Comments on KABOBfest: Myanmar

""but it's something I continue to be skeptical ab...

2008-05-12T21:39:00.000-07:00

""but it's something I continue to be skeptical about because since when did the U.S. actually give a shit about human rights violations?""

You shouldn't be. If you look at how policy toward a given regime actually develops, we do actually 'give a shit' about half the time, and the question of whether we 'give a shit' isn't even an all-or-nothing question. The government's just not a unified entity like that.

""I'm sure the answer lies in the ruling military junta's inability or refusal to give our politicians money or our corporations natural resources.""

LOL, what? I'm sorry, but this is just a shockingly ignorant claim, based on little more than your confirmation bias.

Google "Burma" together with "Alien Tort Claims Act" if you'd like to know more.

Wooow, awesome thank you Quiqui. This makes me wo...

2008-05-05T23:44:00.000-07:00

Wooow, awesome thank you Quiqui. This makes me wonder all that I missed over the last two weeks of internet outage!

I visited Burma a few years ago, so only know what...

2008-05-05T18:22:00.000-07:00

I visited Burma a few years ago, so only know what I learned then and saw. I blogged a post about it, and shared pics. Click here to see if you'd like...

I know the U.S. doesn't have good relations, but it's something I continue to be skeptical about because since when did the U.S. actually give a shit about human rights violations? I'm sure the answer lies in the ruling military junta's inability or refusal to give our politicians money or our corporations natural resources.

I'll admit, I pay far more attention to the news f...

2008-05-05T12:00:00.000-07:00

I'll admit, I pay far more attention to the news from the Middle East and the States than other parts of the world. Also I had neither TV nor internet during the protests. But this isn't a contest, it's a massive tragedy that's happening. I invite anyone with more knowledge about Burma to drop a line here.

If you're like me and had to look up Myanmar to fi...

2008-05-05T11:41:00.000-07:00

If you're like me and had to look up Myanmar to find out that it is also called Burma, and that it is where Ang San Suu Kyi is from and lives under house arrest, now's your chance to learn about it. Kind of like learning about the Ninth Ward.

I hope there aren't many people like you.

Were you really not aware of the massive protests that happened there last September and October?

Wow.