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Rohingya persecution in Myanmar
- chewz 9y agoReally disappointed that 90% Buddhist country lead by Peace Nobel Laureate is persecuting minority Rohingya for years and on such a scale.
- Freak_NL 9y agoAny religion or ideology can be (and has been) used to instigate or allow inhumane acts against groups of people; Buddhism is no exception (as anyone well-versed in Asian history will tell you). 'We' in the West tend to take a rather peaceful view of Buddhism due its lack of conflict 'here'. Not that religion is inherently violent though. It's just another attribute that can be used to determine membership of a group and access to privileges. I agree with you on Aung Suu Kyi though; the way she completely denies the statehood of the Rohingya minority — by consistently calling them 'Bengali' instead of Myanmarese and by allowing this genocide to happen — is galling.