How can we bring the change to Myanmar in peaceful way?

This is a good question, is't it?
Nobody could have a answer to it?
International community is trying to convince the SPDC that the status quo before september is over and that it should consult the opposition together with the release of all prisoners.

The spdc seems to be too stubborn, but the oppositon is also as equally stubborn as spdc.

Peaceful way understood by the opposition is "uprisings"!!

How can we resolve our country's problem without provoking another uprising?

I do not want any more "uprisings" but i want a peaceful transition to a more liberal state if not to mention "democratic"

I personally think we need a great compromise to realise it if we do not want to choose "people" to scarifice.

BR<br><br>Post edited by: MokeHimKha, at: 2008/01/08 23:04

MokeHimKha,

I feel encouraged by your question.

Getting something positive done is what matters.

I feel there could be a choice of options that this small group of bloggers and readers can choose from.

I intend to think carefully about your question and produce a suggestion.

nayting
http://www.speakfreeburma.com

It is not an easy question to answer sure.
But I feel that Burmese people should now think with cold head before slipping into uprising.

The recent demostrations were great. The world was surprised with suffran revolution - good. But we should now think of statmenship politics.

I will think of your question seriously.

Ohnmar

Dear friends,

I think we would all benefit by studying the &quot;Art of War&quot; by Tzun Tsu.

I remember a very enlightening paragraph which said, and I summarize:

[ the biggest General is the person who can win the war without even having to wage war ].

Reflect on Burmese history and you will all understand what I mean.

How did General Aung San bring Independece to Burma.

He did not have to engage in an all out war against the British.

He waited for the right moment, having a deep understanding of world politics and British politics and acheived independence for Burma.

The question now for all of us is this:

- how can we safeguard this independence. (paid for my many lives of countless patriots, workers, farmers, students, soldiers and our ethnic brothers and sisters).

- how can we integrate into the global economy and the world political area as a responsible and successful member of the community of nations.

It is easy to create chaos and confusion.

The real leader is the person who can bring the &amp;quot;Ship of State&amp;quot; from the trecherous waters filled with sharp rocks into the safe haven of a good harbour.

I urge all those who can watch American TV to watch and listen to the speeches given by the different presidential candidates. There is much to learn and it is time well spent.

Our task now is to identify that leader or leaders and give them the opportunity to bring unity and prosperity to Burma/Myanmar.

Many capable leaders are out there but aear friends,

I think we would all benefit by studying the &quot;Art of War&quot; by Tzun Tsu.

I remember a very enlightening paragraph which said, and I summarize:

[ the biggest General is the person who can win the war without even having to wage war ].

Reflect on Burmese history and you will all understand what I mean.

How did General Aung San bring Independece to Burma.

He did not have to engage in an all out war against the British.

He waited for the right moment, having a deep understanding of world politics and British politics and acheived independence for Burma.

The question now for all of us is this:

- how can we safeguard this independence. (paid for my many lives of countless patriots, workers, farmers, students, soldiers and our ethnic brothers and sisters).

- how can we integrate into the global economy and the world political area as a responsible and successful member of the community of nations.

It is easy to create chaos and confusion.

The real leader is the person who can bring the &quot;Ship of State&quot; from the trecherous waters filled with sharp rocks into the safe haven of a good harbour.

I urge all those who can watch American TV to watch and listen to the speeches given by the different presidential candidates. There is much to learn and it is time well spent.

Our task now is to identify that leader or leaders and give them the opportunity to bring unity and prosperity to Burma/Myanmar.

Many capable leaders are out there but as they say in Burmese traditional culture, &quot;they are like smoldering pieces of coal hidden under the ashes&quot;. Some like to remain anonymous for obvious reasons.

Km

Dear all,

Thanks so much for the messages. I also read the &quot;art of war&quot; and liked it. When you say to identify &quot;leader or leaders&quot; I believe understand by creating &quot;a new kind of elite leaders&quot;.
Then what do you think how can we create an environment for it?

I will post my thinking soon.

BR

Hi,

There is one excellent blog like website posted by Nating.

www.speakfreeburma.com

You might with to check it out.

Km

Hi,


When France lost WW2, France had claimed that it was not France that lost the war but its elite!!

Changing elite is a good idea but we can not change from outside country. We should start by educating the people of Burma/MM.

For this, we need to create an environment insdie country. We need change firstly and we must work hard to produce the new elite. And I think this is what MokeHimKha want to say.

How can we create an environment inside country?

Please advice us Thandarbolts!!

Ohnmar

Well,

I think i come to understand why all have replied me almost &quot;imopossible&quot;:

i had a personal answer to this question until one month ago. But now this solution is i think no longer applicable.

I just wanted to modify very slightly the constitution for smooth transition to a so call civilised government. However (agin i need to critisize the opposition) the opposition is likely to regject the whole constitution and closed the all possible opportunities. The opposition rejected in my point of view the road map blankly but propose no solution and keep asking for a dialogue.

It is true that after the september events, it is now even the small winodws are closed down.

But still i have some ideas. But don't think the pro-democracy forces will accept.

if UN envoye can push spdc to make a little compromise in the proposed constitution, even though spdc will not talk to the opposition, it will not be difficult for people vote for the constitution. Then we can create an environment to produce a new kind of elites in our country.

I just want a small compromise that will facilitate the amendment of the constitution in future, that's all.

This is my idea, i want to knwo what do you all think of it.

BR

Well,

I think i come to understand why all have replied me almost &quot;imopossible&quot;:

i had a personal answer to this question until one month ago. But now this solution is i think no longer applicable.

I just wanted to modify very slightly the constitution for smooth transition to a so call civilised government. However (agin i need to critisize the opposition) the opposition is likely to regject the whole constitution and closed the all possible opportunities. The opposition rejected in my point of view the road map blankly but propose no solution and keep asking for a dialogue.

It is true that after the september events, it is now even the small winodws are closed down.

But still i have some ideas. But don't think the pro-democracy forces will accept.

if UN envoye can push spdc to make a little compromise in the proposed constitution, even though spdc will not talk to the opposition, it will not be difficult for people vote for the constitution. Then we can create an environment to produce a new kind of elites in our country.

I just want a small compromise that will facilitate the amendment of the constitution in future, that's all.

This is my idea, i want to knwo what do you all think of it.

BR

Dear MokeHimKha,

If only something can be written into the Constitution without the means to enforce them is like having Abhidhamma and not observing the five precepts.

Let me remind you that Britain do not have a written constitution. If the constitution could and does change how people behave then the people in Soviet Union must be the people in the world who enjoyed their rights most. It wasn't so in reality.

Changing human behaviour is not that simple and not that easy. How can you change the mindset of people in the military that it is neither right nor proper to take other people's property by use of force or threat to use of force. The military's primary role in a state is to protect the country and it's people and not to harass and terrorise the people or drag the reputation down the drains.

When the leaders (and their families) in our country is overpowered by greed and there is no one either unwilling or unable to stop them then you will see the flow on effect of the moral decay in the people. I cannot claim that my hands are clean either since I have served them for almost twenty years until 1988.

Even though it may be against your values there are times that you have no choice. Defiance did not put me in their good books and my work would not be appreciated either. How would you feel when you accompanied a high ranking official to a function to hand over a cheque as donation to another high ranking official of another country only to find yourself in such shame because our greedy official was asking for handout (or freebie) for him and his family?

Under those greedy ex-military officials turned government officials, you would surly lost your love for your country. That was then Ne Win's socialist regime now it's even worse.