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What Myanmar situation? Saudi-backed Rohingya militants being pushed out by the military? You do know there's been an ongoing jihad for the last 60 years, rig

What Myanmar situation? Saudi-backed Rohingya militants being pushed out by the military? You do know there's been an ongoing jihad for the last 60 years, right? And that the Rohingya at one point tried to secede and have Rakhine state annexed by East Pakistan?

geofft 9y ago
> Saudi-backed Wasn't the current Saudi regime put in place by the US? > And that the Rohingya at one point tried to secede and have Rakhine state annexed by East Pakistan? Absent other information, I tend to assume that when a population (especially one with identifiably distinct culture) wants to secede, they probably should secede, and refusal to let them secede is a violation of their human right to self-government. Of course this isn't always the case, especially if there are other populations on the land who won't have rights to self-government under the separate government, but it is a good default.
- Mikeb85 9y ago
  > Wasn't the current Saudi regime put in place by the US? The British, but the US props them up. Hence the support for the Saudi campaign in Yemen, as well as Saudi 'causes' like Kosovo, the Rohingya, Uyghurs, etc... > Of course this isn't always the case, especially if there are other populations on the land who won't have rights to self-government under the separate government, but it is a good default. The Rohingya are still a minority in Rakhine, yet they started an insurrection and attempted to have it annexed by East Pakistan...
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InclinedPlane 9y ago
And that's an excuse for genocide and ethnic cleansing of entire populations how exactly? "Because muslims?"
- Mikeb85 9y ago
  And what proof is there of genocide? No one has verified most of the 'reports' coming out of Myanmar. Not like these things haven't been exaggerated or outright faked before....

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What Myanmar situation? Saudi-backed Rohingya militants being pushed out by the military? You do know there's been an ongoing jihad for the last 60 years, rig

by Mikeb85 9y ago

geofft 9y ago
> Saudi-backed Wasn't the current Saudi regime put in place by the US? > And that the Rohingya at one point tried to secede and have Rakhine state annexed by East Pakistan? Absent other information, I tend to assume that when a population (especially one with identifiably distinct culture) wants to secede, they probably should secede, and refusal to let them secede is a violation of their human right to self-government. Of course this isn't always the case, especially if there are other populations on the land who won't have rights to self-government under the separate government, but it is a good default.
- Mikeb85 9y ago
  > Wasn't the current Saudi regime put in place by the US? The British, but the US props them up. Hence the support for the Saudi campaign in Yemen, as well as Saudi 'causes' like Kosovo, the Rohingya, Uyghurs, etc... > Of course this isn't always the case, especially if there are other populations on the land who won't have rights to self-government under the separate government, but it is a good default. The Rohingya are still a minority in Rakhine, yet they started an insurrection and attempted to have it annexed by East Pakistan...
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InclinedPlane 9y ago
And that's an excuse for genocide and ethnic cleansing of entire populations how exactly? "Because muslims?"
- Mikeb85 9y ago
  And what proof is there of genocide? No one has verified most of the 'reports' coming out of Myanmar. Not like these things haven't been exaggerated or outright faked before....