live in fear of talking back to anyone. I can't stand up for myself because if I get reported I'll get thrown into jail. Do you know they get rotten rice in jail? Or that their drinking water is infested with mosquito larvae? Well, it's alright! Because people who get sick will just be locked in solitary confinement until they die or they get better. So, I don't have to fear about anything right? It's not like I have to live in a state of perpetual fear. I can just delude myself into thinking I'm ONLY in danger. It's not an actual danger since I can still use the internet. Sure.
What the military dictators want is for everyone to "act normal" so they aren't gonna close down banks or cut internet in big cities where they can get fucking money, you fucking idiot. That doesn't mean there's no oppression or injustice happening where I live. It just means they like to pretend there's nothing so fucking knuckleheads like you can go "oh well, there's nothing wrong with this" and move on with your life while WE suffer in silence.
Anyways, if you think I'm "not actually going through anything" or "if they can use internet they must still be in a good place" fuck your performative activism, your performative allyship. I hope everyday you live will strip away those lies of yours until you can't say "I care for other people" without you and everyone around you knowing that you're a fucking liar.
Notes for those who actually care: Half of Myanmar is a literal war zone right now. We can use your help. There are many internally displaced people and moreover, there are many revolutionaries fighting for our future in Myanmar. Ask around in your community because Burmese people are literally everywhere. A lot of people had to run away because it's not safe to live here so you can find Burmese people everywhere. You can donate no matter where you live. Minimum wage here is around $1.5 per day so even if you donate a single dollar, you can feed someone in a war zone. Or feed people in prison because the sum of prisoners is only increasing per day.
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vhstown · 2 months
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its crazy how it's accepted that there's so many different types of white people but when it comes to POC and especially brown / desi people we're all just seen as like... indian or something . and not even indian just a stereotype of what people think indians are
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Shortlist of the issues I care about / support:
Movements that are part of the Milk Tea Alliance:
Free Hong Kong
Taiwan's struggle against Chinese encroachment
Thailand Protests
Myanmar anti-coup protests
Free Tibet
East Turkestan Independence
Black Lives Matter
Woman, Life, Freedom
Ukrainian resistance against Russia
Free Palestine
If you're asking me why I'm supporting Palestine, that's because I believe human rights should be for everyone in the world and not just for people who are like me. Whoever is under oppression and needs help, I will stand with them.
And my support for Palestine will not diminish my support for these other movements that I'm already getting behind.
Thank you for coming to my TED Talk.
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paleodictyoptera · 5 months
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Can we stop having conflicts and genocides that force survivors to flee their homes and become refugees in a strange land, k thx
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Find out from Insider Inc. how to support the anti-coup protesters in Myanmar! For more information, click here.
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tahitianmangoes · 2 years
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talked to some family who are more connected with family/friends back in myanmar and it made me super depressed. i guess i've been wrapped up in myself the last 6 months or so and haven't been keeping tabs on what's happening there and the feeling of knowing that i might not be able to go back for the foreseeable future is indescribably crushing. i wanted to write a big post about what is still going on there but the more i looked the more i see that there's multiple reports of violence daily and i just couldn't possibly cover it all properly. please know that just because it's not being reported in the english speaking news, myanmar is still essentially at civil war and it isn't getting any better. if you want to read more about what's happening, check out this link
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fuck-hamas-go-israel · 5 months
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Ethnic cleansing? Genocide? Apartheid?
Throwing around these buzzwords to describe the Israel-Hamas war because you’ve seen them on social media doesn’t make you right, and it doesn’t make you an activist.
It makes you ignorant, intellectually dishonest, and lazy for parroting biased talking points with no concept about what these terms actually mean.
What is apartheid?
Well, it was first used to describe the political system in South Africa and today’s Namibia whereby racism was institutionalised. This manner of governance meant that clear racial segregation would occur, in a manner that benefited the white race and would actively oppress those who had darker skin.
This meant that there were white-only spaces, white people would get prioritised when it came to education and jobs, and relationships/marriages between white peoples and coloured people were illegal.
Is Israel objectively an apartheid state? There are no laws that actively favour one group over the other. There is a sizeable population of Israeli Arabs that can thrive in the same way as the Israeli Jews can. There are laws against discrimination on the basis of gender, race/ethnicity, and sexual orientation.
Palestinians from Gaza are allowed to work in Israel through a work permit system. There are about 150,000 Palestinians working in Israel, most of which live in Israel and some come from Gaza/the West Bank. They aren’t denied rights institutionally.
Is it harder to get a job or education in Israel if you’re a Palestinian from Gaza? Sure, because of different governments. It’s like how it’s a lot easier for you to find a job in your own country (in terms of paperwork and bureaucracy) than overseas. But you’re not denied the right to apply.
Of course, if you have a history of violence, a criminal record, or your family has ties to terrorists, then it’ll be a lot harder to get an approved work permit. But that’s not apartheid. That’s common sense, and a regulation practiced by all countries that minimally desire to protect their own population from danger.
Ethnic cleansing and genocide
These two concepts can go hand-in-hand. Ethnic cleansing refers to the mass expulsion or killing of a group of people based on their ethnicity. Similarly, genocide is the purposeful killing of a group of people solely with the intention of annihilating them.
Famous examples? The Holocaust, of course, where the Nazi regime believed in the superiority of the Aryan race and decided to declare genocide on the Jews, Romanis, the LGBTQ+ community, people with disabilities, people with “Asian features”, and many many other groups. Anyone who they didn’t think was “pure”.
Their aim was to ensure that the Aryan race propagated without having “impure” blood affecting the bloodlines. They even started a eugenics programme called Lebensborn to ensure that more pure Aryan babies were born.
More recent examples? The Rwandan genocide where the Hutus attempted to wipe out the Tutsis on the basis of ethnicity. They mandated that Tutsis mention their ethnicity on state-issued ID cards in order for the Hutus in power to be able to identify them and then kill them.
Or the Yazidi genocide which happened so recently, in which ISIL killed, raped, and sent thousands of Yazidis into conversion camps on the basis of their ethnicity. They also took Yazidi women as sex slaves and raped and tortured them.
Or the Rohingya Muslims in the Rakhine State in Myanmar, and how there was a mass killing and expulsion of them from the country, forcing them to flee to Bangladesh to take refuge, crating the world’s largest refugee camp.
Or how ISIS killed thousands of people from Christian groups in Iraq, Syria, Egypt, and Libya because of their faith, leading the US, EU, and UK to label this as religious genocide and condemned their actions.
Has Israel been practicing ethnic cleansing and genocide on Palestinians all these years?
Well, the birth rate of the Palestinian population in Gaza, the West Bank, and in Israel has been steadily increasing all these years.
So, no. No ethnic cleansing, no genocide. They are free to have as many children as they desire.
The UN Genocide Convention
The United Nations has 5 actions that constitute genocide.
1. Killing members of a target group
Israel is targeting Hamas officials with the aim of wiping out the terrorist group and ensuring that such a deadly attack on Israeli soil doesn’t happen again. I suppose you could call it genocide against Hamas, but they’re killing Hamas because they’re terrorists, not because they’re Palestinian. Shouldn’t everyone believe in genocide against terrorists?
But look at Black Saturday. Look at Hamas’ rhetoric. They repeatedly call for the annihilation of Israel and genocide of Jews. When will the media start believing what they say, word for word, instead of trying to spin it into “hmm maybe they want to kill all the Jews because they’re freedom fighters!”
War has collateral damage. Of course the innocent civilians don’t deserve to suffer just because of the actions of their government, but there have been warnings given to the Palestinian civilians prior to Israel striking the areas. There are consequences of attacking a country first, and then having that country attack you back.
2. Causing people of the group serious bodily or mental harm
The UN refers to sexual violence as the prime example of non-fatal harm.
Sexual violence has occurred. Hamas have kidnapped and raped women and even paraded the bodies of half-naked women around. But I f Israel had done the same, it’ll be the first thing appearing on everyone’s BBC push notifications (without even being confirmed as true).
3. Imposing living conditions intended to destroy the group
Many people refer to the blockade that Israel imposed around the Gaza Strip as an example of this.
This blockade was imposed by both Israel and Egypt in 2005. Its aim was to prevent smuggling of weapons into Gaza, and isolate the reign of Hamas to the region. This was to ensure the safety of Israel and Egypt.
Did this blockade pose serious challenges to the Gazan civilians? Of course. But that’s a consequence of having a terrorist government. If you have a terrorist group running your country, don’t be surprised if neighbouring countries are extra careful about who or what they allow in or out of the borders.
Many authorities from other Arab nations have also expressed approval of Egypt’s border restrictions, and even encouraged Egypt to flood the terror tunnels that Hamas has dug under the city. As a side note, other Arab nations have not historically been very kind or welcoming to Palestinians. Syria has killed over 4000 Palestinians, and many Arab countries are now refusing any refuge for Palestinians. But no one cares about that because it doesn’t make Israel look bad. All they do now is use the images of dead Palestinians under the hands of Syria and reuse them to propagate fake news.
The blockade has been labelled as a human rights violation because of collective punishment. Many humanitarian organisations believe that the blockade has caused the Palestinian civilians disproportionate harm.
Contrary to popular belief, Israel isn’t disallowing humanitarian aid from coming through the borders. Fuel, food, hygiene products, clothes, and shoes have been coming through the borders regularly for years. The Gaza Strip also has electricity and internet access and water.
Do all these items reach the Palestinian civilians? Well, there has been evidence that Hamas has been intercepting a lot of the supplies sent by humanitarian groups. This is not surprising since the UNRWA tweeted that Hamas has stole fuel from hospitals in Gaza in order to launch more rockets at Israel (but quickly deleted it after realising that it goes against their agenda to paint Hamas in a bad light.) In addition, the returned hostages have mentioned that there are many aid supplies hidden in the terror tunnels by Hamas. Instead of giving them to the civilians, they are hoarding it for themselves.
There has also been video evidence that some people are reselling these aid items in stores at exorbitant prices in order to turn profits. This has been well-documented for the last 10 years.
Is blockading the region to mitigate terrorism a disproportionate response? Well, it’s like asking if heightened security and stricter border control at airports is a disproportionate response after 9/11. Is being cautious and worrying about the security of your country an irrational reaction to the constant threat of terrorism?
4. Preventing births
Gaza’s population growth rate per annum is about 1.99%, which is the 39th highest in the world! Their population is allowed to propagate freely.
Israel isn’t preventing births of Palestinian babies.
5. Forcibly transferring children out of the group
No, Israel hasn’t been taking Palestinian children and forcing them to convert/keeping young Palestinian girls as sex slaves. Like I said, if this was truly happening, all the news outlets would be so quick to publish the story before verifying it.
Can we trust the UN Genocide standards?
The UN is known for corruption and have been exploiting the Palestinian people by selling them the humanitarian supplies instead of distributing them for free, which they should because these supplies literally are donations.
The UN also has differing standards of what they would label as genocide. For example, they refuse to call what China is doing to the Uyghurs in Xinjiang as genocide, even though the situation does fit many of their own criteria.
Hence, to all of you out there overusing these terms without knowing what they mean, make up your own mind about things. No one can force you to believe anything and no one can force you to change your mind.
But at the very least, do your due diligence and educate yourself before spouting tired buzzwords. Repeating misinformation doesn’t help anyone and can be very harmful.
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From Humans of Myanmar:
Today, State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi celebrates her 78th birthday, which unfortunately also marks her third consecutive birthday spent in detention following the military coup in 2021.
To honor her on this day, a #flowerstrike took place in the country, and a banner expressing the sentiment "We Miss You" was displayed from a bridge located in Yangon.
Additionally, it has been reported that the military council has been arresting individuals who choose to adorn their hair with flowers as a symbol of solidarity.
Let us continue to stand united, work towards justice, and strive for the day when she is released and can contribute to the progress and prosperity of Myanmar once again. 🇲🇲
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True worship can end the cycle of birth and death.
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Take refuge in Spiritual leader Saint Rampal Ji Maharaj to attain salvation, eternal peace and happiness.
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jewish-sideblog · 2 months
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if your blog is nothing but posts combatting antisemitism, and absolutely nothing in the atrocities being committed by israel, please explain how it’s unfair to assume you don’t actually care about the palestinian genocide. you see, when most people care about a cause, they actually talk about it and bring awareness to it
The situation in Gaza has been trending on tumblr and every other social media site consistently for three months. Most major news networks are at least covering the ICJ case and the Houthi strikes this week. Public awareness of situation in Gaza is so high that it’s clearly influencing polling for the US presidential election. Herit/ageposts has basically been talking about it 24/7, complete with an antisemitic rehash of The Crucible. Their posts tend to get tens or hundreds of thousands of notes.
Meanwhile, there are like. Ten blogs on this website that are actively contributing to combatting antisemitic misinformation. We might get 10k notes on a more successful post. Mostly we get slurs and death threats.
Right now there are major conflicts ongoing in Sudan, Syria, Myanmar, Ukraine, and Somalia. Do you care for the thousands of people that have died in those conflicts in the last sixteen days? Have you been consistently posting about them and bringing attention to them? There was a mass shooting at an American high school just last week. Did you make a post about it? Or do you not care about the three children who died? Will your reblog bring them back?
The situation in Gaza is, by leaps and bounds, the conflict with the most awareness in the world right now. There is not a single person who follows this blog who is not aware of what is happening. Jews are sheltering from the thousands of missiles being fired at soft targets from Gaza, or we are in the diaspora, getting hate crimed for a conflict we have no control over. How much more awareness would you like us to have? And what exactly do you expect that awareness to solve? Slacktivism will not save lives.
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fandoomed-len · 8 months
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life is like this.
my friend tells me she still wanna watch good omens season 2. she might be going to prison soon. her mother is captured by the militia because her father dared throw away his job under the junta's rule. they are threatening to throw her and her little brother into jail as well. leverage to get the dad. she's taking care of 2 cats, soon to be homeless as well. we watched good omens when it came out. bonded over it, really. now right here, cities apart, she and I both helpless. yet hopeful. young. revolutionaries. and she talks about good omens season 2 to me.
life is like this. we hope for better days. but at least we have good omens and friends.
I hope writers get their deserved money for their precious works. I wish more people realize how important art is during these times. I wish people cared more about our country's issue.
Most of all, I wish and I hope. life is like this.
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jondoe297 · 2 years
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very very important. take a minute to look at the petitions
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snovyda · 1 year
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You see, from what I have witnessed, people outside of Ukraine are getting an incredibly sanitized version of this war's events. It's all part of the bigger practice, obviously. Just like the topics of ww2 are being sanitized in education.
When a prominent Ukrainian writer Oksana Zabuzhko had a public reading of her book in Zurich, she was explicitly warned to not mention the war, because "that would be traumatizing for the audience". They don't want to even hear anything that would be traumatizing!
Well guess what: it should be traumatizing. Nobody should be comfortable with this. Or with what has been happening in Syria, or Myanmar, or anywhere else.
"Kyiv still stands 😎" our allies say, because it's comfortable to say that and not "Mariupol lies in ruins, Mariinka, Volnovakha and Bakhmut are wiped off the face of the Earth, and we are still refusing to provide the aid Ukraine has been requesting for more than a year now after we made it give up on its defense capabilities in the first place".
I keep thinking about all the mass graves that we keep discovering on the liberated territories. And about all the mass graves that keep growing on the still occupied territories. About torture chambers, about filtration camps, about the mass kidnappings of children. About all the rape, organised, sanctioned. I keep thinking about the 7-year old girl whose body was recovered from one of the mass graves, with traces of sperm from 7 different men on her. About the children whose parents were tortured, raped and executed in front of them. And vice versa. About photos and videos of human heads russians put up on tree branches and poles near their positions.
Feeling uncomfortable? Good. You should be.
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